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  • April 2008

    • Frontier Airlines Latest Carrier to File for Bankruptcy

      Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 11, 08 6:25 AM CDT

      Frontier Airlines Latest Carrier to File for Bankruptcy

      (Newser) - Discount carrier Frontier Airlines today said it was filing for Chapter 11 but would keep flying thorough its reorganization, the Wall Street Journal reports. The carrier made the move after its credit-card processing company decided to withhold a larger share of ticket revenues from Frontier. Aloha and ATA also declared bankruptcy this month; both discontinued operations. Frontier reported a $18.7-million loss in 2007. More »

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      bankruptcy  • Aloha Airlines  • ATA  • Chapter 11  • Frontier Airlines

    • Thousands Stuck as Asian Budget Airline Folds

      New York Times  |  Apr 9, 08 8:00 AM CDT

      Thousands Stuck as Asian Budget Airline Folds

      (Newser) - Thousands of passengers have been stranded in Hong Kong, London, and Vancouver with the collapse of Asian budget airline Oasis, the New York Times reports. In a sign that the industry's woes are spreading rapidly, the Hong Kong-based airline joins three US budget carriers to have gone under this month in the face of soaring fuel prices and economic jitters. More »

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      gas prices  • airline industry  • airline  • bankruptcy  • Hong Kong  • airline passengers  • Aloha Airlines  • ATA  • Skybus  • stranded passengers  • budget airlines  • Oasis

    • Skybus Airlines Goes Bust

      Columbus Dispatch  |  Apr 5, 08 5:37 AM CDT

      Skybus Airlines Goes Bust

      (Newser) - Anybody who wondered how Skybus could make money with its famous $10 airfares can stop: they didn't. The Ohio-based airline has become the latest US carrier to go bankrupt in the face of soaring fuel costs and a sluggish economy, the Columbus Dispatch reports. It made its last flight yesterday and passengers boarding planes were warned their return tickets had suddenly become one-way. More »

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      gas prices  • airline industry  • airline  • bankruptcy  • Aloha Airlines  • ATA  • Columbus  • Skybus

    • Northwest Hikes Fares, Cuts Flights

      Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 4, 08 2:38 AM CDT

      Northwest Hikes Fares, Cuts Flights

      (Newser) - Northwest Airlines is jacking up fares and fees and scaling back domestic operations, the Wall Street Journal reports. The airline, trying to deal with soaring fuel costs and a slowing economy without instituting pay cuts, also plans to freeze hiring. Northwest will keep adding international flights, but will add fuel surcharges as high as $160. More »

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      gas prices  • airline industry  • Northwest Airlines  • Delta Airlines  • Aloha Airlines  • surcharge

  • March 2008

    • Aloha Airlines Shuts Down

      Honolulu Advertiser  |  Mar 31, 08 7:11 AM CDT

      Aloha Airlines Shuts Down

      (Newser) - Unable to find a buyer and running out of cash, Hawaii’s ubiquitous Aloha Airlines is shutting down operations after today, idling 1,900 workers and ending more than six decades of island-hopping and transpacific flights, the Honolulu Advertiser reports. The airline filed for bankruptcy March 20 because of rising fuel prices and fierce competition from startup go! airlines. More »

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      gas prices  • airline industry  • bankruptcy  • United Airlines  • Aloha Airlines

  • February 2008
  • October 2007

    • Buying On-flight Perks With Plastic: Priceless

      Reuters  |  Oct 6, 07 3:35 PM CDT

      Buying On-flight Perks With Plastic: Priceless

      (Newser) - More airlines are letting flyers buy perks with plastic, hoping it will speed up service and save money. American Airlines is the latest to sell meals by credit or debit, but others are way ahead: JetBlue, Alaska Air and Virgin America are already cashless. Nixing cash sales will ease the burden on already overworked attendants, one analysts says: "That has to save bazillions of dollars." More »

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      American Airlines  • JetBlue  • Aloha Airlines  • Alaska Airlines  • Virgin America

  • August 2007

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