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    • Fri May 30th 14:48 PM
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      Silverjet, RIP
      Let's hope it's a big one (legacy carrier to die).... USAirways has been TRYING to die for five years; I suggest we let them (and their little dog, HP, too). DL+NW lost 10B in Q1 so maybe one well place magic bullet will take care of both of them. And it would be fun to see jetBlue go just on general principle (DirecTV, indeed!).
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    • Mon Apr 28th 11:12 AM
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      Customer Omega for the Airlines
      <quote>And apart from the all-business-class airlines I try to fly every time I can (Eos, Silverjet, and there are more coming), there is not one visible bit of innovation — not one attempt to get out of this mess — visible in the industry.
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      Looks like you need to update your list of favorite airlines, friend:

      biz.yahoo.com/ap/08042...

      All-business-class niche airline Eos folds
      Monday April 28, 7:00 am ET
      By Harry R. Weber, AP Business Writer
      Trans-Atlantic carrier Eos Airlines folds after $50 million financing deal falls through

      ATLANTA (AP) -- When Eos Airlines Inc. launched its first flights in 2005, the startup carrier named for a Greek goddess came with enthusiastic business travelers looking for more space who didn't mind hefty fares for premium service across the Atlantic.
      The airline reconfigured Boeing 757s meant for 220 passengers with 48 seats that could extend into a fully flat bed. Flights served wine, champagne, cocktails and gourmet foods. There were individual DVD players, and helicopter rides to the airport were offered to some travelers.

      The price for the New York to London flights, which it offered twice a day, ranged from $3,500 to $9,000 roundtrip.

      The high-flying luxuries came to an end Sunday as Purchase, N.Y.-based Eos ceased operations after filing for bankruptcy protection, the latest casualty of a credit crunch and a money-losing airline industry that has been hit hard by high fuel prices.

      There have been a handful of small carriers to file for Chapter 11 or go out of business in recent months. One of Eos' main rivals in the all-business-class niche, MAXjet Airways, stopped flying in December. At the time, analysts questioned the viability of all-business-class airlines.
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    • Tue Apr 15th 12:03 PM
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      Customer Omega for the Airlines
      And I'm sure that things will only get better now that two losers (NW/DL) are set to merge with another set of losers (UA/CO) right behind. It is indeed the Walmarting of the industry and, much like Reaganomics, it will work in the short run. But the ultimate cost will be paid well into the future.
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    • Fri Apr 11th 18:00 PM
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      Customer Omega for the Airlines
      An old maxim: management gets the labor relations they deserve and labor gets the management that they deserve. AA proves this, and I'll go one step further. Customers get the level of service they deserve (by virtue of the price they are willing to pay). Ask for "more room throughout coach" but don't pay the $5.00 per ticket it cost and the removed seats go right back in. Ask for superior service but pay peanut fares, and you get peanut service. Let's indeed go back to regulation; that will give the public what they want, right?
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