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- Airline Skybus gets off ground in May
- Airline start-up Skybus announced Tuesday that it will launch service next month from its Columbus, Ohio, base, moving discount travel in the USA closer than ever to the bare-bones model pioneered by Europe's popular Ryanair. CEO Bill Diffenderffer says the new airline will make its splash...
- Research articles 2007-04-25
- Skybus Replaces CEO Diffenderffer
- Reports are out that Skybus CEO Bill Diffenderffer is leaving the airline to, get this, write books. Sounds strange, no? The information coming out of the airline doesn't make it clear exactly why he's leaving, but my guess is that it wasn't just so that he...
- Blog posts 2008-03-24
- The $9 Airline
- You probably saw something about this: The founder of the recently deceased SkyBus airlines has launched a new venture: JetAmerica. And where SkyBus tried to make a name for itself with tickets as low as $10, Jet America is going to do that one better, with tickets as low as...
- Blog posts 2009-05-29
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- Company Watch - Skybus Airlines
- Apr 14, 2008 Skybus Airlines and ASTA advised agents that ticket holders who paid by credit card should contact their credit card company. Future bankruptcy updates will be provided at www.skybus.com . ASTA also said JetBlue will offer affected Skybus customers a special $50 one-way standby fare. This fare...
- Research articles 2008-04-14
- For Skybus, High Load Factor Doesn't Mean Success
- The December DOT data is now in, and though I haven't had a lot of time to poke through the data yet, I have found a couple interesting things. For today, let's focus on Columbus-based Skybus. Even though the airline is based in Columbus, it's apparently finding...
- Blog posts 2008-03-18
- ATBD Announces Key Role as Advisor to Skybus Airlines on New Airbus A319 Orders
- SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Air Transport Business Development, Inc. ATBD is pleased to announce its role as advisor to Skybus Airlines, Columbus, Ohio in the selection, negotiation and acquisition of its Airbus A319 fleet and support contracts since December 2005. Skybus has sixty-five firmly ordered Airbus A319s and a...
- Research articles 2007-04-27
- ATBD announces advisory position to Skybus
- AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Air Transport Business Development Inc ATBD announced on Friday (27 April) its position as advisor to Skybus Airlines in the selection, negotiation and acquisition of its Airbus A319 fleet and support contracts. ATBD has advised Skybus on its Airbus A319 acquisitions since...
- Research articles 2007-04-30
- Skybus Airlines Taps Time Warner Telecom to Build National Communications Network
- Wireless News 05-27-2007 Skybus Airlines Taps Time Warner Telecom to Build National Communications Network WIRELESS NEWS-May 27, 2007-Skybus Airlines Taps Time Warner Telecom to Build National Communications Network C2007 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com Time Warner Telecom, a...
- Research articles 2007-05-27
- Skybus Airlines to launch base at Piedmont Triad International Airport
- AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Skybus Airlines is to launch its recently announced base at Piedmont Triad International Airport PTI in January and February with daily flights to seven new destinations and additional service to Columbus. The airline said reservations will be available today (23 October) at...
- Research articles 2007-10-23
- US Airways to Assist Skybus Airlines Customers Affected by Suspension of Service
- TEMPE, Ariz. -- US Airways (NYSE: LCC) will accept tickets for standby travel from passengers who were scheduled to fly on Skybus Airlines flights to/from Skybus' former operational centers at Columbus, Ohio and Greensboro, N.C.
- Research articles 2008-04-05
- Meals on Skybus run from $6 for a sandwich to $10 for a full meal: carry-on bags are free, checked bags are extra
- Skybus Airlines, a new discounter which introduced service to San Diego on July 16, could give Southwest Airlines a run for its money. Dallas-based Southwest has a 35 percent share of the local passenger market. The startup, based in Columbus, Ohio, offers at least 10 seats daily for $10....
- Research articles 2007-07-23
- Southwest Could Get Undercut in Chicago
- Two ultra-low fare carriers could undercut Southwest's dominance in the Chicago area as cheaper Gary, Indiana threatens both O'Hare and Midway. There has long been talk of a third airport in Chicago, one of the world's busiest flight hubs. For years, Chicago's mayor has tried to build a massive new complex...
- Blog posts 2008-03-14
- Company Watch - Virgin Group
- Sep 10, 2007 Virgin America, Skybus fly different paths to profit. Virgin America is counting on amenities such as its superior in-flight entertainment options and comfortable seating to keep travelers coming back for its middle-of-the-road ticket prices. Skybus is unabashedly focused on passengers' bottom lines, offering super-cheap fares and...
- Research articles 2007-09-10
- US Airways accepts tickets from Skybus passengers due to fly to/from Columbus and Greensboro before 11 April
- AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
- Research articles 2008-04-07
- Skybus awards contract to Time Warner Telecom
- AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
- Research articles 2007-05-23
- Skybus Airlines signs firm contract for 65 Airbus A319s
- AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
- Research articles 2006-10-26
- Capacity Hedging: A Game Every Carrier Plays
- Over the last few years, many an airline CEO has talked about how important it is to keep capacity in check. In general, that's the one tool that airlines can effectively use to increase unit revenue, but historically that hasn't been as easy to use as it sounds. Fortunately, things...
- Blog posts 2008-04-11
- Midwest Facing Pay Cuts, Fleet Cuts, Layoffs
- It's not a good time to be a little guy in the airline industry. One by one, those airlines without much size have disappeared. Aloha, ATA, and Skybus are all gone. Frontier is in Chapter 11 protection, and Midwest is now making some ominous rumblings about its...
- Blog posts 2008-06-30
- Repaired planes boost JetBlue expansion plan
- JetBlue Airways Corp.'s 100-seat Embraer jets, grounded by software glitches earlier this year, are now reliable enough to fly longer routes, boosting expansion efforts against rivals such as Southwest Airlines Co. The Embraer E190s allow JetBlue to serve smaller cities that don't have enough demand for the larger...
- Research articles 2007-09-01
- Turbulence In Airline Industry Has Impact On CUs
- Turbulence in the airline industry is buffeting both its workforce and the credit unions that serve it. In recent weeks four airlines have either shut down abruptly or entered into bankruptcy–ATA Airlines, Skybus, Aloha Airlines and Frontier Airlines. And Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines, both of which are...
- Research articles 2008-04-21
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