Monthly Archives: April 2008

Eos Goes Under – Flights to Stansted in Question

Eos, the first of the luxury transatlantic carriers, followed MAXjet in declaring bankruptcy. The company’s financing to prevent this fell through, and ceased operations last night. They owe money to Servisair, Delta Airlines, United Airlines, and JFK Airport, to name…

Delta-Northwest Merger Seems Certain

Delta and Northwest have put up a website, announced a merger, , and are scheduled to webcast their official press conference on Tuesday morning. Such a move can trigger a wave of additional consolidation within the industry, as airlines line…

Predict Delays – Try Delaycast

We’ve been checking out new sites to add to our list of recommendations, being that the industry is subject to constant change. One of the most potential useful, without significant caveats, is Delaycast(currently in Beta). It makes no guarantees, but…

Skybus is Dead…Let it Stay That Way

Today in the Sky reports that Skybus founder John Weikle is working on a plan to revive the carrier. While we commend the saving of 450 jobs lost when bankruptcy was declared, one should not compound a mistake with more…

Checked Bag Review

Airline passengers think that their ticket gives them the right to have themselves and their luggage transported to their destination. They are wrong on both counts. Most recently, the legacy carriers have now imposed a twenty-five dollar charge for the…

Skybus is Dead…Let the Rejoicing Begin

We were never more disappointed as we were when we heard Skybus was starting flights. Our post on the subject was entitled, It’s the End of the World as We Know It. Why was this? Skybus’s philosophy was not one…