Tag: breeze
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You’re on Guard! Weekly Recap: Potomac River Mid-Air Collision Stirs a Safety Debate, Spirit Furloughs Another 200+ Pilots
The Main Squawk: The aviation industry is mourning the loss of sixty-seven who perished in a Potomac River mid-air collision A U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with a PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 in the final approach path to Runway 33 at Washington-DCA on Wednesday, killing all sixty-four people aboard the CRJ700 and the three…
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You’re on Guard! Weekly Recap: Alaska and Hawaiian Clear a DOJ Hurdle, Breeze Invades Avelo’s Home Turf
The Main Squawk: Alaska and Hawaiian make it through the DOJ review period unscathed In a clear win for Alaska and Hawaiian, the DOJ passed on its opportunity to review the merger within their regulatory review period. The decision comes on the heels of the failed JetBlue/Spirit merger which more or less indicated that airlines…
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You’re on Guard! Weekly Recap: Frontier Believes in an Alternate Reality, Breeze Follows Avelo’s Lead, Allegiant is Extra
The Main Squawk: Frontier sees itself as “the last man standing” in the ULCC market Frontier CEO Barry Biffle made some radical comments during the Company’s Q2 earnings call last week. He said that although its industry peers are struggling, aircraft lessors see the Denver-based carrier as “the last man standing” in the ULCC market.…
