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EOS Airlines files for bankruptcy, halts all flights

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Another airline bites the dust. This one, EOS Airlines, was a business-traveler specific carrier with hefty price tags and twice-a-day NYC-to-London flights.
From the Associated Press article about the demise:
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 […]

Goodbye, Aloha Airlines

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Yes, this post is late to the deathpool party. Aloha Airlines said adios what, two weeks ago? yes.
From Aloha Airlines’ website:

This is an important announcement from Aloha Airlines
Sorry…
After more than 60 years of serving Hawaii Aloha Airlines is no longer operating its Passenger Services operations.

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Skybus Airlines, going to that great bus in the sky

Sunday, April 6th, 2008

Skybus airlines, not even one year old, gave up the ghost / turned in the timesheet / bought a one-way ticket to the great bus in the sky on Friday. All flights for Saturday and after? Gone. If you’ve got complaints about Skybus, post them here (and if you have praise for that airline, you […]

New on Flight Blog: The airline death pool

Sunday, April 6th, 2008

With the many airline deaths and impending deaths in the news, it was clear Flight Blog needed a new category of posts to address these casualties of the air business. Thus, you get the Airline Death Pool category on Flight Blog. Welcome, aloha, death pool — I know there’s not much that’s swimming in you […]