ATA, Champion, Aloha, and now SkyBus

[captain dad]

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2008/04/04/skybust.html

Good luck folks.

 

[irija]

Thinking about all the other carriers out there, let the betting begin on who the next one will be. This is getting ridiculous!

 

[captain dad]

Read on another thread Suncountry is furloughing 49 and others are parking planes and slowing if not stopping hiring/training.

I would be watching Frontier, SunCountry, AirTran, and JetBlue. I don't think they'll go under but they are going to take a big hit.

Glad I'm not there. Good Luck.

 

[Diesel]

I'm not even remotely surprised at skybus. Some people like to play russian roulette with their jobs. The hype of stock options and the "what if's" can cover quite a bit of stench.

ATA went out because Fedex wouldn't reup the military contract....

 

[amaineiac]

Thinking about all the other carriers out there, let the betting begin on who the next one will be. This is getting ridiculous!

Mesa was down over 22% today. A few more days like today and they won't be around too much longer either.
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=mesa

 

[Cpt Splash]

Doesn't Southwest own I significant amount of stock in ATA? Maybe Southwest will get a great deal on some used 737s.

 

[Dr Pepper]

Read on another thread Suncountry is furloughing 49 and others are parking planes and slowing if not stopping hiring/training.

I would be watching Frontier, SunCountry, AirTran, and JetBlue. I don't think they'll go under but they are going to take a big hit.

Glad I'm not there. Good Luck.

The Denver Post speculated that Frontier should be able to operate at this current level for one year, based on excess cash.