ATA closes shop - 2008 is proving to be brutal. Any predictions of the next to fall?

[rogerwilcoout]

Boy 2008 is already on a bad roll.

 

[YourPilotFriend]

Frontier is probably the next to go.

 

[TristarJS30]

Skybus will be gone by end of summer. Upper management is already bailing and they are cutting routes or frequencies.

 

[Smarta$$]

Skybus will be gone by end of summer. Upper management is already bailing and they are cutting routes or frequencies.

That is actually good news.

 

[Soverytired]

I'm thinking UAL will be filing for Ch 11 again very soon.

 

[TristarJS30]

That is actually good news.

Won't argue there! Just making my prediction as the next to go.

 

[atlcrashpad]

J.O. will try ta start a new carrier where the pilots will pay for the privledge ta fly and passengers will pay even bigger to get stuck at airports around the country...... Bouyyyyyyyyyy.....

 

[Oakum_Boy]

This is getting really ugly. Be afraid. Very afraid.

 

[On Your Six]

Alitalia in Italy will liquidate soon. Yeah, it's a scary time for airline pilots. As more airlines fall, the outlook for the entire industry grows more dim - it's like a domino effect with lenders and passengers getting nervous.

I think the regional industry will be impacted significantly as well - at least in the pocket book as the fees for feed are renegotiated. UAL is closely watching the Mesa/Delta situation from what I hear.

I guess Netjets will become a popular alternative for a lot of experienced regional drivers - I know that I would apply if I didn't like my current gig so much... Good luck to all!

 

[ATADSIP]

Final Day at ATA

Sitting here in the office it is very sad day. If you have never been through this it is very difficult to say the least. Planning where your planes will sit as the end is here. I wish all the best as our industry changes and most are left out in the cold.