Union official: Midwest Airlines to cut 170 jobs
An official with a flight attendants’ group says Midwest Airlines will be laying off 120 pilots and flight attendants by Dec.
1, along with about 50 other employees.
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Frontier to close New Mexico reservations center
Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc. said on Monday it will close its reservations center in Las Cruces, N.M., where 118 people
work.
Airport memo: Republic could bring 750 jobs to Indianapolis
Locally based Republic Airways Holdings, which earlier this month said it could move up to 400 jobs gained through its
Frontier Airlines acquisition to Indianapolis or Milwaukee, has hinted it may move nearly twice that number to its headquarters
city.
After comeback, former United maintenance facility faces challenges
The mammoth facility near Indianapolis International Airport now employs as many people as it did when United Airlines abandoned it
six years ago, but its new tenants are contending with struggles of their own.
Frontier creditors approve reorganization plan
Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc. said yesterday that creditors have approved its bankruptcy reorganization plan, including
its planned purchase by Republic Airways.
Republic, Southwest duel for Frontier
Republic Airways Holdings Inc. is nearing judgment day in its battle with Southwest Airlines Co. for ownership of Frontier
Airlines Holdings Inc.
Southwest bids $170M for Frontier Airlines
Southwest Airlines Co. said today it’s bidding $170 million to buy Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc. out of bankruptcy protection,
surpassing an earlier bid of $108.8 million by Indianapolis-based Republic Airways Holdings Inc.
Denver group trying to lure Republic Airways HQ
Indianapolis-based Republic Airways Holdings Inc. and Southwest Airlines Co. will battle it out in a bankruptcy court auction
today for the rights to acquire Denver-based Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc.
Republic Airways wins Frontier auction
Republic Airways Holdings won the bankruptcy court auction for Frontier Airlines today, buying the Denver-based carrier
for almost $108.8 million after rival Southwest Airlines Co.’s bid was rejected.
Airport taxi times improve
Passengers at Indianapolis International Airport are spending less time on the ground since the opening of the new midfield
terminal.
Q&A with Indianapolis Airport Authority CEO John Clark
Clark talks to IBJ about how the airport can increase revenue by diversifying its sources of income. The airport can’t rely
on higher passenger counts to boost its bottom line.
Southwest bid for Frontier could be in trouble
Southwest Airlines Co.’s bid for Denver-based Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc. may have hit turbulence, according to the Dallas
Morning News.
Republic growth strategy fraught with risk
By purchasing two struggling airlines for which it flies, Republic Airways Holdings is taking aboard substantial risks that
threaten its profitable niche, analysts say. Frontier Airlines and Midwest Airlines are not only leaking money, but fly at
an altitude where major carriers routinely dogfight
in a fare war Republic hasn’t had to fight as a contract carrier.
Indianapolis will be highlighted in US Airways Magazine
If you happen to fly US Airways this summer, take a minute to read the in-flight magazine while you wait for your coffee,
tea or milk. US Airways Magazine will feature a story in its August issue that touts Indianapolis.
Republic Airways loses DOT appeal to keep financial info from public, other regional airlines
The U.S. Department of Transportation has denied a request by Republic Airways Holdings to continue keeping financial data on two of its airlines confidential. It’s a practice the CEO of JetBlue Airways called “gaming” of DOT rules.
Twice-bankrupt ATA finally folds
Any hopes that hometown airline ATA would make a comeback and eventually resume scheduled service from Indianapolis were dashed
April 2, when it filed for bankruptcy and ceased operations.
Some tarmac task force members dissatisfied with airline guidelines
A federal task force approved voluntary guidelines Nov. 12 for airlines and airports dealing with passengers stranded for
hours on the tarmac, but it produced no fixed limit on how long they can be delayed before being allowed to leave planes.
Airport terminal to rent out space, keep many employees in old facility
The new, $1.1 billion terminal at Indianapolis International Airport likely won’t house as many airport employees as the existing
facility. Instead, portions of the terminal are being set aside for their revenue-generating potential.
Airlines say airport’s deal with FedEx over expansion is likely to raise landing fees
Five airlines at Indianapolis International Airport–all of them paying higher fees and rents to help
pay for the $1.1 billion midfield terminal–complain they may be stuck footing the bill for part of the
$214 million FedEx cargo-hub expansion.
Bankrupt ATA may sue ex-partner FedEx
ATA Airlines Inc. largely blames FedEx Corp. for knocking it out of business this spring. Now, the bankrupt airline is preparing
to fight back by suing the Memphis cargo giant, charging it wrongfully canceled a military-charter contract that generated
hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue for ATA.