Articles tagged “low-cost carriers”

The other shoe has finally dropped and American and United will soon deprive the most-budget-conscious travelers of upgrades and other perks.

The legal scope of Ben Baldanza's non-compete agreement working for a foreign airline is unclear, but the competitive implications of this appointment for WOW in the North American market is massive, and it seems that Mogensen could be setting up to take his airline public in the U.S.

As Europe awaits a decision from U.K. voters on the Brexit Referendum, O'Leary balances an honest, even cutting, evaluation of Europe's flaws with a vision of a better Europe. It's that same dogged determination against opposition which has helped make Ryanair the world's largest airline in passenger traffic.

Norwegian hopes to capitalize on its growing fleet to offer Europe's largest network of direct transatlantic routes. Set backs in Cork aside, CEO Kjos wants to put all the Dreamliners and Boeing 737 MAX the airline has on order to good use.

It's a big market, with plenty of passengers eager to fly around. In their own way, all airlines are making the most of this boom.

No-frills extends to golden parachutes on this low-cost carrier. For Baldanza’s next CEO gig, he should either bankrupt a legacy carrier or get involved in a state-wide corruption probe and he can walk away with much, much more.

No doubt 'haters' will keep hating Spirit, but there was lots to love about Baldanza. We're a bit flummoxed by today's announcement, but that's aviation for you. Fornaro has big shoes to fill.

Spirit's Baldanza has a lot of respect for Delta's management, and Baldanza and the Spirit model are widely respected within the airline industry. With legacy carriers getting much more aggressive about matching Spirit's fares, the ultra low-cost carrier is definitely feeling it but Baldanza insists that Spirit can take a punch.

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Nothing seems to be able to stop the commodification of airline travel.