Articles tagged “pinnacle airlines”

Memphis mourns the loss of Pinnacle and and is outraged at Delta's broken promises. Delta's investments in Pinnacle, and its acquisition, highlight the growing importance of regional airlines to mainline carriers.

The Pinnacle-Delta deal is another sign of U.S. airline consolidation in which it is no longer economically viable for regional carriers to run small jets for multiple airlines.

Cities like Memphis should look to examples like Trenton and Frontier Airlines: You don't have to pretend you cater to a business clientele when a solid leisure travel community will do.

Pinnacle Airlines may emerge from bankruptcy early in 2013 now that it is making progress in its labor relations.

FAA is one big PR disaster away from clamping down on the cost-cutting-leading-to-lower-safety ways, but it may need that one push for that action.