Republic
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And Then There Were Two(ish): Republic Swallows Mesa’s Remains
The end of Mesa has finally arrived, and lucky for the airline, it was the rosier situation that prevailed. Instead of failing…
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Republic “Commits” to Up to 200 Embraer Aircraft It’ll Probably Never Fly
This week is the Farnborough Airshow, a biennial orgy of aircraft orders where manufacturers try to flex their muscles and show the…
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Republic Agrees to Buy Virgin America
Today’s not a normal posting day, but with news like this, I couldn’t wait. It’s been a couple weeks since we found…
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Republic Goes Bankrupt And I Wonder If It’ll Survive the Process
The long, drawn out descent of Republic Airways continues. The company, which flies as a regional feeder for American, Delta, and United,…
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Republic is Having Trouble Flying Its Schedule and Delta Customers are Paying the Price
Something didn’t seem quite right. A Cranky Concierge client was booked to fly during the holidays from Orlando to Raleigh/Durham on Delta…
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Republic May Have the Strangest Bankruptcy Filing Ever
Have you ever heard of a company filing for bankruptcy protection so that it can increase its costs? I’m going to guess…
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Republic Cuts Flights Due to a Pilot Shortage, But Is It Placing the Blame in the Right Place?
It used to be that Republic was one of the shining stars in the regional world. These days, however, that doesn’t say…
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Alaska Airlines, Allegiant, ExpressJet, Frontier, Hawaiian, JetBlue, Mesa Airlines, Republic, SkyWest, Spirit, Sun Country, Trans States, Virgin AmericaEverything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About US Airline Tail Numbers (Part 2)
I had a lot of great feedback on last week’s post about the aircraft registrations of the big four airlines in the…
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Frontier is Finally Sold … If the Unions Say OK
It was one of the worst-kept secrets in the airline industry, but what had been known for months is now finally public.…
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Delta’s Regional Makeover Plan is Nearly Complete
When Delta first announced plans to completely remake its regional fleet, I figured it would take a fair amount of time for…
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New and Proposed Regulations Will Hurt Small Communities (Guest Post)
I’m still out on leave, but I’ll be back soon. Enjoy this post about small communities . . . — Over 70%…
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Republic CEO Bryan Bedford on Religion and the Business (Across the Aisle)
Today I bring you the third and last installment of my interview with Republic CEO Bryan Bedford. In this piece, we spend…