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Delta Express: How Delta Tried to Beat Southwest And Lost… The First Time.

8Aug

By Gareth SeagullNo Comments

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Delta Express: How Delta Tried to Beat Southwest And Lost… The First Time.

The rise of low cost airlines has devastated airlines like Delta. As such, Delta tried to beat Southwest at their own game, using Delta Express to do so. However, this failed, but why exactly did this happen? Many of the lessons that Delta learned from the failure of Delta Express allowed them to start Song Airlines, their second low cost airline. An airline that also failed too... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Before Southwest Before Southwest was founded, Delta, as with many other legacy carriers, was one of the most profitable airlines. The Golden Age of Aviation led to Delta being extremely luxurious and quite profitable. Before and during WWII, Delta operated air mail flights as well as operating scheduled passenger flights, with the ...

Western Airlines: How California Ruled The Sky

22Jul

By Alya KulikovaNo Comments

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Western Airlines: How California Ruled The Sky

Before the rise of low-cost airlines, there were eight major airlines in the US, Western Airlines being one of them. At its height, Western regularly traded places for being the largest airline in the US. However, this did not last. Eventually, Western was bought out by Delta and became one of their many acquisitions. But what was Western Airlines like to fly on? How safe was Western to fly on? (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Formation Following the Wright Brothers' first flight in 1903, and the beginning of the mass production of aircraft, saw the beginning of air mail airlines. Many of the oldest airlines in the world started out transporting mail from place to place. In 1925, the US Government and the United States Postal Service (USP...

Song Airlines: How Delta Tried to Beat Southwest… and Lost

8Jul

By Alya KulikovaNo Comments

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Song Airlines: How Delta Tried to Beat Southwest… and Lost

The rise of low-cost airlines has been devastating to legacy carriers like Delta. However, Delta tried to beat them at their own game, through Song Airlines. However, Song Airlines was a major flop, and after only a few years of operation, was forced to stop operating. But why did that happen? (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Before Southwest Before Southwest was founded, Delta was one of the most profitable airlines in the US, not to mention the world. Delta, as with most other airlines of the era, operated flights to be at the height of luxury all the time. Prior to WWII, Delta had operated mainly air mail flights, transporting mail to and from major cities along the East Coast before eventually moving in to transcontinental air mail. A...

20Jun

By Salomón MarcoNo Comments

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15 Oldest Airlines in the World

With Delta recently celebrating it 95th birthday, this got me thinking, what are the oldest airlines in the world? Some of these airlines are quite shocking- you'd never have guessed that they're so old. Others are controversial- years of mergers, acquisitions, privatizations and deregulations have led to several "birth" dates. And others are just common knowledge! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. LOT LOT is the flag carrier of Poland, it is one of the oldest airlines in the world, and the oldest in Poland. Legally, it is incorporated as Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT, however, it is more commonly known as LOT. LOT was formed in December 1928 after the Polish government nationalized several pre-existing airlines in Poland. Their fir...

30May

By Charles YongzhengNo Comments

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13 Most Hated Airlines in the World

Airlines, just as with any service, some are loved and others are hated. However, some are more hated than others. So what are the most hated airlines? These airlines are in no specific order. Often, they receive poor reviews from passengers and business travelers alike. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 13. Air Europa Air Europa is the main contender the the Iberia throne. Air Europa hopes to become the flag carrier of Spain one day, however, it has as of yet, not managed to do that. Air Europa is often considered to be one of the most hated airlines due to its staff. Where most airlines try to give their passengers the best user experience possible, Air Europa has been known not to do that. Air Europa has been known to have major alterc...

20May

By Gareth SeagullNo Comments

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Why is Ryanair so cheap?

Ryanair is perhaps one of the cheapest airlines in the world. Let alone Europe! But why exactly are they so cheap? Here's how! Ryanair currently has a fleet of 450 Boeing 737-800s. As well as having 20 737 MAX 8s on order (built but not delivered due to the 737 MAX's grounding!) (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); History Before we can understand how and why Ryanair is so cheap, we must first understand who they are, and what their history is like. Ryanair was founded in 1984 by Tony Ryan, an Irish billionaire businessman. Originally, the airline was going to compete with the Aer Lingus-British Airways duopoly, by operating small flights between Waterford and Gatwick Airport, by offering lower fees. However, Ryanair soon found...

2May

By Alexander PaskNo Comments

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17 coolest special aircraft liveries

Occasionally, airlines do special aircraft liveries. Sometimes, these liveries are fleet wide. Sometimes they merely come into play with one specific aircraft, so which are the best? (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 17. Icelandair - 757 "Northern Lights" Icelandair is known for it's amazing liveries! Previously, Icelandair have operated the amazing Þingvellir (Icelandic flag) and Vatnajökull (glacier) liveries. In 2015, Icelandair announced it's newest livery, the Hekla Aurora. Just look at it! It's gorgeous! The Hekla Aurora is meant to show the Aurora Borealis, more commonly known as the Northern Lights. And it does that job really well! The livery depicts an Icelandic mountain with the Northern lights overhead. Just image flying...

18Mar

By Gareth SeagullNo Comments

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Why airlines go out of business…

More airlines went out of business in 2019, with many more yet to come. Many people wonder the reasons airlines go out of business, yet few know the answer. Here's why... Naturally, there is no single event or reason that causes airlines to go out of business. Usually, they all play a part, it's just some are more potent to the airline than others! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Bad management Gary Kelly is one of the few airline managers who isn't considered to be bad. Photo courtesy of Eric Garcetti via Flickr Often, bad management is cited as the most common reason why airlines go out of business. It may have nothing to do with the pilots and other staff, that causes the airline to collapse. It might just be that the people running t...

Why is Southwest Airlines so Successful?

15Feb

By Christopher Harrow9 Comments

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Why is Southwest Airlines so Successful?

Low cost carriers are all the rage in Europe, with hundreds being created and going bankrupt each year. In America, however, this isn't so common. There are a few low cost carriers in the US, but by far the most successful is Southwest Airlines. What makes them so much more successful than the others? There are a number of factors that make Southwest so much more successful than other low cost carriers in the US. These range from simple tricks, to more in depth ways. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); History Southwest Airlines' origin livery. Photo courtesy of Bill Abbott via Flickr Southwest began under a different name- Air Southwest Co. founded by Herbert Kelleher and Rollin King in Texas in 1967. For its time, its business model as revoluti...

25Jan

By Christopher HarrowNo Comments

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Why do people save airlines?

It may be a rare sight, but people do save airlines from going out of business entirely. When people try to do this, it often fails miserably, and ends up being laughed at in the media. But sometimes it does succeed. So why do people save airlines? Some people save airlines due to many reasons. Some of these people make their intentions public, stating that they are interested in the business, or are looking to expand their own. Others, have kept their reasons more reserved. Whether it is a personal reason, or a sentimental reason. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Reasons people try to save airlines Beat the consolidation, consolidation in the airline industry is well known and well documented. Some people have the belief that they can defeat the cons...