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Lobaeux 09-26-2014 10:44 AM

PEOPLExpress grounded!
 
Story breaking on CNBC, PEOPLExpress grounded, details to follow.

More on the story, looks temporary.

PEOPLExpress Airlines grounded after 3 months http://www.cnbc.com/id/102000435

Spoilers 09-26-2014 10:56 AM

aka Vision Airlines.

WaveRider 09-26-2014 01:32 PM

Thank god....

Timbo 09-26-2014 02:00 PM

"Recent aircraft and crew availability and maintenance issues, including an aircraft recently damaged by a vendor's truck, an engine change and a lack of a promised spare aircraft, have made it challenging to operate a full schedule, preventing us from delivering the passenger experience we are striving for," the company said.

DYNASTY HVY 09-26-2014 02:42 PM


Originally Posted by Timbo (Post 1735237)
"Recent aircraft and crew availability and maintenance issues, including an aircraft recently damaged by a vendor's truck, an engine change and a lack of a promised spare aircraft, have made it challenging to operate a full schedule, preventing us from delivering the passenger experience we are striving for," the company said.

And what pray tell would examples of that passenger experience be ?

Packrat 09-26-2014 03:11 PM

What a surprise.

captjns 09-26-2014 04:31 PM


Originally Posted by DYNASTY HVY (Post 1735265)
And what pray tell would examples of that passenger experience be ?

Breadsticks and cognac, of course.

tim123 09-27-2014 03:22 PM

avg of 67 pax/flt...that might be a factor too.

tsquare 09-27-2014 10:13 PM

I am still hoping to see this story where the headline "PeopleExpress" is replaced with "Emirates".

TeddyKGB 09-27-2014 11:00 PM


Originally Posted by tsquare (Post 1735877)
I am still hoping to see this story where the headline "PeopleExpress" is replaced with "Emirates".

We all look forward to that day. Qatar, Emirates, Ethidad, Turkish, ect.ect... They all want to dominate global aviation and there isn't room for them all. Good riddance to whoever falls 1st.


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