A New Airline For Mexico...Again!
The percolating Mexican airline market will be getting someone else player before the year ends according a article in the Irish Examiner.
Northwestern Airlines
RyanMex will be taking flight thanks to a 49% investment by the Ryan Family, the backers of Ryanair, the huge Irish allowance air carrier. Iamsa, Mexico's largest bus transportation company, will hold the controlling 51% share of the airline.
RyanMex will be joining a host of other Mexican carriers taking flight this year in the newly deregulated Mexican airline market including upstart Volaris Airlines.
New Airline For Nantucket
According to a article in the Boston Herald, sun lovers will soon have a new airline to help them get back and forth to Nantucket thanks to the financial backing of a pair of Cape Cod businessmen. Nantucket Shuttle is establishment to take to the skies this summer by gift passengers a economy alternative to the two existing carriers, Island Airlines and Cape Air/Nantucket Airlines.
With flights beginning as low as .95 each way, the new airline will effectively undercut the discounted commuter book fares of its competitors. Currently, both existing operators charge each way per person, but a ten marker commuter book drops that price to per trip.
The airline will operate one eight passenger Cessna 414A and five ten passenger Cessna 402C aircraft.
Nwa Pilots Authorize Strike
92% of Northwest Airlines pilots have authorized their union to conduct a strike against the beleagured and bankrupt carrier.
With a showdown over wage concessions and work rules looming, the strike will not occur unless the airline imposes concessions on its pilots according to union officials.
Nwa flight attendants are also threatening to strike; their voting duration lasts through March 6th.
Jet Movements, Part 6
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