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Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines Announce Amended Merger Agreement – Spirit Airlines
The shareholder vote is a week away, and the loudest objection to the Frontier deal was the lack of a reverse break-up fee the way JetBlue had offered. Guess what? There’s now a reverse break-up fee. Your move, JetBlue.
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Regulator rules Flair Airlines is Canadian, meaning the upstart carrier can keep its licence – CBC
The drama is over. Flair drank ten gallons of maple syrup in one sitting and was declared officially Canadian. Congrats to them.
Long Beach Airport Awards Two Permanent Flight Slots – Long Beach Airport
It’s getting breezy here in Long Beach. Where will Breeze use its lonely little slot? I could see daily trip to Salt Lake/Provo or even San Francisco. But the more fun thing would be sub-daily flying to places like Westchester, Charleston, or Tampa.