Travel News - Champion is cease flight operations on effective May 31, 2008




N830MH
Mar 31, 08, 12:42 pm
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080331/20080331006223.html?.v=1

Champion Air to Cease Flight Operations May 31st
Monday March 31, 2:00 pm ET

BLOOMINGTON, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Champion Air announced today that it will cease flight operations May 31, 2008.
“This is a sad day for the entire Champion family,” said Champion President and CEO Lee Steele. “The men and women of this airline have poured themselves into providing safe, reliable and pleasing service to millions of customers over our 11 years in business. Unfortunately, our business model is no longer viable in a world of $110 oil, a struggling economy and rapidly changing demand for our services. Those factors also have impeded our efforts to attract new capital and new investors. Accordingly, the management team and our board of directors have decided that the best course of action is to cease flying and to wind up our operations in a responsible, deliberate manner.”
I'm truly sad to see Champion Air is being gone. Hopefully if G4 will eventually moved up more frequencies flight from LAS hub.


Xyzzy
Mar 31, 08, 10:10 pm
Aren't they an all-727 carrier? Talk about an expensive plane to run in this day and age...

N830MH
Mar 31, 08, 10:27 pm
Aren't they an all-727 carrier? Talk about an expensive plane to run in this day and age...

Yes, it is. It was operated all-727 aircraft. I know Champion Air has flies nonstop from LAS-OKC or other specific routes where does Champion Air is based in LAS.


Mrp Alert
May 21, 08, 1:29 am
I am flying one last flight on MG before they go under. Trip report is located here (http://flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?p=9755884).



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