Iainhol From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Posted (12 years 2 months 3 weeks 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 622 times:
What do you guys think is the most successful start up airline??
I would have to say FedEx. They are by far the most powerful cargo airline in the world, and it all start with a Falcon 20!
Iain
MaxPowers From United States of America, joined Dec 2000, 475 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (12 years 2 months 3 weeks 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 576 times:
Jet Blue Baby!!!!
They made a profit in the first 6 months. If that isn't a success tell me what is..
Pmk From United States of America, joined May 1999, 664 posts, RR: 2 Reply 2, posted (12 years 2 months 3 weeks 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 575 times:
SWA. SWA started with two guys who were (and still are) nuts! They made their way by giving business men free bottles (fifths) of booze as inflight drinks, don't believe me read Nuts .
AV8N2 From United States of America, joined Feb 2001, 39 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (12 years 2 months 3 weeks 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 567 times:
Actually, FedEx Express (as they are now called!) started flying with Barrons! Believe it!!!!
VirginA340 From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 15 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (12 years 2 months 3 weeks 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 537 times:
Jetblue Profit within 6 months
Southwest Airlines more than 30 years and still kicking AA$
If PAN AM 3 keeps going the way they're going then they'll survive as long as they stick to their markets and don't venture away from the biz plane and slowly expand westward, North to Canada and the Carribean. These markets seem to do well for them. If they ever do plan to go international then maybe Portsmouth-Stansted in the UK can do with ex US 767-200ER. Stansted is underseved by US carriers (only CO serves it among other Euro carriers. AA pulled out in 1992 shortly after AA got TWA's LHR slots.)and there is rail link and little delays and getting around is convinient
Blink182 From Azerbaijan, joined Oct 1999, 5430 posts, RR: 19 Reply 8, posted (12 years 2 months 3 weeks 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 534 times:
I would say Southwest- They came in with only a few 737s flying DAL-HOU
HOU-AUS
DAL-AUS, and 30 years later they are a domestic powerhouse.
rgds,
blink182
Give me a break, I created this username when I was a kid...
Airlineguy From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 348 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (12 years 2 months 3 weeks 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 529 times:
Who is Blackstar? I would love to know more about them
Vngd4me From United States of America, joined Dec 2000, 238 posts, RR: 5 Reply 10, posted (12 years 2 months 3 weeks 3 days ago) and read 506 times:
Well, since every airline was a start-up at one time in their airline "childhood" I guess you can say almost any airline who made it past 5, 10, 25, or 75 years is a successful start-up
Seriously though, JetBlue sounds like a good vote, haven't gotten to experience it first hand yet but everyone I've heard who has, has done nothing but rave about how great it is.
Airinvestor From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 12, posted (12 years 2 months 3 weeks 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 498 times:
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Greg From United Kingdom, joined May 2005, 0 posts, RR: 0 Reply 14, posted (12 years 2 months 2 weeks 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 461 times:
JetBlue has only made money on financial reports. No real profit or equity...yet. It should be more solid in a couple years. Provided the majors leave them alone (and they won't). I understand they are having cash flow problems which is not real promising.
Aa737 From United States of America, joined Oct 1999, 849 posts, RR: 0 Reply 17, posted (12 years 2 months 2 weeks 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 432 times:
I would say SWA has done the best so far. I consider them one of the US majors. I think jetblue is too young to be considered the most successful. While they look like they will do well, something could happen and they go bust in 3 or 4 yrs.
Wilcharl From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 1158 posts, RR: 3 Reply 18, posted (12 years 2 months 2 weeks 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 432 times:
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