WOW Air bankrupt, restarts as PLAY
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Re: WOW Air has ceased operations, all flights cancelled and filing for bankruptcy
Skúli Mogensen, ex-CEO and key managers of WOW air want to restart the airline, with $40 million needed.
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WOW air founder Skuli Mogensen is seeking US$40 million to resurrect the defunct carrier and launch to 13 European destinations by the end of June 2019, and later to the US. The fleet would consist of seven aircraft by spring 2020 and 10 by 2021, initially operating for EU carriers on lease contracts. Skuli, et al, aim to own 51% of the venture.
https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/wow- ... e-airline/
https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/wow- ... e-airline/
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Re: WOW Air has ceased operations, all flights cancelled and filing for bankruptcy
If mr Mogunsen has 40M himself to invest, he should have invested that into WOW Air 1.0. Mabe it wasn't enough to save the airline, but at least he would have avoided a few Thousand stranded passengers.TLspotting wrote: ↑05 Apr 2019, 21:18 WOW air founder Skuli Mogensen is seeking US$40 million to resurrect the defunct carrier and launch to 13 European destinations by the end of June 2019, and later to the US. The fleet would consist of seven aircraft by spring 2020 and 10 by 2021, initially operating for EU carriers on lease contracts. Skuli, et al, aim to own 51% of the venture.
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Interview of the ex CEO Skúli Mogensen (in Icelandic) : http://www.ruv.is/frett/eitt-leiddi-af- ... kkud-hratt
I personally think he's too crazy to do so, WOW air 2.0 can be VLM Airlines 2.0, so nearly 1 year of ops and then finally second demise.
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WAB air, a new Icelandic airline succeeding to WOW?
https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/wow- ... ng-to-wow/
https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/wow- ... ng-to-wow/
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Re: WOW Air has ceased operations, all flights cancelled and filing for bankruptcy
WOW air to be resurrected by US businesswoman Michele Ballarin, after her company USAerospace Associates purchased the flight operation assets of the bankrupt airline. USAerospace will own 49% of the revived airline, which is backed by US$85-100 million in capital. The fleet will initially consist of three A321neos, increasing to 10-12 Neos within 24 months. Ballarin also plans to brings two freighters to Iceland, but not under WOW.
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False alarm!sn26567 wrote: ↑26 Jul 2019, 23:04 WOW air to be resurrected by US businesswoman Michele Ballarin, after her company USAerospace Associates purchased the flight operation assets of the bankrupt airline. USAerospace will own 49% of the revived airline, which is backed by US$85-100 million in capital. The fleet will initially consist of three A321neos, increasing to 10-12 Neos within 24 months. Ballarin also plans to brings two freighters to Iceland, but not under WOW.
WOW Air liquidator says the agreement to sell the carrier’s assets to Michele Ballarin and her company Oasis Aviation Group (US) has been cancelled and may be renegotiated. Other parties are interested and talks are in progress.
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WAB air is now officially in the beginning stages of establishing operations, with hiring having already commenced. The startup is seeking to raise €30 million from Icelandic banks and afterwards the plan is to head to Switzerland to close the financing. First flight planned for autumn 2019.
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A resurrection for bankrupt WOW Air ?
https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/wow- ... -bankrupt/
Who's gonna be first ?
https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/wow- ... -bankrupt/
Who's gonna be first ?
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Re: WOW Air has ceased operations, all flights cancelled and filing for bankruptcy
WOW air's relaunch has been delayed until December 2019. The carrier intends to place new aircraft orders in 2Q 2020.
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Re: WOW Air has ceased operations, all flights cancelled and filing for bankruptcy
WOW air now plans to launch in a few weeks, flying cargo flights between Keflavik and Washington DC. No further details were announced.
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WOW air new airline wants to go "fishing".
WAB air meanwhile, has other plans. Rebrand as "PLAY" and fly from 2020.
https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/wow- ... omes-play/
WAB air meanwhile, has other plans. Rebrand as "PLAY" and fly from 2020.
https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/wow- ... omes-play/
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WOW Air bankruptcy and its aftermath
Play :
Hi there!
As a new airline on the market, we are very thankful for the great reception.
We at PLAY cannot wait to open our website and start selling tickets as well as flying you around the world!
As we are a startup company, things can sometimes take a little longer than planned as there are many tasks to finalize. Our original plan was to start selling tickets in November, but unfortunately, we have to delay that by a little longer.
Don’t worry, we are working hard on starting our sales as soon as possible and cannot wait to share our plans with you.
Again, thank you for the great reception and for showing us patience.
See you onboard!
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Re: WOW Air has ceased operations, all flights cancelled and filing for bankruptcy
Play is now proposing a 70% stake instead for equity contribution for investors, as employees go unpaid for November 2019. A revised start date has not been communicated.
Not a good start, if you ask me!
Not a good start, if you ask me!
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Re: WOW Air bankrupt, restarts as PLAY
WOW air plans to relaunch operations within weeks, claims owner Michele Ballarin. Wait and see...
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We should say that WOW air and PLAY are 2 different airlines, claimed as "successor of WOW air"
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The first plan at the moment is WOW Italy, to be launched in the "very near future" :
https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/the- ... -in-italy/
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The WOW air saga, next episode: WOW Air now plans to become a cargo airline based in Martinsburg, West Virginia.
I have my doubts...
I have my doubts...
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... and Play plans to build an all-A320 fleet by taking advantage of today’s favourable lease terms. The first flight is now planned for October 2020, with 15 aircraft expected by summer 2021. The carrier aims to raise US$150-200 million through the sale of new shares.
For both ventures, I have my doubts...
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