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Silverjet Is Finally, Officially Finished

6/13/2008 at 1:00 PM
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So it turns out there will be no celebratory email today. Silverjet is officially dead after 11th-hour negotiations to restart the all business class carrier fell apart.

We won't pretend to understand all the business-side stuff, other than to say that clearly not enough people were flying. Surprisingly, airline officials didn't blame fuel prices, instead saying the deal fell apart:

As a result of the unusually complex negotiations with third parties.

The entire 420-person staff of Silverjet has been laid off.

Related Stories:
· Silverjet Sacks Entire Workforce [BBC, via]
· Silverjet coverage [Jaunted]


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