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SKYMARK AIRLINES

JAPAN
Aug 22, 2016
Smoking phone-charging battery prompts Skymark emergency landing in Hokkaido
A Skymark Airlines jet was forced to make an emergency landing in Hokkaido early Monday morning after a passenger's portable battery for recharging smartphones started emitting smoke, NHK reported, quoting transport ministry officials.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 14, 2015
U.S. carrier Delta in talks to support bankrupt Skymark
Delta may take part in a restructuring plan proposed by Intrepid Aviation Ltd., Skymark's biggest creditor, in a deal that would change the dynamics of Japan's closed domestic airline market.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 2, 2015
Skymark's largest creditor submits rival rehab plan to Tokyo court
Bankrupt Japanese carrier Skymark Airlines Inc. said Monday that its largest creditor has submitted a plan for the airline's rehabilitation to a court, rivaling the one submitted by the debtor late last week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 29, 2015
Skymark files recovery plan, names DBJ director as president
An executive of the Development Bank of Japan is expected to be named president of Skymark Airlines Inc. in a restructuring plan the bankrupt carrier was to submit to a court later Friday, sources said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Feb 12, 2015
Skymark's $612 million airport slots represents a lifeline from bankruptcy
Skymark Airlines Inc. may have filed for bankruptcy and seen its passenger numbers dwindle. It still holds an asset worth about $612 million in annual revenue that offers a path out of bankruptcy.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 6, 2015
Skymark wins Integral's support after bankruptcy filing
Skymark Airlines Inc., the budget carrier that filed for bankruptcy last week, won a pledge from private-equity fund Integral Corp. for ¥9 billion to support it through the restructuring process.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 4, 2015
Skymark eyes another airline's assistance for rehabilitation
Bankrupt Skymark Airlines Inc. is eyeing seeking another airline's assistance for its rehabilitation plan involving cost-cutting steps such as joint procurement of fuel, according to a document filed with the Tokyo District Court.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 2, 2015
Skymark shares plunge 88% on Tokyo Stock Exchange
Shares in Skymark Airlines Inc., which filed for bankruptcy last week, suffered a record plunge Monday after the Tokyo Stock Exchange scrapped the daily price fluctuation limit.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 30, 2014
Skymark says it may collapse if forced to pay A380 contract fine
Skymark Airlines Inc., the nation's third-largest carrier, repeated it is at risk of going out of business should it have to pay Airbus Group NV a penalty after its planned purchase of six A380 superjumbos fell through.
BUSINESS
Aug 15, 2014
Struggling Skymark Airlines to stop flying from Narita airport, hike fares
Struggling Skymark Airlines Inc. said Thursday it will stop flying from Narita airport, Japan's second-biggest airport, to focus on operations from Haneda, the nation's busiest airport, and also plans to raise ticket prices on almost all its routes.
BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2014
H.I.S. reduces its stake in struggling Skymark to 6.49%
Japanese travel agency H.I.S. Co. reduced its stake in Skymark Airlines Inc. from 7.68 percent to 6.49 percent by the end of last month, according to a report filed Tuesday with a finance bureau of the Finance Ministry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 1, 2014
Skymark fears doom over Airbus A380 cancellation penalty
Skymark Airlines Inc., Japan's third-largest carrier, said it's at risk of going out of business should it have to pay Airbus Group NV a penalty after the planned purchase of six A380 superjumbos fell through.
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2014
Skymark seen scrubbing order for six Airbus A380s
Airbus Group NV has agreed to drop an order for six A380 superjumbos by Japanese low-cost carrier Skymark Airlines Inc., sources saidn, in a blow to a program that's struggled to keep customers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 11, 2013
Skymark eyes ways to finance A380 purchases
Skymark Airlines Inc., the only Japanese carrier to order Airbus SAS A380s, is considering several options to raise funds as the budget airline lacks cash to pay for the superjumbos.

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