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Vanguard Airlines suspends operations, plans bankruptcy filing
Associated Press ^ | 7-30-02 | DANA FIELDS, AP Business Writer

Posted on 07/30/2002 4:02:28 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Edited on 04/13/2004 2:40:39 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) --  Vanguard Airlines suspended operations Tuesday, saying it would lay off nearly all its employees and file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy organization.

The Kansas City-based discount carrier has never shown an annual profit in eight years of operation. A recorded announcement on its reservation line early Tuesday said all Tuesday and Wednesday flights had been cancelled and all other flights scheduled after that have been suspended indefinitely.


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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Kansas; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: airline; bankruptcy; kansascity; vanguard

1 posted on 07/30/2002 4:02:28 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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