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Article: Discount Airline Pro Air Glimpses Silver Lining.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
- Article date:
- May 31, 2001
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By John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
May 31--SEATTLE--Discount airline Pro Air expects to emerge from bankruptcy protection July 3 and be flying again from Detroit City Airport on Aug. 31, its founder and chief executive said.
If successful, the resurrection of Pro Air could promise real benefits for Detroit-area travelers. Before it was grounded by the government last fall, Pro Air's discount fares had created competition in a market long dominated by Northwest Airlines, the nation's fourth-largest carrier.
Kevin Stamper, Pro Air chairman and CEO, said all major creditors have agreed to the carrier's ...