Bryan Airlines Wiki



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The CEO of Bryan Airlines also runs the SEMMR.

History
Bryan Airlines was founded on June 21, 1985. The airline specializes in scheduled and charter full service flights.

2018/2019 crisis and suspension of most operations
On April 10, 2018, Bryan Airlines announced that they would ground most of their planes "until sometime in 2019 or 2020" due to financial difficulties in the airline. Just 2 days later, the CEO and founder (Bryan Bunton) announced he would resign from the company "due to personal reasons" until the crisis was resolved.

Several individuals, airlines, and airline groups approached Bryan Airlines for a takeover, but Bryan Airlines rejected all offers. The bidders included:


 * Angrybirdsrio Airlines Group (AAG)
 * Delta Airlines
 * International Airlines Group (IAG)
 * Lufthansa Group

When the airline suspended most of their operations, the planes were grounded except:


 * 75 A320-200
 * 5 A320neo
 * 10 A321neo

On June 21, 2019, Bryan Airlines suspended all of their flights across their network due to high debt and troubles within the management. The airline was then given a deadline of August 31, 2019 to save themselves.

Then, on June 28, 2019, the airline was saved by a 49% investment by LG Inc while the CEO held the remaining 51%. As a result, Bryan Bunton came back to the airline and put all of the grounded planes back into service. On July 4, 2019, the airline took delivery of 8 of their brand-new A321LR planes that were stored at Hamburg for 2 months. Flights from Detroit to Dublin and London were launched on July 5, with Paris and Manchester following on July 6, Amsterdam and Brussels on July 7, and Lisbon and Madrid on July 8.

2020 crisis and the Coronavirus pandemic
On January 10, 2020, Bryan Airlines reported a loss of $150 billion due to management and internal issues. Bryan Airlines was also in talks with several groups about a potential buyout deal to save the airline from collapse.

On March 10, 2020, two months after Bryan Airlines reported their $150 billion loss, the airline reported that 92% of their fleet would be put into storage to reduce costs and due to the Coronavirus crisis that recently impacted the United States.

On March 12, 2020, Bryan Airlines announced that they have suspended operations until "The summer of 2020" and that all flights have been ultimately cancelled. In an interview, the Bryan Airlines CEO, Bryan Bunton stated: "The drop in demand for air travel has been at an all-time low since 9/11, and it is clearly about to get worse over the next three months or so." Passengers were advised to receive refunds, compensation, and to rebook with other airlines.

On September 1, 2020, Bryan Airlines retired 1,228 planes citing low demand and high operating costs. All orders were cancelled immediately.

On September 4, 2020, Bryan Airlines filed for bankruptcy and ceased operations citing the COVID-19 pandemic and the CEO backing out of the airline sector "Until further notice".

Acquisition of Angrybirdsrio Airlines Group
On July 6, 2020, Bryan Airlines Group announced that they had purchased the Angrybirdsrio Airlines Group for $10 billion. The buyout meant that ABR Group would have more connections, a larger fleet size, and more flexibility. A new livery will also be rolled out for the ABR-affiliated carriers.

Pilot strikes
Bryan Airlines was well-known for its hard-blow pilot strikes that ended up in hundreds or even thousands of flights being delayed or cancelled.

Fleet
Total fleet as of May 2020.

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