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Florida-based regional airline, Silver Airways, ceased operations last month. In December, the airline filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and fought to maintain its schedule since then. It was plagued with delays and cancellations while it feuded with airports like Anguilla’s Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA) over more than $103,000 in unpaid fees and got booted from Orlando International Airport (MCO) over a similar issue. That one left passengers stranded. The ongoing erosion made Silver Airways sell all of its assets and stop flying. Now, it may be getting another chance.
Aviation watchdog, @IshrionA, reported today on X that the company that acquired it (Argentum Acquisition Co.) plans to operate one ATR aircraft under the name “Argentum Airways” and begin to serve flights between Florida and the Caribbean. Argentum was caught off guard during the acquisition and did not expect Silver Airways to stop flying. This happened only a week before a bankruptcy court approved the purchase. Argentum has since argued that “Silver’s sudden termination of service warrants Argentum’s request for authority to resume operations with the assets and business it acquired pursuant to the Court’s sale order and the APA.”
Silver Airways used to have a fairly robust route network within Florida, the Southeastern United States, and the Caribbean. The map above is from 2023. I miss seeing the aircraft at Tampa International Airport (TPA) and would love to see them return. That said, one aircraft (or possibly two) is not going to work. Silver Airways struggled with eight, so I’d imagine the flights would be rather limited. I also question why flying the same routes this time would make financial sense.
Anthony’s Take: I am not sure of the viability of this airline and that just copying old, failed routes will work. I wish Argentum Airways luck, but am not planning on booking with them once tickets go on sale. I’d like to see how reliable the carrier is before I trust my vacation plans. Call me jaded, but I’ve spent one-too-many car trips driving coast to coast in Florida after a flight severely delayed or cancelled on Silver.
(Image Credits: Silver Airways.)
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