These Dead Airlines Need To Return To The Skies - Jalopnik

U.S. deregulation in 1979 helped lower fares in the 1980s and 1990s, but industry consolidation later left travelers facing higher airfares without the kind of service—or crew pay—people once expected. Jalopnik asked readers this week which defunct “dead airlines” they most want to return to the skies. While some commenters argue many carriers are essentially the same leased-aircraft operators under different brands, the replies still listed a wide range of former airlines. Readers cited reasons including hometown pride, nostalgia, and a desire for better in-flight service. The article then sets up a list of those revived carriers.