And winter comes!
That link is interesting. F'rinstance, 2003 was the worst year for name changes and suspending flights. Out of 58, 20 of them were mergers or name changes, so presumably 38 carriers going pop.
This year so far, 53 in total, with 6 mergers, so presumably 47 carriers going pop or thereabouts.
The totals for the other years don't exceed 42, and that was in 2001 (perhaps unsurprisingly)
