Congratulations to Delta Airlines!

[usair_begins_with_u]

Emerging from BK today! Stronger, more agile, ready to compete with the world again on a level playing field.

 

[as the prop turns]

CONGRATULATIONS DELTA! Always loved your company! Best of luck to you, you're a class act!

A 27 year employee of USAIR

 

[avion]

being an USAirways employee of 30 years.. i want to congratulate you on your BK emergence.. make sure you do it just the one time not like us... we had to do it twice because of idiots at the wheel.. much luck... btw the co did it twice but no one says anything about it.. oh well...

 

[Vikedog64]

being an USAirways employee of 30 years.. i want to congratulate you on your BK emergence.. make sure you do it just the one time not like us... we had to do it twice because of idiots at the wheel.. much luck... btw the co did it twice but no one says anything about it.. oh well...

Thank you. My wife and I both work for Delta. All of us, USAirways, United , Northwest have all suffered through the BK process. Good luck to us all. We deserve it.

 

[NewHampshire Black Bears]

Bankruptcy ?

What's Bankruptcy ?????????

🙄

NH/BB's

 

[chucky]

Bankruptcy ?

What's Bankruptcy ?????????

🙄

NH/BB's

Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organizations to pay their creditors. Creditors may file a bankruptcy petition against a debtor in an effort to recoup a portion of what they are owed. In the majority of cases, however, bankruptcy is initiated by the debtor (the bankrupt individual or organization).
It is also a threat that was cleverly used by American Airlines management to SCREW their employees then line their own pockets with millions. :down:

 

[NewHampshire Black Bears]

Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organizations to pay their creditors. Creditors may file a bankruptcy petition against a debtor in an effort to recoup a portion of what they are owed. In the majority of cases, however, bankruptcy is initiated by the debtor (the bankrupt individual or organization).
It is also a threat that was cleverly used by American Airlines management to SCREW their employees then line their own pockets with millions. :down:

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chucky,

"Lighten up dude", I'm just rattlin' your chain !

As for AA's slick BK(threat) trick, allow me to tell a joke.

"Whats the definition of ...AA union employees ALZHEIMERS"?

"They forget EVERYTHING, but a GRUDGE" !!!!!!!

Back to the topic, ..."YES, congrats DL". You came "through", AND were'nt INFECTED by LCC.(the company..NOT the workers, or their loyal customers) !!


NH/BB's

 

[diamondcutter]

Congrats DELTA!!! As a usairways employee I wish all of you nothing but the best! You all have a lot to be proud of.

 

[WorldTraveler]

I have no idea how Delta Air Lines did it. After all, everyone wrote them off as dead not very long ago.

Some of us have always had the faith.

Now maybe people won't think I'm flapping my gums at the idea that DL just might be an acquirer rather than the acquired in the next round of consolidation.

 

[KCFlyer]

I have no idea how Delta Air Lines did it. After all, everyone wrote them off as dead not very long ago.

Some of us have always had the faith.

Now maybe people won't think I'm flapping my gums at the idea that DL just might be an acquirer rather than the acquired in the next round of consolidation.

Let's all pat another airline on the back for yet ANOTHER "successful bankruptcy". Am I the only person who finds those two words just a little bit odd? U (twice) and UAL (three years under "protection" of bankruptcy) are one big reason why Delta had to file in the first place. Delta's filing just brought on NWA's filing. Sorry guys...but as heartless as it sounds, in my book it would be better to let the weak fail and let the stronger ones grow. I would hope that we see a shift from blaming the "low cost" carriers for the problems facing the stronger airlines. It's the "successfully bankrupt" carriers that are lowering the bar for everybody else.

 

[lpbrian]

I have no idea how Delta Air Lines did it. After all, everyone wrote them off as dead not very long ago.

Some of us have always had the faith.

Now maybe people won't think I'm flapping my gums at the idea that DL just might be an acquirer rather than the acquired in the next round of consolidation.

Ahh! Long time no hear. Nice to have you back.

 

[brokenwrench]

Let's all pat another airline on the back for yet ANOTHER "successful bankruptcy". Am I the only person who finds those two words just a little bit odd? U (twice) and UAL (three years under "protection" of bankruptcy) are one big reason why Delta had to file in the first place. Delta's filing just brought on NWA's filing. Sorry guys...but as heartless as it sounds, in my book it would be better to let the weak fail and let the stronger ones grow. I would hope that we see a shift from blaming the "low cost" carriers for the problems facing the stronger airlines. It's the "successfully bankrupt" carriers that are lowering the bar for everybody else.

I agree. The sad fact is after 911 there was 2 major airlines that should have and would have folded if not for a taxpayer bailout. If not for the ATSB hundreds of thousands of employees would still have their pensions.

 

[KCFlyer]

I agree. The sad fact is after 911 there was 2 major airlines that should have and would have folded if not for a taxpayer bailout. If not for the ATSB hundreds of thousands of employees would still have their pensions.

broke....The ATSB bailout helped more than UA and AA. And it was mostly because the government shut down air travel for some time. And of those two...AA didn't go the bankruptcy route. Yeah...they may have threatened it to the employee groups - and they could have easily DONE that - royally screwing employees, shareholders, creditors and the like - but they didn't. And the screwing AA employees had to take is still less than the screwing of US, UAL, DAL and NWA employees had to take.

 

[luv2fly]

And the screwing AA employees had to take is still less than the screwing of US, UAL, DAL and NWA employees had to take.

And I know about a dozen AA pilots that would tell you differently.
If they weren't royally screwed as you put it, AA pilots wounldn't be asking for the 30% pay raise and signing bonus with 5% annual increases.
Their pension you say? Do you really think that any AA employee mid career is going to count solely on a DB plan that may or may not be there in fifteen or twenty years? To do so would be foolish in light of not only the recent industry trend, but in other industries as well. In all honestly, for most younger airline employees, the new DC plans have their fare share of potential simply for the piece of mind that if their company eventually disappears, the pension doesn't as well.

 

[brokenwrench]

The two airlines I was referring to was not UA or AA as they did not receive an ATSB loan. All airlines received reimbursement relating to the airfield shutdown as well as a check to reimburse airlines for installing new security doors. The “sad factâ€￾ I was alluding to is that the government bailed out a couple of airlines that were in a weak financial position well before 9/11, thus hurting some of the better positioned and better managed airlines.

There is no agruing the screwing the employees of all airlines have taken.