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Snellius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-04 04:17 PM Original message |
US Airways Files for Bankruptcy Protection; 2nd Time in 2 Years |
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Placebo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-04 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
1. grr, I hate to see airlines in trouble |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-04 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
2. from what i have read, this pretty much spells the end of US Airways... |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-04 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
3. Businesses and rich people do this all the time, and yet |
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jbutsz (226 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-04 04:27 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. I know how you feel on that one... |
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Gin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-04 04:44 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. 2 times in one year? did they stop the first one? |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-04 04:45 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. See 5 |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-04 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
5. As a US Airways captain, I am upset but not surprised. |
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Gin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-04 04:47 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. that should be illegal.......god how can they get away with that? |
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Catt03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-04 04:50 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. How can that be allowed? |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-04 08:17 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. DemoTex, how'd they get away with terminating your pension plan? |
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Chico Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-04 09:15 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Remonds me of something I've heard from some Eastern Airlines pilots |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-04 09:57 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. PBGC on the last day of Clinton's presidency: +$7 billion (PLUS!) |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-04 10:12 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. PBGC garantee is < 30% of earned retirement. That is now! |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-04 09:38 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. The bankruptcy court judge (GOP) allowed it. |
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NuttyFluffers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-04 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
10. *sigh* and yet freeptards hate gov't.... |
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airstrip1 (36 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-04 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
11. Airlines are the canary in the mine shaft |
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JackDragna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-04 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
12. Air travel is simply too voliatile... |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-04 05:18 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. You mean regulated?? |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-04 08:09 PM Response to Original message |
14. Update: Straight from the horse's mouth (USAir ALPA chairman today): |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-04 08:48 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. I hate to see this. |
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