>From a story in the WSJ, ACES didn't file for bankruptcy protection because most of its debt was held by companies and individuals outside Columbia. Such debts included their a/c leases. ACES was 50% owned by Fedecafe (the Columbia coffee growers federation) and they didn't feel in a position to bail it out. --On Tuesday, August 26, 2003 0:43 -0400 Juan Carlos Gideon <JCAirStuff@xxxxxxx> wrote: > But why bring this up?? Because, ACES just a few days ago shut down. That's s > right, shut dowdidn'tdnt even file for bankruptcy protection or anything. > Ceased to exist. ACES being the airline that bailed out Avianca?!? -- | Kenton A. Hoover / Private Citizen / shibumi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx |