AIRLINE: Sadly, don't these sound very much like the conversations Pan Am (v 1.0) had not all that long ago? And Eastern, too? Mike Burris Cambridge, Mass --- Matthew Montano <mmontano@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Is US Airways of a size that if liquidated could > cause a nasty ripple > effect through the airlines? > > Or would it be beneficial? > > Would other airlines be able to pick up the extra > volume? Most airlines > are flying at their highest load-factors in years. > > In terms of some of the assets, who would want to, > or even have the > cash to buy them? > > The shuttle has always been appealing, but if you > were UAL's bankers, > would you (at the moment) let UAL buy the shuttle > operations? > > US Airways caribbean operations may be appealing to > Continental who is > making a push, but would you lend Continental any > cash to buy them? > > Interesting conundrum. > > Matthew > > http://www.redmac.ca - Your Source for Macintosh > Enhancements in Canada > http://www.justaddanoccasion.com - Anytime gifts and > momentos with a > west-coast flair > > On 19-Aug-04, at 8:04 AM, Bill Hough wrote: > > > > > > > US Airways Chief Steps Up Pressure for Concessions > > > > August 19, 2004 > > By MICHELINE MAYNARD > > > > > > > > > > > > The chairman of US Airways, David G. Bronner, said > > yesterday that its employees must agree to a third > round of > > wage and benefit cuts worth $800 million in the > next 30 > > days or the airline could be liquidated. > > [snip] > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it out! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail