Airline Bankruptcy

American VoicesEconomyairlinesbusiness ISSUE 41•38 Sep 21, 2005

With Northwest and Delta airlines filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, more than half of U.S flights will be made by bankrupt carriers. What do you think?

  • “Is there anything sadder than a huge, faceless corporation going through hard financial troubles?”

    Nancy Armistead –
    Artist

  • “And our government isn't bailing them out? Why does Bush hate big business so much?”

    Marcus Clevinger –
    District Sales Manager

  • “This could be the wake-up call the major airlines need to quit focusing so much on customer needs and pay some more attention to generating revenue.”

    Niles Burnham –
    Systems Analyst

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