Originally Posted by
CRJ900Series
And Delta had 17 billion in cash when it went "bankrupt".
No they didn't.
In the Quarter ending June 30th 2005. The last full quarter before Delta filed.
They had $1.34 Billion in cash
and
$3.78 billion in current assets (Assets that a company expects to convert to cash within a year or operating cycle)
Current Liabilities of $6.92 Bil (Obligations to pay within a year or operating cycle)
Here is their quarterly filing look at the balance sheet
DELTA AIR LINES, INC.
In the Quarter Sept 30th of 2005 (Delta Filed on 9/14/2006
Cash of $1.36 Bil
and Current Assets of $4.28bil
Current Liabilities of $4.96Bil
AMR Quarter ending 9/30/11 (they filed in November)
Cash of $304 Million
and Current Assets of $6.84Bil
Current Liabilities of $8.29 Billion