Honest question......

How many factory new aircraft did ATA take delivery of before they realized that they would never be able to make the balloon payments?

Any idiot can go out and buy a bunch of new aircraft. Trying to replace VERY capable 757's with weak 737-900's that can't carry all the passengers out of Hawaii or Denver is just bad business. Those 757's will fly on for DECADES making money for other operators.

We will most likely be in bankruptcy within 5 years taking pay cuts and giving up more scope due to all these new, shiny airplanes.