[QUOTE=Busflyer;154219]I think what FreightPuppy was refering to is that a lot of carriers lost their pensions who were looked upon at one time as the most stable carriers out there. Who could have imagined United ,among others, to be in the shape they are in 10 years ago. Same goes for Eastern and Pan Am 25 years ago.
In other words, nothing is set in stone.

There are only two ways to lose an "A" fund. The union negotiates it away(usually under extreme pressure), or the company goes into bankruptcy and gets the judge to do it. We lost ours in the latter...