Originally Posted by
76drvr
Wait, USAirways exited bankruptcy in 2005, UAL exited Bankruptcy in 2006, Delta didn't exit bankruptcy until 2007.
My mistake. I meant to convey that the others were in bankruptcy almost twice as long as Delta and Northwest. Those other carriers were left in a more damaged condition than the two of us.
That's why people who crow about the progress of Delta/Northwest as being proof of the appeasement strategy's success are doing so while ignoring the fact that our other competitors in the race are/were in quicksand. That does not mean you're good at racing.
Originally Posted by
76drvr
We all went through mergers and had opportunities to improve our contracts and USAirways and UAL had a 1-2 year head start exiting bankruptcy, yet DAL has a better contract.
Yet both USAirways and United were in bankruptcy twice as long as we were and were far more damaged financially than us. Our "union's" strategy of appeasement has only shown positive results because of comparisons to very weakened competitors.
Carl