Originally Posted by
chrisreedrules
What scares me is if AA goes away completely. I know that major US cities will still need lift. But I also know that the market can easily shed an airline and not miss a beat. Even one the size of AA...
It's a possibility, but not a foregone conclusion. Most independent analysts consider AA the prime candidate for Ch.11 and potentially Ch.7.
Depends on speed of recovery plus the federal aid wildcard... it would be hard for the fed to aid the industry while allowing any of the big three to fail completely. And the fed may need to further aid the industry.