Originally Posted by
senecacaptain
the author needs to realize you don't "have" anything until you exchange it for cash. I doubt anybody will need a bunch of airport slots or real estate anytime soon. my backyard pool is paid for and "unencumbered" not attached to my mortgage. So what. I will never sell the pool only, to raise cash.
Also, Eastern burned the furniture to keep the house warm, and it did not work out for them. Who are the selling the parts to ? Delta and United do not need any parts. European airlines are broke. Frontier, Spirit are flying a new fleet. So how is AA converting the "value" of parts into cold cash ?
they aren't.
bad article
Delta raised 3.5B selling bonds, using gates, slots, and routes as collateral. They closed in late April.
I doubt AA could, already have too much debt elsewhere, plus I think Delta went with a private issuance so they wouldn't have to withstand public scrutiny. Could be 75/76 spare parts and "Amazon", UPS and FedEx could buy them.