Originally Posted by
yoda82
That's not actually true and I don't know why people gloss over this as if it is fact. Those pilots were already out of a job in Nov. They were purchased before that happened, so instead of going the way of liquidation, their airline brand was bought and their jobs will eventually be offered back to them... at half the pay. ****ty it is. And probably a harder pill to swallow I understand. But I don't think RAH pilots should be treated unfairly because of it.
Where would Midwest Airlines be right now if Republic hadn't bought them? Was it pretty much guaranteed that they would be liquidated by now? Bankruptcy a possibility? Just wondering what you guys think would have happened.