Originally Posted by Avroman

Bingo... Comair went into BK because of being wholly owned by Delta and Delta went. Kind of like Chevy went there because of General Motors.... Mesaba went into "scamruptcy" because it was a corporate ploy plotted out by Nortwest (which was syncronized with Delta to prepare for the merger) Neither case put the carrier at true risk. Mesa as was stated would be an example of a carrier that will try to tread water til it goes straight to Chapter 7 and history, because every one of its contract partners has publicly stated already they want to dump Mesa... BK filing would make that an instant reality along with the end of Mesa. (for example)