Originally Posted by
TheManager
Should we open up the HA can of worms while we are at this???
Sure.
What did the creditors receive on their claims from the HAL bankruptcy...100 cents on the dollar. Their bankruptcy was substantively different than those experienced at DAL, UAL, NWA and Aloha, among others.
HAL's bankruptcy was a sham compared to the rest of the industry, and their rates of return prove it. It does reinforce that individual company economics as well as the overall economy strongly influence pay.