here is some food for thought,
Two airlines are adding service to Los Angeles beginning June 1, 2014.

Etihad Airways will launch direct flights to Los Angeles from Abu Dhabi.

Cathay Pacific Airways will add a fourth daily direct flight to Los Angeles, along with three additional direct flights to Chicago beginning Aug. 2, 2014. This will bring the number of flights to Chicago to 10 a week.

Los Angeles, with a metropolitan population of more than 18 million people, is the second largest city in the U.S. It has strengths in business, international trade, technology and medicine.

“We are delighted to add Los Angeles, a major U.S. and global destination with a significant metropolitan population and growing economy, to the Etihad Airways’ network in 2014,” James Hogan, Etihad Airways’ president and CEO, said. “The expansion of the U.S. network also will be of considerable benefit to the growing commercial and cultural ties between the U.S. and UAE, with trade between the two countries set to increase beyond the current annual level of USD$22.5 billion.”

For Etihad Airways, Los Angeles will be its fourth U.S. destination, joining Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C. Etihad will deploy a Boeing 777-200LR on the route.

Cathay Pacific’s fourth Los Angeles frequency will be operated by Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.

“North America is an important market for Cathay Pacific, and we are pleased to be able to expand our services further and provide even more options for travelers,” John Slosar, Cathay Pacific chief executive, said.

- See more at: Etihad, Cathay Pacific add Los Angeles service | Air Cargo World News

Hopefully you will have better luck than a friend of mine who was hired by Atlas in early 1998 and got a job offer from US Airways in 1999. He did the only rational thing. And today, after a very rough 12 years, he is jerking gear in a A320.

On the upside his marriage, ver 1.0, survived and he still has his house.

Of course if he had stayed at Atlas, which would have looked really stupid, he would be a senior Captain. But along the way he would have skated on the edge of seeing Chapter 7.

We are all just little mammals on the highway of aviation. Road kill is both a very common and a very random event.

So step up to the table and roll the dice.

If you were hired before July 12 you should definately go to Delta givin the opportunity

I know a guy...

When did we skate on the edge of a Chapter 7? We went into a controlled 1113 process, there was never a 7 contemplated or pushed by the creditors.

Perhaps you could explain your views better and back them with facts over undefinable emotional comments? It's fairly obvious you don't know the man or his background.

My understanding may be wrong, but I was told by two people who were fairly close to the process that it was a much closer call than the public face that Erickson put on implied. In any case the need to resort to Fresh-Start Accounting speaks volumes about the situation that the company was in.

hmmmmm...

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Could this effect atlas?

That's why I posted it here.