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Old May 17, 2016, 2:54 pm
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Originally Posted by BApilotinsider
There's a delicious irony to see the US airlines whinging about the ME3 state subsidies. All the legacy US carriers wouldn't be flying today if it wasn't for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Careful! I brought this point up in another thread and was roundly shouted down on the basis that Ch11 is a private markets solution that does cost the taxpayer anything!
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