<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Alaska is now at a competitive disadvantage by being one of the carriers that *hasn't* sought chapter 11 protection.
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I only recall US airways and United going the chapter 11 route---UA is still in chapter 11 and US airways looks like it might be heading back down there again. All of the other airlines have done the right thing by trying to avoid chapter 11 at all costs.