What if ... American hadn't avoided bankruptcy in 2003?
Labor and management united to save the airline then; but those moves have led to a wider gap between them
Feb. 1, 2006: UAL emerges from bankruptcy.
April 30, 2007: Delta emerges from bankruptcy
May 31, 2007: Northwest emerges from bankruptcy.
SOURCE: Dallas Morning News research
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