of course there are lots in america who lost pensions jobs etc with the big boys under 'chapter 11' . The reality is that when you look closely theres very little open free trade in this industry when you look at it with any objectivity ! look at slots and traffic rights , theres still huge protectionism . Find it interesting that in europe the old state carriers who had the best routes for many years still can't compete with either the low costs or the middle east carriers !