Operated through MAN last week and heard same rumour re the stored Monarch DC10.
Sorry to hear that you ex Cougar folks are owed your salaries etc. Must be a difficult time for you, but I really do hope that all of you eventually find something much better.
Same thing seems to happen much too often, and the victims are always the workers. Unfortunately, "moral responsibility to employees" is an anathema to business. Most businesses.
Any future employees of a re birth should either buck the trend by requesting payment in advance, or else have a good pension to fall back on!