U.S. Seeks To Strike Balance as Industry Pleads for Bailouts
U.S. airlines expect to be “first in line” for government support of the aerospace industry.
A Delta Air Lines MD-88 lands at Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport on April 24, 2013. The airline plans to retire all of its MD-80-family jets as it institutes a 80-percent systemwide capacity cut. (Photo: Flickr: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/" target="_blank">Creative Commons (BY-SA)</a> by <a href="http://flickr.com/people/redlegsfan21" target="_blank">redlegsfan21</a>)
A Delta Air Lines MD-88 lands at Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport on April 24, 2013. The airline plans to retire all of its MD-80-family jets as it institutes a 80-percent systemwide capacity cut. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by redlegsfan21)