I agree but United has made commitments to people for pensions . Do we just let the people who are owed the pension go bankrupt as well or do you broker a deal with the other airlines and get the pensioners 75 cents on the dollar? Maybe with 25 cents of that coming from the feds. It may save a few pensioners from going on welfare which will just coming out of our pockets anyway.
Sell the airplanes to fund the pensions.