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- <text id=91TT0140>
- <title>
- Jan. 21, 1991: Business Notes:Airlines
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- <history>
- TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1991
- Jan. 21, 1991 January 15:Deadline For War
- </history>
- <article>
- <source>Time Magazine</source>
- <hdr>
- BUSINESS, Page 58
- Business Notes
- AIRLINES
- I'll Take a Wing, Please
- </hdr><body>
- <p> When financially emaciated Pan Am was looking for a
- well-heeled partner, few carriers were courting the airline.
- But as soon as the venerable company filed for Chapter 11
- protection last week, competitors were suddenly flocking to
- bankruptcy court. Rival carriers Delta, Trans World and
- Northwest all expressed interest in buying some part of the
- bankrupt airline. Even show-biz financier Kirk Kerkorian made
- an offer, promising to provide as much as $50 million in
- emergency financing. But bankruptcy judge Cornelius Blackshear
- rejected all the bids as latecomers.
- </p>
- <p> Instead, the Manhattan-based judge allowed Pan Am to go
- ahead with an earlier deal to sell its five U.S.-to-London
- routes to United Airlines for $290 million. Pan Am will get an
- immediate infusion of $150 million, one-third from United and
- the rest in bank loans. Pan Am plans to keep flying and honor
- all tickets and frequent-flyer credits.
- </p>
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- </body></article>
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