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Exorbitant fuel prices. Complex pension issues and escalating employee costs. Industry over-capacity. All of these factors contribute to airlines being one of the most distressed industries in the U.S. and worldwide. Do you have the information you need to protect your investments and advise your clients?
American Conference Institute's Third International Legal and Business Summit on Airline Restructuring publication will get you up-to-date on the newest risks, the newest opportunities, and the newest players in the airline industry.
Contents & Contributors
OUTLOOK FOR THE AIRLINES INDUSTRY: NEWEST RISKS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND PLAYERS
David H. Treitel, Simat Helliesen & Eichner, Inc.
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF RECENT AIRLINE RESTRUCTURINGS: LESSONS LEARNED AND FUTURE PREDICTIONS
Michael B. Cox, The Seabury Group, LLC
BANKRUPTCY CODE § 1110 IN 2005
Susan M. Freeman, Lewis and Roca LLP
PENSION AND RETIREE CLAIMS IN U.S. INSOLVENCIES
Marshall S. Huebner, Davis Polk & Wardwell
LABOR CONTRACTS, PENSION PLANS, AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS: TACKLING LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT ISSUES ARISING OUT OF AIRLINE RESTRUCTURING
Marc Kieselstein, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
AN OVERVIEW OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS, RETIREE MEDICAL BENEFITS AND PENSION ISSUES IN CHAPTER 11
Sharon L. Levine, Lowenstein Sandler, PC
S. Jason Teele, Lowenstein Sandler, PC
A REVIEW OF EETCS
Reno Bianchi, Citigroup
AIRCRAFT FINANCING OPTIONS AND FUTURE PROGNOSIS
Ronald Scheinberg, Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholtz, PC
EETCS, JOLS, AND NEXT GENERATION STRUCTURES: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE LATEST FINANCING OPTIONS
Michael Vernier, Standard & Poor's Rating Services
REDRESSING THE BALANCE
Eliot Gewirtz, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
THE LESSORS' PERSPECTIVE: AN UPDATE
Loren M. Dollet, Aviation Capital Group Corp.
Hallidie Haid, GATX Financial
Ron Wainshal, General Electric Capital Aviation Services