Bondholder activism: Delta in tense Chapter 11 negotiations

Airline is courting controversy with creditors after abandoning leased aircraft.

“Delta’s financial problems are
severe, but by no means
insurmountable”
Gerald Grinstein


Delta Airlines has thrown a spanner in the works of its Chapter 11 proceedings by rejecting some of its aircraft leases and abandoning the aircraft involved wherever in the world they happen to be. Chapter 11 has not been the smooth road for Delta initially expected by the market. At its very first creditor meeting in October, bondholders were startled to learn of Delta’s plans.

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