airlines

The Daily Docket: Ocala Renews Bid to Probe Freddie Over Taylor Bean Fraud

10/22/12

A former Taylor Bean and Whitaker Corp. subsidiary is renewing its bid to probe whether Freddie Mac “aided and abetted” the multibillion-dollar bank fraud at the failed mortgage lender. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

[more]

The Daily Docket: A123 Bidding War Heats Up

10/19/12

A bidding war for A123 Systems Inc. broke out in bankruptcy court Thursday between a spurned Chinese suitor and an American auto-parts maker. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

[more]

The Daily Docket: Hawker Plans to Exit Bankruptcy on Its Own

10/18/12

Hawker Beechcraft said it plans to emerge from Chapter 11 protection as a standalone company and is no longer pursuing a transaction with China’s Superior Aviation Beijing Co. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

[more]

The Daily Docket: Midland Says It Didn’t ‘Bully’ Resorts Into Sale

10/15/12

The fight to bring four marquee U.S. hotels out of bankruptcy is turning increasingly nasty, with a hedge fund accusing the company that oversees their mortgage debt of “bullying” management into accepting a $1.5 billion offer from Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

[more]

The Daily Docket: American Eagle Pilots Accept Labor Deal

10/10/12

A majority of American Eagle pilots have voted in favor of a new labor agreement between their union and AMR Corp., the regional airline’s parent. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

[more]

The Daily Docket: Pinnacle Unions Balk at Airline’s Attempts to Scrap Contract

10/09/12

Pinnacle Airlines Corp.'s thousands of pilots and flight attendants are objecting to the airline’s bid to scrap their contracts, a move the regional carrier says is necessary to exit bankruptcy protection. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

[more]

The Daily Docket: Giddens Settles Lehman Dispute

10/05/12
Reuters

The trustee winding down Lehman Brothers’ brokerage has settled a $6 billion dispute with the failed investment bank’s former Swiss derivatives unit, one of the last holdouts among Lehman’s foreign affil

[more]

The Daily Docket: Bakers Steps Into Bankruptcy

10/04/12

Bakers Footwear Group Inc. has filed for bankruptcy protection, The Wall Street Journal reports.

[more]