"It's been a difficult three years for many of our
stakeholders, and we appreciate the many sacrifices they made. But
those sacrifices have manifested themselves into improved operating
results."
Source: United Airlines CFO Jake Brace,
commenting on the long, hard road United Airlines, its
shareholders, creditors, and employees have taken during the
three-year fight to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. That fight
may be over soon, however, as United is expected to hear Friday
from a bankruptcy judge that the airline is clear to exit Chapter
11 on February 1.