SAS applies for Chapter 11 in the US
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SAS applies for Chapter 11 in the US
https://www.reuters.com/business/aer...es-2022-07-05/
Is that a scare tactic against the striking pilots or is it a diversionary tactic to divert from failed management strategies?
I fail to grasp the applicability of US bancruptcy law to a Scandinavian company. Or am I missing something?
Is that a scare tactic against the striking pilots or is it a diversionary tactic to divert from failed management strategies?
I fail to grasp the applicability of US bancruptcy law to a Scandinavian company. Or am I missing something?
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https://www.reuters.com/business/aer...es-2022-07-05/
Is that a scare tactic against the striking pilots or is it a diversionary tactic to divert from failed management strategies?
I fail to grasp the applicability of US bancruptcy law to a Scandinavian company. Or am I missing something?
Is that a scare tactic against the striking pilots or is it a diversionary tactic to divert from failed management strategies?
I fail to grasp the applicability of US bancruptcy law to a Scandinavian company. Or am I missing something?
The US bankruptcy Chapter 11 allows restructuring of the company without dissolution of the company. Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US would probably not even be considered bankruptcy in Europe. Many foreign carriers have used American bankruptcy laws to their benefit... AeroMexico, LATAM and Avianca have all filed for reorganization under US bankruptcy laws.
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Correct.
"Filing in the U.S. was favorable because it gave management more flexibility to negotiate with stakeholders while continuing to operate", the airline said. (Wall Street Journal reporting, website today).
"Filing in the U.S. was favorable because it gave management more flexibility to negotiate with stakeholders while continuing to operate", the airline said. (Wall Street Journal reporting, website today).
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Does that apply to all activities and contractual obligations of SAS or only to the ones signed with US counterparts and mutually agreed US jurisdiction?
So far all that I found by googling was SAS's own press statements, so hardly an enlighting piece of information what is really done here.
It sounds really weird to me that a Scandinavian company could get rid of their obligations in Scandinavia (or Europe) with the help of a US court. That would render any European contract law meaningless.
So far all that I found by googling was SAS's own press statements, so hardly an enlighting piece of information what is really done here.
It sounds really weird to me that a Scandinavian company could get rid of their obligations in Scandinavia (or Europe) with the help of a US court. That would render any European contract law meaningless.
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Does that apply to all activities and contractual obligations of SAS or only to the ones signed with US counterparts and mutually agreed US jurisdiction?
So far all that I found by googling was SAS's own press statements, so hardly an enlighting piece of information what is really done here.
It sounds really weird to me that a Scandinavian company could get rid of their obligations in Scandinavia (or Europe) with the help of a US court. That would render any European contract law meaningless.
So far all that I found by googling was SAS's own press statements, so hardly an enlighting piece of information what is really done here.
It sounds really weird to me that a Scandinavian company could get rid of their obligations in Scandinavia (or Europe) with the help of a US court. That would render any European contract law meaningless.
Chapter 11 means assets are still more than obligations so the business is still theoretically viable. Chapter 9 is when there are insufficient assets to meet obligations and usually leads to liquidation of the business.
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Thanks for the clarification, tdracer. That still describes a situation in which a company is not fulfilling its contractual obligations. Because only when you don't fulfill these you need protection from "immediate threat of creditors seizing their assets".
Lake1952, thanks for the link. Read it, but not digested. Guess need to read it several times as a layman in law.
Lake1952, thanks for the link. Read it, but not digested. Guess need to read it several times as a layman in law.
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SAS pilots make around 7K UKP a month gross on average. Senior skippers end at around 10K and junior SO start at around 4K. The offer from the pilots was to reduce that by 13%, plus other concessions on e.g. maximum weekly working hours.
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https://www.reuters.com/business/aer...es-2022-07-05/
Is that a scare tactic against the striking pilots or is it a diversionary tactic to divert from failed management strategies?
I fail to grasp the applicability of US bancruptcy law to a Scandinavian company. Or am I missing something?
Is that a scare tactic against the striking pilots or is it a diversionary tactic to divert from failed management strategies?
I fail to grasp the applicability of US bancruptcy law to a Scandinavian company. Or am I missing something?
The bankruptcy protection and restructuring was going to happen, the strike has just brought it forward. There are some small issues with SAS Connect/Link and wet lease accessing some services at outstations due to the financial situation. This has since been rectified, however.
A sad day for a prestigious brand and a proud, loyal workforce. I worked on the commercial side from '85-'94. At one point in the late-'eighties, in world airline terms, they were around 22 in passenger numbers, and number 3 in profitability, behind AA and SQ. Most UK-Scandi. routes ran with the curtain around five rows from the back, making economy class a exclusive section (!)
Jan Carlzon repeatedly warned about their cost base as far back as 1988. He also predicted the current European alliances (KL/AF, BA/IB, etc), and when he suggested that the rise and rise of lo-cos would threaten the traffic base of premier legacy carriers, we hardly believed him.. He was absolutely right. I'd love to know his thoughts today.
Jan Carlzon repeatedly warned about their cost base as far back as 1988. He also predicted the current European alliances (KL/AF, BA/IB, etc), and when he suggested that the rise and rise of lo-cos would threaten the traffic base of premier legacy carriers, we hardly believed him.. He was absolutely right. I'd love to know his thoughts today.
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A sad day for a prestigious brand and a proud, loyal workforce. I worked on the commercial side from '85-'94. At one point in the late-'eighties, in world airline terms, they were around 22 in passenger numbers, and number 3 in profitability, behind AA and SQ. Most UK-Scandi. routes ran with the curtain around five rows from the back, making economy class a exclusive section (!)
Jan Carlzon repeatedly warned about their cost base as far back as 1988. He also predicted the current European alliances (KL/AF, BA/IB, etc), and when he suggested that the rise and rise of lo-cos would threaten the traffic base of premier legacy carriers, we hardly believed him.. He was absolutely right. I'd love to know his thoughts today.
Jan Carlzon repeatedly warned about their cost base as far back as 1988. He also predicted the current European alliances (KL/AF, BA/IB, etc), and when he suggested that the rise and rise of lo-cos would threaten the traffic base of premier legacy carriers, we hardly believed him.. He was absolutely right. I'd love to know his thoughts today.
Ah! Yes indeed - I remember that one!
However, that was based on forming more than just a marketing alliance with another carrier. BCal and Sabena fell through, and the Alcazar project stalled (Wikipedia makes interesting reading on this). Carlzon departed, vision thwarted. After that, apart from becoming a feeder service to one of the big alliances, there were not a lot of options.
What has surprised me is that SAS have endured so long with high costs and declining yields.
However, that was based on forming more than just a marketing alliance with another carrier. BCal and Sabena fell through, and the Alcazar project stalled (Wikipedia makes interesting reading on this). Carlzon departed, vision thwarted. After that, apart from becoming a feeder service to one of the big alliances, there were not a lot of options.
What has surprised me is that SAS have endured so long with high costs and declining yields.
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Agreed. A good number of years ago, I along with others studied SAS’s average revenue. It was a multiple of what my carrier had. But so were their costs.
I remember sitting in the back of a DC9 or MD80 on a intra European flight (BRU-CPH IIRC) where the Y section was 3 rows…
I remember sitting in the back of a DC9 or MD80 on a intra European flight (BRU-CPH IIRC) where the Y section was 3 rows…
I was on the corporate/business travel agency sales side, and the big, big shock was GW1 and the following recession circa 1991. Traffic was never the same after that. Additionally, Sweden was specifically threatened by terrorist organisations as I recall.
On my final day with the company in 1994, I sat on a jump seat right at the back of the MD80, and the curtain was 2/3rds up the cabin, a sign of changing times.
London-Stockholm was in the top three of the best-performing routes. Another was possibly Copenhagen-Milan.
LHR-ARN "C" was £500.00 return. If 120 of the 133 seats on an MD80 were filled with point-to-point "C" returns, that would give a gross ticket value per sector of £30,000.
On my final day with the company in 1994, I sat on a jump seat right at the back of the MD80, and the curtain was 2/3rds up the cabin, a sign of changing times.
London-Stockholm was in the top three of the best-performing routes. Another was possibly Copenhagen-Milan.
LHR-ARN "C" was £500.00 return. If 120 of the 133 seats on an MD80 were filled with point-to-point "C" returns, that would give a gross ticket value per sector of £30,000.
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Haven't flown SAS probably for 20 years. My last and current company flew and fly low cost. Privately, SAS is out of the question, prices are 2 - 3 times higher than competition.
I am still remember fondly boarding a SAS machine in Bangkok after a strenous trip around the Far East, having spent months in Dhaka or other lovely places, felt like being already half-way home. And I still have a small collection of cognac glasses that somehow dropped off the tray table right down into my briefcase.
I am still remember fondly boarding a SAS machine in Bangkok after a strenous trip around the Far East, having spent months in Dhaka or other lovely places, felt like being already half-way home. And I still have a small collection of cognac glasses that somehow dropped off the tray table right down into my briefcase.
