for an airline that carries hundreds of thousands of us through the skies every day/year....than it is to allow the fat cat carmakers to do the same?
Politics and lobbyists aside (big assumption!!) anyone who understands the Chapter 11 process would have no problem allowing the big three to do so sooner than later.

The UAW must have a heavier hand in Washington than did the various airline locals!!!

Here again if we the people wailed as long and as hard at our law makers as the lobbyists do, there might be a difference....unfortunately that ain't gonna happen....

Chapter 11...dump the executive management....dump the board of directors...dump the unions = better run more profitable company.

BTK