Has a strike ever shutdown an airline?

[great cornholio]

Title pretty much sums it up. Management always says that they will close up shop if a strike happens. I'm just wondering if a strike has ever actually lead to a company shutting down.

 

[suupah]

Eastern?

 

[ATLplt]

If you're asking about a purely pilot only strike then the answer is no.

If you're asking about a strike of any kind then I suppose you could say the Eastern mechanics strike would qualify. The airline was headed in in the gutter to begin with, thanks to the spaceman and the devil, but the strike (honored by the pilots) sealed the deal.

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

Love the spaceman......

 

[NuGuy]

Title pretty much sums it up. Management always says that they will close up shop if a strike happens. I'm just wondering if a strike has ever actually lead to a company shutting down.

NWA 1998. Stopped the show cold.

Technically, it was a lockout, not a strike. Same result.

Nu

 

[Redmeat]

NWA 1998. Stopped the show cold.

Technically, it was a lockout, not a strike. Same result.

Nu

I think the OP means 'shut down' as in Tango Uniform...

 

[AlaskaLoad]

Standard Airways in the 70s

 

[hou757]

Eastern Airlines. (1991)

 

[Lear70]

Eastern Airlines. (1991)

I think we already covered that, sport. Thanks...

 

[j41driver]

Don't forget Eastern.








Sorry Lear...couldn't resist