American Airlines on Tuesday joined a long list of airlines that have filed for bankruptcy protection. American was the only U.S. legacy airline that hadn't yet filed. Several airlines have filed multiple times; Delta and Northwest filed on the same day six years ago. There have been 189 total since 1990. Here's a look at some of the airlines which filed for bankruptcy protection or went out of business over the past two decades:
Nov. 29, 2011 – American Airlines
Jan 5. 2010 – Mesa Air
Oct. 6, 2008 – Sun Country
April 11, 2008 – Frontier Airlines
March 31, 2008 – Aloha Airlines
Sept. 14, 2005 – Delta Air Lines, Northwest Airlines, Comair
Sept. 12, 2004 – US Airways
Dec. 9, 2002 – United Airlines
Aug. 11, 2002 – US Airways
Jan. 10, 2001 – Trans World Airlines (TWA)
Feb. 26, 1998 – Pan American World Airways (Pan Am)
June 30, 1995 – Trans World Airlines
Sept. 21, 1993 – Hawaiian Airlines
Jan. 31, 1992 – Trans World Airlines
June 27, 1991 – America West Airlines
Jan. 18, 1991 – Eastern Air Lines
Jan. 8 1991 – Pan Am World Airways
Dec. 3, 1990 – Continental Airlines
The Associated Press | November 29, 2011 12:01 PM EST | Associated Press
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