While many remember the early aughts like it was yesterday, 2002 is a lifetime away when it comes to aviation. In the aftermath of 9/11, lawmakers and the Federal Aviation Administration were in the process of introducing new rules for airlines while travel was in a prolonged recession due to large numbers of Americans being afraid to fly.
All this, along with accumulating debt and multiple labor disputes in the summer of 2000, led to United AirlinesUAL filing for Chapter 11 protection on…














