The company also faced labor challenges last year with disputes with the airlines' two largest unions, the InternationalAssociation of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.
Tom Buffenbarger, president of the InternationalAssociation of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, said that given the financial turmoil, it was "remarkable" that the 3, 000 current and laid-off workers represented by the union will still have retirement benefits.