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1985 newspaper clipping about British Airways rushing to settle with Laker Airways creditors over DC-10 aircraft financing

A 1985 press clipping from the Air Travel Planner reporting on British Airways' urgent efforts to reach a settlement with Laker Airways creditors by month's end. The article details BA's negotiations regarding Laker's liquidation and mentions the US Export-Import Bank's $75 million debt from financing Laker's five DC-10 aircraft purchases.

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