The demand for civilian pilots seems likely to continue as the airlines keep growing.
Most scoffed when asked if their airlines had kept them informed.
Here are some things the airlines might keep in the fine print.
But the airlines keep selling their miles to credit card companies and others that want to give them away to their own customers.
Donovan had learned during his investigation that most airlines kept active records of passengers going back five years.
He said, "I'm sure the airline is keeping everyone informed."
The airline had four billion dollars in the bank and could have kept paying its bills.
Under the program's provisions, the Government pays the airlines to keep flying the routes.
Current rules allow an airline to keep its slots if they are used 65 percent of the time.
All airlines remain independent and keep their own corporate identity.