Ghost Town: An American Nightmare

Russ Leighton: A pilot with ABX since May 1997, Leighton was laid off in January 2009

"DHL should have listened to ABX and taken their advice on how to do things. I think people in top management were fighting like kids – 'Do it my way', 'No, do it my way' – and nothing was getting done. Slowly, it fell apart. It's funny, because Mercedes did the same thing to Chrysler. They came over and they just did what they did in Wilmington. They worked for five years and laid off all these people then closed and left. The economy is so bad now that there are not many airlines hiring, and if you get a job you start back at the bottom – so your salary is very low. I have two daughters. I was going send them to college. I don't know if I am going to do that any more. I am not sure if I will keep my house."

Samantha Casolari