Originally Posted by acl65pilot

Again, I completely agree. No really. Many pilots get caught up in CASM as a whole, and not our percentage of it. Yes, of course it all matters to make a business sustainable, but as you illustrate, we need to look at our portion of it.

We are cheaper than WN, and that is exactly where management wanted us in CH11. Now WN is feeling the pressure, just like they wanted them too. There is room in there for significant gains. We agree! My point is that it would be even more prevalent if we broke these two sides of the operation out. Probably so much so, that the company would not want us to see it.

As I have said on the other thread, SWAPA has help foster in this new era with their willingness to undercut, and now they have to live with the world they helped create. As we can see, there are areas that we can gain in, and with good measure. I still think it is sad that we are using SWA and SWAPA rates and benefits are a benchmark given that their idea of pilot compensation is what imploded the industry. (I know, go rant on the other thread)