Originally Posted by
sailingfun
The data is easily available. For 2010 they averaged 52 block hours per pilot. Delta was at 42. Total pilot costs per block hour flown were 698 at SW and 690 at Delta.
Also understand that those numbers that are reported on the Form 41 are not rationalized for our international three and four man operations. They are flight block hrs not pilot block hrs, and for that reason, the number are not painting the apples to apples picture.