Originally Posted by
rickt86
American Eagle itself is so large its classified as major airline. Not saying we dont have poor stats, but I dont think they are much different than our competitors. Some of them also are the difference between 8.5% and 8.9%. I am too lazy to look, but you seem to care, can you find for 2012, not 2011/2010, the on time, bag loss, percentages by regional airlines??
just to fill in
i think you are referring to the fact that DOT only requires airlines with more than 1 percent of total domestic scheduled service passenger revenue to report data.
most large regionals are part of this.
Aviation Consumer Protection Division
according to the latest Jan-June 2012, Eagle is still last.
(the margin to second to last, Expressjet, is small though)
(p.32 of the August 2012 report)
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just noticed that Mesa voluntarily submits these figures, they are not required as per the 1% rule.
(think I remember reading somewhere previously its because they used to have to submit them and then fell below the 1%.
soon to join the mandatory club is probably Spirit)