Originally Posted by
Ottopilot
The numbers showed at the merger that UAL had 10 more airframes than CAL, but CAL flying more; and much more international. How's your math?
Cal flew more shorter flights. A 737 flies 4 legs with 2 pilots. A 747 flies one long leg with 4 piliots.
So you can argue CAL is bigger because they fly more flights with less pilots, or you can use common sense.