Originally Posted by astaz

Operating revenue was up 12.7% in Q4, which makes sense with your statement of increased passenger counts etc. However, our bonus is based on Operating Income, which was down 61.6% in Q4. Why? Operating expenses, 757 retirements, increased lease payments, aircraft acquisitions, training, aircraft standardization, and other factors probably all influenced the increased spending. I agree with a number between 2.5% and 3.0% for what will be announced for profit sharing. Possibly on the lower side of the range due to an increased number of team members and pilots sharing the 5% contributed to the profit sharing pool.