Originally Posted by
Varsity
You couldn't be further from the truth.
40 years ago was 1979, AA didn't even cross the Atlantic until 1982. Delta bought Pan Am's routes. United didn't fly international on their own until 1983.
Take a seat bro.
Think again, "bro" (I had to laugh at that one. You schooled me for sure, bro).
First of all, since when has International flying ever defined an airline's size? The answer is never.
Many other metrics define an airline's size - Total Revenue, Revenue passenger miles, Passenger emplacements, Fleet size, etc.
We just finished 2018, so 40 years ago for complete statistics was 1978.
The ATA's own report for 1978 shows:
Revenue passenger miles:
1) UA (39.3B)
2) AA (29B)
3) TW (27B)
4) EA (25.2B)
5) DL (23.3B)
6) PA (21.1B)
Enplanements:
1) UA
2) EA
3) DL
4) AA
5) TW
10) PA
Total Operating Revenue:
1) UA
2) AA
3) TW
4) EA
5) PA
6) DL
Fleet size:
1) UA (340)
2) EA (248)
3) AA (246)
4) DL (206)
5) TW (200)
6) NW (105)
7) BN (103)
8) AL (93)
9) PA (90)
How is it I need to sit down, bro?
Anyway, this is still about Swayne.