Originally Posted by
aeroengineer
Another question for the financially savvy. I understand that two of the biggest costs for airlines are fuel and labor. How's AA compare to the rest of the industry on labor costs?
The main problem isn’t labor rates per se. It’s one of an awful lot of people being at the top of those scales, and the WB aircraft (and their pilots) not being able to be optimally employed until international and business flying rebounds. that and the debt service. $35 billion is a lot of debt to service - especially now when everyone is losing money.