Originally Posted by
overqualified52
The mainlines have still been raking in record billions in profits while paying higher rates to the regionals, which by the way is what the pay should have been to begin with.
Maybe some mainlines are 'raking in record billions', but AA is not one of them. They have posted a paltry $111M in profits on $54B in 2025 revenue. Their regional operating expenses were listed at $5.1B. I imagine that includes not just their wholly owned but also ones they contract to like Republic and SkyWest.