BTW, thanks for doing the number crunching. I don't get into the details like that. Just working with round figures.

The company has a habit of making a move and accepting short term costs so that the longer term looks the way they want it. That explains a lot. There is a lot of inefficiency because it is difficult to predict the future and airplanes/crews need to be ready when needed. Long lead times are often required. But some costs are borne due to simple error. Kinda hard to tell the difference sometimes.