>From http://www.fool.com/news/commentary/2003/commentary030711wt.htm Salaries per available seat mile (ASM) are, for the year ending December 2002: Jetblue: 7.71 cents/asm Southwest: 8.02 cents/asm Delta: 9.39 cents/asm David R http://home.attbi.com/~damiross http://home.attbi.com/~damiross/books.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Grant McKenzie" <gjmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2003 13:46 Subject: Re: [AIRLINE] [Sky-1] Sky's the limit for AirTran / Delta's labor costs are too high (again) > Got any figures for those incredibly high paying airlines, Southwest and > JetBlue, Jose? > > Grant > SYD > QF > Inquiring minds like to get their facts straight. > > > At 11:59 AM 14/09/03 -0400, you wrote: > >Okay, for the gents who wanted FACTS that Delta's labor costs are too > >high, here is yet another article to backup my opinions. Highlights from > >the below article: > > > > 1. Last year, AirTran's labor costs were 28 percent of revenue, > > vs. 46 percent at Delta. > > > > 2. Senior AirTran mechanics make $28 an hour, about $4 lower than > > their nonunion counterparts at Delta, Mays said, but he thinks a bigger > > difference is more flexible work rules. > > > > 3. The pay gap extends to pilots as well: AirTran's top out at > > about $140,000, while a midcareer Delta captain flying similar planes > > makes close to $200,000. > > > >Jose Prize > >Fan of facts > >Fan of passengers refusing to pay high fares to subsidize high labor costs > >