Airline costs and productivity charts

[Dash Power]

The more destinations a company has, the more employees it takes. Pretty simple..

You do realize we are talking about number of employees per airplane. Right?

 

[tzskipper]

Generally speaking, the larger the aircraft, the more employees per said aircraft.

 

[najet]

Shouldn't you guys be comparing ASM's per employee? Seems a little more accurate when comparing different fleets......

 

[FCPhotography]

Your right Muskycat...employees per aircraft mean nothing and it is a factor I bet no management team considers. Please excuse me for my previous post. It is probably all because of fuel hedging.

 

[FCPhotography]

ASM's per employee. Chart 35. In order from highest to lowest.

SWA
United
Delta
Continental
American
USAirways

 

[FCPhotography]

"The more destinations a company has, the more employees it takes. Pretty simple.."

Do you have 2 departures a day with 3 employees or do you have 23 departures with 6 employees? Do all the employees know how to operate or maintain each different type of plane that is parked at that gate?

 

[Muskycat]

"The more destinations a company has, the more employees it takes. Pretty simple.."

Do you have 2 departures a day with 3 employees or do you have 23 departures with 6 employees? Do all the employees know how to operate or maintain each different type of plane that is parked at that gate?

How about if brand x services 85 cities and brand Y services 400 cities. And each city has on average 10 employees.

 

[FCPhotography]

How about if brand x services 85 cities and brand Y services 400 cities. And each city has on average 10 employees.

I don't know why anyone would consider employees per airframe and why some financial wizards would graph it. Just count the number of stations. Clear as a bell now. Thank you.

 

[Lampshade]

I don't know why anyone would consider employees per airframe and why some financial wizards would graph it. Just count the number of stations. Clear as a bell now. Thank you.

Because airframes make money and employees take money. The ratio between the two can be telling, especially with bloated mgmt layers and union largess.

 

[FCPhotography]

Thanks Lampshade. Was being sarcastic for Muskycat.