Airline costs and productivity charts

[Max Powers]

SWA labor costs are the highest but they have the fewest employees per aircraft, which helps them achieve the lowest CASM.

true but realize they don't have a 400 seat 747 that takes on cargo. You need more people to work a 747 thank a 737. That is not a good metric for determining cost and productivity effectiveness.

 

[FCPhotography]

I thought the 747 has one of the lowest CASM's in the industry.

I don't know what comparison is the best. Comparing ASM's per employee is probably better...just looking at the charts for entertainment value.

For example,

Chart 49, "labor costs per passenger".....I don't understand how this is even possible.

http://www.airlinefinancials.com/airline_data_comparisons.html

 

[PBRstreetgang]

Are you really that ignorant?

Indirectly, via the sunroof conversion "heavy check" process. MX outsourcing.

 

[densoo]

I don't know why anyone would consider employees per airframe and why some financial wizards would graph it

Work rules.

 

[FCPhotography]

Work rules.

That was sarcasm.

The airline with some of the best work rules in the industry has the lowest CASM. I can't explain that and that is what I am trying to understand.

 

[densoo]

That was sarcasm.

The airline with some of the best work rules in the industry has the lowest CASM. I can't explain that and that is what I am trying to understand.

Sorry!

 

[densoo]

http://web.mit.edu/airlinedata/www/...ail Cockpit Cost Per Block Hour Summary10.htm