WSJ on 22 June published an article about the AA/US merger possibilities. The article includes a table that has me puzzled:
AA US
DAily flights 3,400 3,200
Employee headcount 80,000 32,000
2011 Revenue $24B $13B
2011 Profit/(Loss) ($1.98B) $0.71B
How does US Air run 3,200 flights per day with 40% of the headcount that it takes AA to run 3,400 flights per day? Is it safe to say that the headcount disparity accounts for AA's $2B loss (vs US's $.7B profit)?
How does AA produce 84% more revenue than US with 6% more flights?
AA US
DAily flights 3,400 3,200
Employee headcount 80,000 32,000
2011 Revenue $24B $13B
2011 Profit/(Loss) ($1.98B) $0.71B
How does US Air run 3,200 flights per day with 40% of the headcount that it takes AA to run 3,400 flights per day? Is it safe to say that the headcount disparity accounts for AA's $2B loss (vs US's $.7B profit)?
How does AA produce 84% more revenue than US with 6% more flights?