AirBoss

Airlines: Some Costs They Can't - And Shouldn't - Cut

And as bad as the Majors story is -- and it is -- the story is far worse at Regional/ACMI operators, where the FO is at food stamp wages and flies more legs at low altitudes in the weather with less capable equipment.

The Rise of Cheap Airlines

After importing former USAirways revenue management staff, JetBlue has become like any other airline. They price gouge when the opportunity presents, do not have a true low cost structure when full maintenance and ownership costs are realized, and earlier growth followed by recent stagnation have not been kind to their JFK and out-station customer facing service.