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Are Legacy Costs Really American Airlines' Biggest Problem?

The problem with the legacy carriers has nothing to do with labor costs. I have an uncle that is a pilot with Southwest that makes over $50,000 more a year than I do with one of the Legacy carriers. We are both B737 Captains and both of us have the same number years of seniority. Southwest also has much better work rules, more days off, because their management knows how to utilize their aircraft.