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Jan 11, 2010 | 6:32 am

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Originally Posted by elitetraveler

Didn't AA cut capacity significantly. RPMs are only interesting data when laid against ASMs and Yield.

Exactly. Plus, if those aren't consolidated numbers (including Eagle and Connection), then I think they also paint a false picture. Nevertheless, its obvious that AA has a shrink-to-profitability model.