Originally Posted by acvitale

I was so intrigued by the amount of mis-information I decided to do something that was absolutely UNHEARD of on flyertalk and researched using official data.

The results were stunning! AA has the highest overall yields of the large US domestic network carriers (AA, UA, DL, WN).

The OPs summations are actually the opposite of reality.

I suggest any who dare (or just would like to know).. Do the following..

Go to the DOT website. Pull the REQUIRED airline submissions and look at the RSM. AA is the winner for highest yields. I know that those of us who use lavatories and such are clearly not worthy of F class. At nearly 50 and with millions of miles flown under my belt that I am too geriatric for the OP... But, It would explain how they managed more profit in the last quarter then DL or UA. In fact if you combined UA, DL and WN together.. Well enough said. Why let pesky facts get in the way of the OPs bathroom, clothing BS observations. Unless we are hipsters as the DYKWIA OP indicates we are not revenue F class.

The DOT requires all major airlines (over $1B USD in annual revenue to submit the data. Suggest a quick search of regulations.gov for the DOT data)