Originally Posted by
Often1
UA is a for-profit business. It has an obligation to its shareholders.
Compare that with Ethiopian, which is owned by the government. I don't know what their operating principles are. Profit may not be #1, and growth in profit almost certainly is not. In fact, it may not even be required to turn a profit at all. As a government institution, perhaps its mandate is to operate efficiently in order to grow the overall economy, and not generate a direct profit. I have no idea. But it's certainly very different than UA's raison d'être.