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Jul 25, 2019, 4:04 pm

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g289t

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Originally Posted by scubadu

There are several metrics that can be used. Review this URL quickly, before someone edits it to reflect these most recent changes.

"Worlds largest airlines"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%...rgest_airlines

Regards

Thank you, that is very intersting! I think what surprised me the most is that Emirates SkyCargo carries more freight by ton-kilometers than UPS Airlines.

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Originally Posted by newyorkgeorge

Both have been neck and neck with revenues for awhile. However, basically with near same revenues DL has well more than double operating profit/margins. Remember operating profits exclude debt service. I've come to the conclusion that Parker and team don't give a damn about airline KPIs. What they care is not that you reach your destination on time but that you filled out a Barclay's credit card application inflight and handed it to a FA for expedited handling.

To be fair, the reason any business exists is to make a profit. For the most part, anything they do is done with that in mind.

Last edited by g289t; Jul 25, 2019 at 4:10 pm

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