You all are talking about revenue issues:
- Increase in Premium cabins
-densifying cabins
-selling miles to banks

AA shows in the 3rd quarter report that their problem (like most businesses ) is not revenue, it is cost containment.
Like paying for the A330's and not flying them, might as well burn $100 bills in the parking lot in Dallas .

Every large company has 10-15% more managers than they need: go fire them, tomorrow as people cost, not just salary but especially benefits are the single leading cost to most businesses.

Obviously United and Delta are getting more productivity out of their workers and assets (planes and routes).