jetdoc:
Often you can go to an airline''s 10Q/K and look at the financial pages which breakdown the specific elements that make up the total CASM. I know jetBlue does this and I''m sure SWA does as well.
As for busdrvr, he''s probably never heard of Dale Carnegie, if you know what I mean. I get the same impression about him from his many posts. Its too bad because its apparent he''s an dedicated airline employee, and has more than a casual knowledge of the business.
If he could just take a more civil approach to these industry debates he''d probably gain more influence and respect. But then again, he''s dealing with some tough personal issues and probably resents the cheerleading that goes at places like this jetBlue forum.
Bottomline here is don''t let him or anyone else get under your skin...its only a computer message board for crying out loud.