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To: tejek who wrote (853530)	5/1/2015 12:01:57 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576435

>> Typically, carrier size is determined by revenues, not equipment. There is no "typical." Depends on what you're interested in. For me, it is profitability, and airlines have been a TERRIBLE investment since their inception. Seldom has one made money. >> SW had $18 billion.......less than half of UAL's $38 billion, DAL's $40 billion and AAL's $42 billion. SW is not a major carrier. Costco does 20-25% the revenue of Walmart but you constantly act as though it is a major player. I say you can't discount the one consistently profitable airline even though its revenue is less than half what these others are. Because it is, of course, profits that matter. End of conversation. You and I have discussed the airline industry before and you don't know shit about it.