Dan,
Back in the 707/DC8 days when I first dipped my toes into this crazy business, I joined and eventually managed the operations of a multi-location travel agency in LA. We were of course frequently visited by sales reps of the “big three”—American, TWA and United—all seeking favor, knowing that some movie studios were high up on our client roster. But what stays in my mind was American’s override commission (yes, there were such things) structure. The only thing that mattered was how many passengers we booked on AA flights between LAX and IDL (Idlewild, now JFK). That metric alone determined the monthly override percentage, which applied to total AA revenue. How times have changed. . . . Bob Distler From: Dan Solon via Mifnet <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, 15 September, 2025 08:19 To: [email protected] Cc: Dan Solon <[email protected]> Subject: [Mifnet 🛰 74140] Re: FW: Understanding the new airline AI arms race Tom, Extremely informative chart. For full assessment of competition in this market, it would be necessary to include EWR-LAX for United (and any other?) players. To avoid offence to other Mifnetters, I will merely point out the progressive decline in AA's share of what had long been a pot of gold. Talk about destruction of shareholder value and employee morale. Daniel Solon
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