> For example, the overbooking that led to the beating on the United flight was the result of an aircrew from another airline being booked on at the last second

> For example, the overbooking that led to the beating on the United flight was the result of an aircrew from another airline being booked on at the last second. That's not quite what happened. The flight was operated by Republic Airlines, on behalf of United. Republic bumped the passenger to make way for more of their own crew - it's just that crew was going to to fly a Republic flight operating under another, different, carrier. But both crews were employed by Republic.