Aircraft Operating Statistics- Cost Per Block Hour (Unadjusted)
Alaska Airlines
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
  Small Narrowbodies $1,833 $1,978 $2,045 $1,951 $2,114 $2,576 $2,514 $2,471 $2,628 $2,914 $2,972 $3,494 $3,659
(Ex Fuel) $1,347 $1,401 $1,491 $1,548 $1,609 $1,787 $1,869 $1,895 $1,971 $1,920 $1,721 $1,877 $1,939
Pilots $418 $440 $504 $543 $566 $591 $650 $691 $765 $757 $623 $607 $618
Salaries and Wages $324 $342 $387 $414 $432 $456 $506 $513 $534 $533 $418 $395 $396
Pilot Training $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Benefits and Payroll Taxes $71 $76 $82 $102 $115 $116 $123 $159 $212 $206 $187 $192 $200
Per Diem/ Personnel $23 $23 $34 $27 $20 $19 $21 $19 $19 $19 $18 $19 $21
Purchased Goods $526 $642 $614 $458 $559 $853 $709 $646 $719 $1,061 $1,320 $1,703 $1,812
Fuel/Oil $486 $577 $554 $403 $505 $790 $645 $576 $657 $994 $1,251 $1,616 $1,720
Insurance $11 $10 $8 $6 $3 $5 $10 $17 $8 $6 $4 $5 $3
Other (inc. Tax) $28 $55 $51 $49 $51 $59 $53 $52 $54 $61 $65 $82 $89
Maintenance $270 $297 $336 $358 $402 $552 $569 $579 $605 $585 $548 $667 $685
Labor $42 $42 $41 $43 $45 $47 $47 $51 $58 $14 $13 $131 $124
Materials $114 $105 $109 $97 $137 $155 $42 $47 $57 $61 $54 $57 $42
Third Party $213 $202 $197 $210 $318 $421 $307 $346 $335 $355 $410 $371 $398
Total Direct $187 $211 $245 $262 $297 $404 $390 $437 $446 $384 $459 $536 $562
Burden $83 $86 $91 $96 $105 $148 $180 $142 $160 $201 $89 $131 $124
Aircraft Ownership $613 $591 $584 $584 $577 $570 $568 $543 $529 $496 $472 $502 $526
Rentals $477 $473 $466 $462 $442 $402 $373 $344 $330 $299 $289 $300 $342
Depreciation and Amortization $136 $118 $118 $123 $135 $168 $195 $198 $200 $196 $183 $203 $184
Other $7 $7 $8 $8 $9 $10 $19 $13 $10 $16 $9 $14 $18
Indicies
Aircraft In Fleet               73               74               76               82               86               91             155               97               99               96               95               91                79
Seats Per Departure             132             132             133             133             133             131             130             130             130             129             132             132              133
Average Stage Length             729             730             729             752             766             789             791             813             843             839             845             844              787
Gallons of Fuel Per Block Hour             847             864             864             875             861             844             898             822             815             813             742             793              784
Load Factor 61.8% 66.0% 67.3% 67.1% 67.9% 69.2% 68.2% 68.1% 69.2% 72.0% 74.8% 75.1% 73.6%
Daily Utilization per Aircraft
Block Hours          10.80          11.36          11.49          11.52          11.27          10.76            6.45          10.55          10.45          10.76          11.28          10.60            10.21
Airborne Hours            9.32            9.75            9.89            9.89            9.68            9.27            5.51            9.11            9.07            9.33            8.97            9.08             8.66
Departures            5.40            5.68            5.76            5.62            5.39            5.01            2.96            4.80            4.66            4.80            4.57            4.60             4.65
  Large Narrowbodies             $1,875 $1,834 $1,958 $2,303 $2,461 $2,976 $3,155
(Ex Fuel) $1,308 $1,260 $1,266 $1,275 $1,181 $1,363 $1,418
Pilots $748 $681 $732 $756 $622 $623 $629
Salaries and Wages $601 $506 $511 $532 $418 $407 $403
Pilot Training $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Benefits and Payroll Taxes $145 $156 $204 $206 $187 $198 $205
Per Diem/ Personnel $2 $19 $16 $18 $17 $18 $21
Purchased Goods $630 $630 $749 $1,087 $1,339 $1,694 $1,821
Fuel/Oil $567 $574 $692 $1,028 $1,281 $1,612 $1,736
Insurance $18 $25 $11 $8 $6 $6 $4
Other (inc. Tax) $45 $32 $45 $51 $53 $75 $80
Maintenance $37 $87 $60 $76 $128 $250 $293
Labor $3 $32 $9 $11 $13 $117 $111
Materials $13 $25 $11 $21 $51 $58 $24
Third Party $9 $18 $28 $31 $77 $87 $107
Total Direct $25 $65 $44 $51 $108 $200 $232
Burden $11 $22 $16 $25 $19 $50 $61
Aircraft Ownership $443 $437 $418 $385 $383 $419 $422
Rentals $4 $9 $1 $4 $45 $64 $87
Depreciation and Amortization $438 $428 $417 $381 $338 $354 $335
Other $17 -$1 $0 $0 -$11 -$10 -$11
Indicies
Aircraft In Fleet               -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                   3                 5                 9               12               14               20                34
Seats Per Departure               -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -               172             172             172             172             170             166              162
Average Stage Length               -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -            1,075          1,187          1,154          1,338          1,303          1,328            1,315
Gallons of Fuel Per Block Hour               -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -               801             816             821             830             760             803              784
Load Factor                                   1                 1                 1                 1                 1                 1                  1
Daily Utilization per Aircraft
Block Hours                -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 11               11               12               13               14               13                13
Airborne Hours               -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                   9               10               10               12               11               11                11
Departures               -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                   4                 4                 4                 4                 4                 4                  4
  Widebodies                          
(Ex Fuel)
Pilots
Salaries and Wages
Pilot Training
Benefits and Payroll Taxes
Per Diem/ Personnel
Purchased Goods
Fuel/Oil
Insurance
Other (inc. Tax)
Maintenance
Labor
Materials
Third Party
Total Direct
Burden
Aircraft Ownership
Rentals
Depreciation and Amortization
Other
Indicies
Aircraft In Fleet               -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                   -  
Seats Per Departure               -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                   -  
Average Stage Length               -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                   -  
Gallons of Fuel Per Block Hour               -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                   -  
Load Factor
Daily Utilization per Aircraft
Block Hours                -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                   -  
Airborne Hours               -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                   -  
Departures               -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                   -  
  Total Fleet $1,833 $1,978 $2,045 $1,951 $2,114 $2,576 $2,496 $2,436 $2,567 $2,834 $2,892 $3,386 $3,484
(Ex Fuel) $1,347 $1,401 $1,491 $1,548 $1,609 $1,787 $1,853 $1,860 $1,907 $1,836 $1,636 $1,771 $1,758
Pilots $418 $440 $504 $543 $566 $591 $653 $690 $762 $757 $622 $610 $621
Salaries and Wages $324 $342 $387 $414 $432 $456 $509 $512 $532 $533 $418 $398 $399
Pilot Training $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Benefits and Payroll Taxes $71 $76 $82 $102 $115 $116 $124 $159 $211 $206 $187 $194 $202
Per Diem/ Personnel $23 $23 $34 $27 $20 $19 $20 $19 $19 $18 $17 $19 $21
Purchased Goods $526 $642 $614 $458 $559 $853 $706 $645 $721 $1,064 $1,323 $1,701 $1,815
Fuel/Oil $486 $577 $554 $403 $505 $790 $643 $576 $660 $998 $1,256 $1,615 $1,726
Insurance $11 $10 $8 $6 $3 $5 $10 $18 $8 $6 $5 $5 $3
Other (inc. Tax) $28 $55 $51 $49 $51 $59 $53 $51 $53 $60 $63 $81 $86
Maintenance $270 $297 $336 $358 $402 $552 $554 $552 $556 $518 $482 $581 $549
Labor $42 $42 $41 $43 $45 $47 $46 $50 $53 $13 $13 $128 $120
Materials $114 $105 $109 $97 $137 $155 $41 $45 $53 $56 $54 $57 $36
Third Party $213 $202 $197 $210 $318 $421 $299 $328 $307 $312 $358 $312 $297
Total Direct $187 $211 $245 $262 $297 $404 $379 $416 $409 $340 $404 $467 $447
Burden $83 $86 $91 $96 $105 $148 $175 $136 $147 $178 $78 $114 $102
Aircraft Ownership $613 $591 $584 $584 $577 $570 $564 $537 $519 $481 $458 $485 $490
Rentals $477 $473 $466 $462 $442 $402 $362 $326 $300 $261 $251 $251 $253
Depreciation and Amortization $136 $118 $118 $123 $135 $168 $202 $211 $219 $220 $207 $234 $237
Other $7 $7 $8 $8 $9 $10 $19 $12 $9 $14 $6 $9 $8
Indicies
Aircraft In Fleet               73               74               76               82               86               91             158             102             107             108             110             111              113
Seats Per Departure             132             132             133             133             133             131             131             132             134             135             138             140              144
Average Stage Length             729             730             729             752             766             789             797             829             866             886             898             919              926
Gallons of Fuel Per Block Hour             847             864             864             875             861             844             895             821             815             815             745             795              784
Load Factor 61.8% 66.0% 67.3% 67.1% 67.9% 69.2% 68.4% 68.1% 69.7% 72.9% 75.9% 76.6% 76.2%
Daily Utilization per Aircraft
Block Hours           10.80          11.36          11.49          11.52          11.27          10.76            6.52          10.60          10.56          11.02          11.63          11.00            10.93
Airborne Hours            9.32            9.75            9.89            9.89            9.68            9.27            5.58            9.16            9.18            9.59            9.28            9.47             9.39
Departures            5.40            5.68            5.76            5.62            5.39            5.01            2.98            4.75            4.61            4.72            4.50            4.47             4.41