Aircraft Operating Statistics- Cost Per Block Hour (Unadjusted)
Continental Airlines
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
  Small Narrowbodies $1,843 $1,936 $1,971 $2,030 $2,001 $2,482 $2,589 $2,550 $2,748 $2,766 $3,012 $3,088 $3,165
(Ex Fuel) $1,360 $1,409 $1,419 $1,616 $1,631 $1,805 $1,954 $2,003 $2,064 $1,907 $1,737 $1,652 $1,660
Pilots $393 $405 $452 $587 $570 $570 $599 $502 $666 $612 $550 $497 $500
Salaries and Wages $325 $332 $374 $504 $492 $492 $514 $424 $416 $414 $377 $350 $373
Pilot Training $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7
Benefits and Payroll Taxes $46 $46 $45 $45 $41 $45 $50 $48 $225 $170 $145 $117 $88
Per Diem/ Personnel $22 $26 $32 $39 $37 $32 $35 $30 $25 $28 $28 $30 $32
Purchased Goods $517 $581 $601 $457 $406 $712 $678 $600 $743 $917 $1,332 $1,496 $1,565
Fuel/Oil $483 $527 $551 $414 $370 $677 $635 $547 $684 $859 $1,276 $1,437 $1,505
Insurance $9 $8 $6 $4 $2 $2 $10 $21 $25 $26 $23 $28 $27
Other (inc. Tax) $25 $46 $44 $39 $33 $34 $33 $32 $34 $32 $33 $31 $32
Maintenance $466 $489 $487 $517 $533 $648 $676 $676 $628 $629 $578 $569 $586
Labor $70 $76 $83 $86 $96 $104 $94 $59 $57 $98 $78 $47 $46
Materials $43 $45 $44 $45 $48 $66 $68 $65 $54 $56 $50 $57 $66
Third Party $302 $236 $243 $237 $248 $293 $279 $257 $270 $267 $273 $287 $305
Total Direct $415 $350 $364 $366 $387 $463 $440 $375 $378 $411 $390 $389 $405
Burden $52 $139 $123 $151 $146 $184 $236 $300 $250 $218 $188 $179 $181
Aircraft Ownership $461 $450 $426 $461 $501 $543 $624 $757 $693 $593 $546 $521 $506
Rentals $372 $372 $372 $401 $412 $438 $515 $593 $557 $478 $441 $415 $394
Depreciation and Amortization $88 $77 $54 $60 $89 $104 $109 $165 $136 $115 $105 $105 $111
Other $5 $11 $5 $8 -$9 $10 $12 $15 $18 $15 $7 $6 $8
Indicies
Aircraft In Fleet             267             262             265             274             279             248             222             193             180             163             149             147              147
Seats Per Departure             129             126             125             125             128             125             122             121             120             118             119             120              120
Average Stage Length             731             783             822             859             905             903             901             884             910             944             985             967              965
Gallons of Fuel Per Block Hour             906             896             904             899             870             872             819             799             797             768             742             718              713
Load Factor 63.4% 67.3% 71.0% 71.6% 71.8% 71.5% 69.4% 69.2% 71.7% 72.0% 76.1% 79.4% 79.8%
Daily Utilization per Aircraft
Block Hours            9.24            9.70            9.90            9.97          10.00            9.80            9.40            8.38            8.02            8.34            9.08            9.57            10.07
Airborne Hours            7.64            8.05            8.25            8.24            8.27            8.10            7.78            6.93            6.64            6.82            7.46            7.80             8.20
Departures            4.46            4.39            4.31            4.16            4.00            3.90            3.74            3.40            3.17            3.15            3.30            3.47             3.65
  Large Narrowbodies $2,215 $2,269 $2,331 $2,364 $3,311 $2,790 $2,498 $2,427 $2,915 $3,093 $3,534 $3,667 $3,791
(Ex Fuel) $1,622 $1,594 $1,606 $1,815 $2,550 $1,798 $1,737 $1,758 $2,079 $2,008 $1,910 $1,806 $1,843
Pilots $396 $438 $518 $572 $871 $723 $648 $549 $726 $664 $593 $537 $540
Salaries and Wages $328 $361 $433 $493 $754 $625 $554 $463 $454 $450 $407 $379 $403
Pilot Training $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7
Benefits and Payroll Taxes $46 $49 $52 $44 $62 $57 $55 $53 $245 $185 $156 $126 $95
Per Diem/ Personnel $21 $27 $33 $36 $55 $41 $38 $33 $27 $30 $30 $32 $35
Purchased Goods $646 $750 $795 $610 $830 $1,046 $817 $730 $887 $1,132 $1,671 $1,907 $1,994
Fuel/Oil $593 $674 $726 $549 $760 $992 $761 $668 $836 $1,085 $1,624 $1,861 $1,948
Insurance $20 $16 $11 $8 $6 $4 $16 $23 $10 $7 $5 $5 $4
Other (inc. Tax) $32 $59 $58 $52 $64 $50 $40 $39 $42 $40 $41 $41 $42
Maintenance $72 $163 $130 $228 $506 $251 $317 $421 $565 $593 $583 $558 $616
Labor $24 $39 $39 $41 $76 $64 $56 $55 $90 $110 $94 $75 $73
Materials $12 $38 $19 $38 $54 $22 $26 $35 $45 $49 $50 $45 $56
Third Party $20 $45 $42 $90 $251 $98 $129 $148 $207 $231 $254 $265 $299
Total Direct $57 $120 $94 $154 $366 $179 $207 $232 $340 $387 $393 $382 $426
Burden $15 $43 $36 $73 $139 $72 $110 $188 $225 $206 $190 $176 $190
Aircraft Ownership $1,111 $916 $886 $950 $1,099 $766 $712 $729 $732 $699 $683 $663 $636
Rentals $1,075 $892 $853 $856 $941 $634 $585 $580 $578 $542 $536 $519 $487
Depreciation and Amortization $36 $24 $33 $95 $158 $132 $127 $149 $154 $158 $147 $143 $149
Other -$10 $2 $2 $4 $5 $4 $4 -$2 $5 $4 $4 $3 $6
Indicies
Aircraft In Fleet               14               16               20               27               34               72               97             120             119             138             147             161              165
Seats Per Departure             182             182             181             180             179             169             166             165             165             167             166             167              168
Average Stage Length          2,033          2,140          2,274          2,147          1,860          1,500          1,432          1,375          1,373          1,342          1,395          1,507            1,550
Gallons of Fuel Per Block Hour          1,083          1,117          1,143          1,149          1,165             921             973             926             920             947             951             924              925
Load Factor                 1                 1                 1                 1                 1                 1                 1                 1                 1                 1                 1                 1                  1
Daily Utilization per Aircraft
Block Hours                13               13               13               12               12               12               11               11               11               10               11               12                12
Airborne Hours               11               12               12               11               11               10               10                 9                 9                 9                 9               10                11
Departures                 3                 3                 3                 2                 3                 3                 3                 3                 3                 3                 3                 3                  3
  Widebodies $4,437 $5,063 $5,325 $5,137 $4,992 $5,910 $4,881 $3,760 $4,360 $4,671 $5,667 $6,472 $6,632
(Ex Fuel) $3,038 $3,346 $3,585 $3,833 $3,722 $3,738 $3,226 $2,418 $2,783 $2,498 $2,452 $2,644 $2,597
Pilots $483 $548 $623 $737 $878 $938 $902 $728 $901 $872 $765 $681 $681
Salaries and Wages $401 $462 $539 $645 $762 $813 $774 $615 $563 $590 $525 $480 $508
Pilot Training $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9
Benefits and Payroll Taxes $58 $62 $63 $57 $61 $71 $75 $69 $304 $242 $202 $160 $120
Per Diem/ Personnel $24 $24 $21 $35 $56 $53 $52 $43 $34 $39 $39 $41 $44
Purchased Goods $1,493 $1,886 $1,889 $1,434 $1,390 $2,293 $1,764 $1,460 $1,674 $2,265 $3,307 $3,922 $4,130
Fuel/Oil $1,399 $1,717 $1,740 $1,304 $1,270 $2,171 $1,655 $1,342 $1,577 $2,173 $3,215 $3,828 $4,036
Insurance $25 $18 $11 $5 $5 $8 $23 $40 $19 $12 $10 $10 $9
Other (inc. Tax) $68 $151 $138 $125 $116 $113 $86 $78 $79 $80 $82 $84 $86
Maintenance $1,582 $1,704 $1,989 $1,954 $1,417 $1,297 $848 $641 $865 $709 $806 $1,074 $1,025
Labor $131 $217 $307 $244 $89 $89 $88 $88 $149 $64 $88 $138 $133
Materials $189 $261 $247 $185 $176 $161 $97 $61 $62 $44 $57 $108 $105
Third Party $1,107 $924 $1,186 $1,059 $782 $686 $395 $223 $313 $362 $402 $498 $480
Total Direct $1,427 $1,217 $1,451 $1,344 $1,029 $931 $558 $356 $520 $463 $544 $735 $707
Burden $156 $539 $565 $610 $388 $367 $290 $285 $345 $246 $263 $339 $318
Aircraft Ownership $809 $939 $866 $1,093 $1,291 $1,340 $1,425 $976 $911 $817 $827 $834 $833
Rentals $643 $728 $539 $655 $760 $802 $778 $544 $501 $445 $463 $464 $447
Depreciation and Amortization $166 $211 $327 $437 $531 $539 $646 $433 $410 $373 $364 $370 $386
Other $70 -$13 -$42 -$81 $15 $41 -$58 -$45 $9 $8 -$39 -$38 -$37
Indicies
Aircraft In Fleet               19               16               28               36               42               39               38               39               40               42               41               42                42
Seats Per Departure             265             253             249             249             258             264             253             243             242             244             245             247              247
Average Stage Length          2,428          3,429          3,379          3,328          3,698          3,966          3,618          3,712          3,537          3,711          3,989          4,266            4,315
Gallons of Fuel Per Block Hour          2,526          2,744          2,759          2,745          2,602          2,457          2,071          1,886          1,880          1,880          1,870          1,894            1,889
Load Factor 74.9% 76.2% 76.1% 74.1% 74.4% 76.0% 72.4% 76.7% 75.9% 80.3% 79.3% 79.5% 80.7%
Daily Utilization per Aircraft
Block Hours           10.05          10.32            9.27          10.38          11.11          12.04          12.58          12.54          13.32          14.18          14.68          14.22            14.88
Airborne Hours            9.05            9.46            8.46            9.43          10.14          11.03          11.53          11.60          12.29          13.09          13.56          13.18            13.77
Departures            1.87            1.43            1.30            1.48            1.44            1.46            1.65            1.62            1.79            1.83            1.77            1.60             1.65
  Total Fleet $2,042 $2,138 $2,281 $2,404 $2,526 $2,983 $2,857 $2,681 $3,078 $3,238 $3,695 $3,888 $3,998
(Ex Fuel) $1,490 $1,533 $1,616 $1,879 $1,999 $2,046 $2,053 $1,972 $2,188 $2,053 $1,935 $1,879 $1,892
Pilots $400 $415 $472 $602 $642 $651 $653 $552 $728 $680 $606 $544 $547
Salaries and Wages $330 $342 $393 $518 $555 $563 $560 $467 $455 $460 $415 $384 $408
Pilot Training $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7
Benefits and Payroll Taxes $47 $48 $47 $46 $46 $51 $55 $53 $246 $189 $159 $128 $97
Per Diem/ Personnel $22 $26 $31 $38 $41 $37 $38 $33 $27 $31 $31 $32 $35
Purchased Goods $592 $667 $725 $579 $578 $987 $860 $774 $952 $1,244 $1,818 $2,067 $2,164
Fuel/Oil $552 $606 $665 $525 $527 $937 $804 $709 $890 $1,185 $1,760 $2,009 $2,106
Insurance $11 $9 $7 $4 $3 $3 $14 $24 $18 $15 $13 $14 $13
Other (inc. Tax) $29 $53 $53 $50 $47 $47 $42 $41 $44 $44 $45 $44 $45
Maintenance $518 $534 $583 $647 $642 $638 $590 $575 $642 $628 $619 $641 $668
Labor $71 $81 $98 $99 $93 $93 $82 $62 $85 $97 $87 $74 $73
Materials $51 $57 $59 $60 $65 $68 $59 $53 $52 $51 $51 $59 $67
Third Party $340 $261 $305 $313 $316 $298 $249 $212 $253 $268 $286 $308 $329
Total Direct $462 $383 $433 $453 $467 $457 $386 $319 $386 $410 $417 $439 $461
Burden $56 $154 $153 $194 $176 $182 $205 $256 $256 $218 $202 $202 $206
Aircraft Ownership $524 $512 $501 $578 $668 $694 $754 $779 $744 $678 $655 $637 $619
Rentals $434 $431 $426 $473 $515 $529 $570 $581 $556 $499 $487 $473 $447
Depreciation and Amortization $90 $81 $75 $105 $153 $165 $184 $198 $188 $178 $168 $164 $172
Other $9 $9 $1 -$2 -$4 $12 $1 $0 $11 $9 -$2 -$2 $0
Indicies
Aircraft In Fleet             300             294             313             338             355             360             357             352             339             343             336             349              353
Seats Per Departure             144             140             144             148             155             157             157             159             162             166             166             167              167
Average Stage Length             817             882             959          1,034          1,107          1,154          1,178          1,216          1,266          1,320          1,381          1,423            1,443
Gallons of Fuel Per Block Hour          1,027          1,017          1,079          1,126          1,123          1,082          1,027          1,005          1,023          1,039          1,027             998              995
Load Factor 65.9% 68.3% 71.5% 72.2% 73.1% 74.4% 72.4% 74.2% 75.7% 77.8% 79.8% 81.5% 82.1%
Daily Utilization per Aircraft
Block Hours             9.45            9.93          10.06          10.19          10.33          10.48          10.26            9.59            9.59            9.91          10.58          11.12            11.65
Airborne Hours            7.91            8.34            8.50            8.58            8.71            8.88            8.74            8.10            8.04            8.45            9.06            9.51             9.96
Departures            4.21            4.13            3.93            3.73            3.58            3.51            3.38            3.10            3.00            2.97            3.05            3.09             3.19