Aircraft Operating Statistics- Cost Per Block Hour (Unadjusted)
US Airways
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
  Small Narrowbodies $2,068 $2,310 $2,406 $2,166 $2,352 $2,530 $2,938 $2,924 $2,737 $2,624 $2,755 $3,339 $3,464
(Ex Fuel) $1,643 $1,796 $1,916 $1,796 $1,940 $1,832 $2,325 $2,397 $2,102 $1,825 $1,537 $1,738 $1,816
Pilots $642 $717 $772 $712 $763 $718 $852 $1,013 $827 $686 $462 $479 $494
Salaries and Wages $424 $448 $448 $447 $428 $387 $488 $519 $477 $369 $293 $319 $317
Pilot Training $36 $33 $31 $42 $87 $93 $94 $88 $33 $35 $32 $0 $0
Benefits and Payroll Taxes $155 $209 $264 $191 $210 $202 $234 $371 $290 $255 $109 $138 $149
Per Diem/ Personnel $28 $27 $28 $31 $37 $35 $37 $34 $27 $26 $27 $22 $29
Purchased Goods $470 $582 $551 $425 $466 $753 $673 $591 $689 $856 $1,275 $1,663 $1,703
Fuel/Oil $426 $513 $490 $370 $413 $697 $614 $527 $635 $799 $1,218 $1,601 $1,648
Insurance $15 $15 $10 $7 $3 $3 $11 $22 $13 $12 $12 $4 $3
Other (inc. Tax) $30 $53 $51 $48 $50 $53 $48 $42 $40 $45 $45 $58 $52
Maintenance $527 $565 $594 $586 $625 $601 $749 $724 $688 $575 $520 $602 $656
Labor $70 $54 $51 $57 $63 $65 $145 $135 $119 $86 $54 $114 $129
Materials $90 $96 $144 $127 $134 $110 $120 $88 $80 $60 $47 $80 $55
Third Party $147 $167 $151 $152 $153 $150 $208 $202 $199 $207 $257 $320 $388
Total Direct $304 $316 $342 $324 $344 $321 $465 $413 $386 $341 $350 $513 $551
Burden $223 $250 $252 $262 $281 $283 $285 $310 $301 $234 $170 $89 $105
Aircraft Ownership $425 $439 $485 $435 $465 $450 $613 $604 $529 $501 $495 $598 $614
Rentals $292 $323 $306 $295 $326 $316 $455 $505 $459 $441 $440 $557 $578
Depreciation and Amortization $133 $116 $180 $141 $139 $134 $158 $99 $70 $60 $54 $41 $36
Other $4 $7 $4 $8 $33 $9 $51 -$7 $4 $6 $4 -$1 -$3
Indicies
Aircraft In Fleet             341             346             339             324             336             348             252             226             199             211             209             283              268
Seats Per Departure             120             121             121             122             122             124             126             130             130             127             123             134              136
Average Stage Length             514             519             521             519             535             554             556             539             593             625             625             790              788
Gallons of Fuel Per Block Hour             745             785             775             761             783             783             766             769             767             762             721             764              774
Load Factor 64.0% 68.1% 70.8% 72.1% 68.5% 68.3% 67.2% 66.3% 69.3% 70.9% 71.2% 78.4% 80.4%
Daily Utilization per Aircraft
Block Hours            9.47            8.76            9.04            9.16            9.11            9.67          11.93            9.12            8.84            8.87            9.07            9.72            10.02
Airborne Hours            7.96            7.18            7.40            7.44            7.33            7.71            9.47            7.18            8.37            8.92            9.12            9.62            10.08
Departures            5.98            5.40            5.52            5.57            5.36            5.46            6.71            5.28            4.77            4.69            4.76            4.34             4.39
  Large Narrowbodies $2,424 $2,554 $2,745 $2,725 $3,069 $3,333 $3,122 $2,905 $3,080 $3,305 $3,325 $4,003 $4,367
(Ex Fuel) $1,837 $1,869 $2,063 $2,215 $2,470 $2,360 $2,305 $2,212 $2,229 $2,173 $1,527 $1,927 $2,076
Pilots $802 $936 $934 $930 $1,141 $1,043 $945 $987 $787 $704 $443 $527 $551
Salaries and Wages $527 $551 $527 $577 $674 $567 $587 $523 $461 $391 $286 $340 $340
Pilot Training $84 $67 $61 $73 $114 $86 $54 $56 $36 $22 $29 $0 $0
Benefits and Payroll Taxes $161 $286 $313 $246 $307 $345 $271 $378 $263 $267 $103 $156 $163
Per Diem/ Personnel $30 $32 $32 $34 $46 $45 $33 $30 $27 $25 $25 $31 $49
Purchased Goods $665 $788 $774 $591 $678 $1,055 $900 $768 $920 $1,207 $1,875 $2,142 $2,369
Fuel/Oil $587 $685 $681 $510 $600 $974 $817 $693 $851 $1,131 $1,797 $2,076 $2,291
Insurance $36 $33 $23 $14 $8 $6 $19 $20 $15 $15 $14 $5 $3
Other (inc. Tax) $41 $70 $70 $67 $71 $75 $64 $55 $54 $60 $63 $61 $75
Maintenance $278 $168 $376 $523 $579 $603 $623 $578 $803 $799 $471 $746 $890
Labor $29 $7 $14 $24 $27 $28 $103 $102 $93 $113 $20 $125 $127
Materials $40 $38 $59 $73 $82 $86 $80 $58 $69 $61 $35 $125 $123
Third Party $149 $100 $229 $317 $347 $366 $237 $190 $408 $323 $373 $392 $524
Total Direct $191 $134 $302 $414 $456 $480 $420 $346 $567 $493 $423 $627 $763
Burden $87 $34 $73 $109 $123 $123 $203 $233 $236 $305 $53 $119 $127
Aircraft Ownership $672 $652 $651 $671 $634 $614 $628 $570 $560 $582 $530 $590 $557
Rentals $337 $308 $309 $313 $296 $271 $307 $272 $396 $446 $420 $486 $423
Depreciation and Amortization $335 $344 $342 $358 $337 $343 $321 $298 $164 $136 $110 $104 $134
Other $7 $10 $10 $10 $37 $18 $26 $1 $9 $12 $6 -$2 $0
Indicies
Aircraft In Fleet               29               34               34               34               34               34               40               60               58               59               59               73                72
Seats Per Departure             182             182             182             182             182             182             178             176             175             180             180             182              185
Average Stage Length          1,091          1,069          1,220          1,301          1,254          1,239          1,196          1,051          1,114          1,135          1,087          1,263            1,286
Gallons of Fuel Per Block Hour             995          1,044          1,069          1,078          1,136          1,116          1,037          1,013          1,027          1,037          1,010          1,055            1,075
Load Factor                 1                 1                 1                 1                 1                 1                 1                 1                 1                 1                 1                 1                  1
Daily Utilization per Aircraft
Block Hours                12               11               11               11               11               12               13               11               11               10               11               10                10
Airborne Hours               10                 9               10               10               10               11               11                 9               10               10               11               11                10
Departures                 4                 4                 4                 3                 4                 4                 4                 4                 4                 4                 4                 3                  3
  Widebodies $2,754 $3,410 $3,633 $3,341 $3,604 $4,272 $4,716 $4,076 $4,514 $4,579 $5,038 $4,850 $6,077
(Ex Fuel) $1,968 $2,441 $2,699 $2,625 $2,720 $2,824 $3,258 $2,907 $3,099 $2,739 $2,184 $2,116 $2,469
Pilots $1,039 $1,158 $1,232 $1,294 $1,464 $1,598 $1,904 $1,485 $1,477 $1,112 $747 $595 $712
Salaries and Wages $701 $711 $735 $830 $817 $936 $1,112 $788 $863 $615 $495 $408 $472
Pilot Training $62 $48 $15 $67 $146 $270 $233 $69 $50 $27 $36 $0 $0
Benefits and Payroll Taxes $213 $354 $439 $347 $434 $332 $506 $581 $516 $427 $176 $169 $208
Per Diem/ Personnel $62 $44 $43 $50 $67 $59 $54 $47 $49 $43 $40 $18 $32
Purchased Goods $888 $1,103 $1,053 $822 $995 $1,562 $1,594 $1,290 $1,525 $1,958 $2,977 $2,828 $3,692
Fuel/Oil $786 $969 $934 $716 $885 $1,448 $1,458 $1,169 $1,415 $1,840 $2,854 $2,735 $3,608
Insurance $41 $39 $26 $17 $8 $8 $25 $31 $20 $19 $19 $5 $3
Other (inc. Tax) $61 $95 $94 $90 $103 $105 $111 $90 $89 $99 $103 $89 $81
Maintenance $110 $312 $505 $538 $549 $476 $562 $699 $971 $1,001 $743 $736 $848
Labor $16 $16 $25 $42 $40 $36 $88 $113 $153 $150 $44 $134 $129
Materials $99 $58 $115 $81 $60 $63 $124 $133 $117 $114 $130 $171 $116
Third Party $254 $180 $239 $233 $277 $227 $186 $204 $320 $329 $494 $329 $508
Total Direct $140 $247 $379 $353 $371 $317 $388 $438 $586 $588 $658 $603 $711
Burden $52 $65 $126 $186 $178 $160 $173 $261 $385 $413 $107 $133 $137
Aircraft Ownership $743 $826 $831 $674 $570 $588 $599 $594 $528 $498 $585 $693 $824
Rentals $422 $617 $637 $452 $374 $302 $252 $259 $170 $157 $297 $592 $684
Depreciation and Amortization $322 $209 $194 $222 $196 $286 $347 $335 $358 $341 $288 $101 $141
Other -$26 $11 $11 $12 $26 $48 $57 $8 $13 $10 -$14 -$2 $0
Indicies
Aircraft In Fleet                 8               11               12               13               12               15               16               20               19               19               19               19                12
Seats Per Departure             214             211             208             200             200             213             230             232             230             233             233             233              247
Average Stage Length          2,129          2,356          2,795          3,206          3,570          3,477          3,349          2,709          3,033          2,929          2,962          2,931            3,101
Gallons of Fuel Per Block Hour          1,318          1,411          1,440          1,598          1,140          5,282          1,800          1,647          1,688          1,699          1,646          1,674            1,092
Load Factor 71.6% 73.2% 77.1% 77.5% 78.5% 79.1% 73.1% 78.9% 79.2% 81.5% 80.8% 78.8% 77.4%
Daily Utilization per Aircraft
Block Hours           12.49          12.07          12.56          12.54          14.63          14.60          16.80          12.79          12.86          13.00          12.90          12.96            21.38
Airborne Hours          11.48          11.14          11.59          11.59          13.56          13.52          15.49          11.66          12.70          13.05          12.95          13.29            12.81
Departures            2.63            2.32            2.06            1.81            1.91            1.94            2.32            2.15            1.97            2.05            2.00            2.02             3.16
  Total Fleet $2,121 $2,378 $2,493 $2,277 $2,488 $2,708 $3,086 $3,018 $2,983 $2,949 $3,085 $3,572 $3,820
(Ex Fuel) $1,670 $1,829 $1,964 $1,877 $2,033 $1,941 $2,386 $2,399 $2,225 $1,983 $1,592 $1,801 $1,912
Pilots $668 $757 $808 $761 $836 $799 $938 $1,047 $878 $728 $482 $496 $520
Salaries and Wages $442 $469 $468 $478 $472 $436 $545 $543 $510 $396 $310 $329 $332
Pilot Training $41 $37 $34 $46 $93 $102 $98 $80 $35 $31 $32 $0 $0
Benefits and Payroll Taxes $157 $222 $277 $204 $231 $224 $257 $391 $305 $273 $114 $143 $155
Per Diem/ Personnel $29 $29 $29 $33 $40 $38 $38 $34 $29 $28 $27 $24 $33
Purchased Goods $500 $623 $595 $460 $514 $828 $767 $690 $822 $1,032 $1,561 $1,835 $1,969
Fuel/Oil $451 $549 $528 $400 $455 $767 $700 $619 $759 $966 $1,493 $1,771 $1,908
Insurance $18 $18 $12 $8 $4 $4 $13 $22 $15 $13 $13 $4 $3
Other (inc. Tax) $32 $56 $55 $52 $55 $58 $54 $49 $48 $53 $54 $60 $58
Maintenance $492 $514 $567 $577 $617 $594 $719 $689 $741 $662 $528 $640 $716
Labor $65 $48 $46 $53 $58 $59 $135 $126 $116 $98 $46 $118 $128
Materials $86 $88 $134 $119 $125 $105 $115 $85 $81 $65 $51 $95 $73
Third Party $150 $161 $163 $173 $179 $176 $210 $200 $259 $243 $304 $335 $423
Total Direct $289 $295 $339 $335 $357 $337 $453 $400 $447 $397 $394 $542 $604
Burden $206 $220 $228 $243 $260 $260 $266 $289 $294 $265 $138 $98 $112
Aircraft Ownership $457 $476 $517 $471 $488 $474 $614 $596 $536 $519 $511 $602 $617
Rentals $300 $333 $320 $304 $325 $311 $420 $432 $417 $417 $423 $545 $554
Depreciation and Amortization $157 $143 $197 $167 $163 $164 $193 $163 $119 $102 $87 $58 $63
Other $3 $7 $5 $8 $33 $12 $48 -$4 $6 $7 $3 -$2 -$2
Indicies
Aircraft In Fleet             379             391             385             370             382             397             307             305             276             289             287             375              352
Seats Per Departure             131             133             134             134             135             138             144             153             154             153             150             153              156
Average Stage Length             563             580             592             597             616             639             667             685             762             782             777             920              924
Gallons of Fuel Per Block Hour             785             837             834             832             837          1,062             874             898             914             907             868             882              855
Load Factor 64.9% 68.5% 71.4% 72.8% 70.2% 70.4% 68.9% 71.0% 73.3% 75.0% 75.1% 78.8% 80.8%
Daily Utilization per Aircraft
Block Hours             9.71            9.03            9.31            9.42            9.46          10.07          12.32            9.71            9.47            9.41            9.64          10.03            10.40
Airborne Hours            8.20            7.48            7.72            7.77            7.74            8.18          10.01            7.90            9.05            9.45            9.69          10.01            10.18
Departures            5.77            5.18            5.24            5.25            5.09            5.20            6.18            4.83            4.35            4.28            4.38            4.02             4.09