| Competitive Advantage (Disadvantage) in Flight Attendant Productivity | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sensitivity in Headcount Based on Flight Attendant Productivity | ||||||||||||||||
| AA | CO | DL | NW | UA | US | HP | WN | B6 | FL | F9 | TZ | AS | HA | YX | ||
| AA | (1,239) | (2,528) | (1,661) | 1,980 | (83) | (4,686) | (4,643) | (3,228) | (3,033) | 3,289 | (382) | 2,453 | (2,162) | |||
| CO | 676 | (704) | (231) | 1,758 | 631 | (1,882) | (1,858) | (1,086) | (980) | 2,472 | 468 | 2,015 | (504) | |||
| DL | 1,884 | 961 | 646 | 3,360 | 1,823 | (1,609) | (1,576) | (522) | (377) | 4,336 | 1,600 | 3,713 | 272 | |||
| NW | 878 | 223 | (458) | 1,924 | 834 | (1,598) | (1,575) | (828) | (725) | 2,616 | 676 | 2,174 | (265) | |||
| UA | (1,590) | (2,585) | (3,620) | (2,924) | (1,656) | (5,353) | (5,318) | (4,182) | (4,026) | 1,051 | (1,897) | 379 | (3,326) | |||
| US | 40 | (559) | (1,181) | (763) | 996 | (2,224) | (2,203) | (1,520) | (1,426) | 1,629 | (145) | 1,225 | (1,005) | |||
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| WN | 2,787 | 2,050 | 1,284 | 1,799 | 3,964 | 2,738 | 26 | 867 | 983 | 4,742 | 2,560 | 4,245 | 1,501 | |||
| B6 | 803 | 589 | 366 | 516 | 1,146 | 789 | (8) | 245 | 278 | 1,372 | 737 | 1,227 | 429 | |||
| FL | 424 | 261 | 92 | 206 | 685 | 413 | (192) | (186) | 26 | 856 | 374 | 747 | 140 | |||
| F9 | 196 | 116 | 33 | 89 | 324 | 191 | (107) | (104) | (13) | 409 | 171 | 355 | 56 | |||
| TZ | (148) | (204) | (262) | (223) | (59) | (152) | (359) | (357) | (293) | (285) | (165) | (38) | (245) | |||
| AS | 55 | (123) | (308) | (184) | 339 | 43 | (618) | (612) | (409) | (381) | 527 | 407 | (256) | |||
| HA | (116) | (175) | (236) | (195) | (22) | (120) | (338) | (336) | (269) | (260) | 40 | (134) | (218) | |||
| YX | 66 | 28 | (11) | 15 | 126 | 63 | (77) | (75) | (32) | (27) | 166 | 54 | 140 | |||
| How to read: If American were to fly its network at Continental's average FA block hours per month, then it could possibly reduce total FA headcount by up to 1,239. | ||||||||||||||||
| How to read: If Continental were to fly its network at American's average FA block hours per month, then it would need to increase total headcount by up to 676. | ||||||||||||||||
| Source: US DOT Form 41 via BTS, schedules P10 & T2. | ||||||||||||||||
| Note: Nuances within each carrier's respective network would affect headcount adjustments suggested by the analysis. | ||||||||||||||||
| Note: Northwest and Delta restructuring effects are not fully realized in the 2006 data. Once realized, productivity may increase which would change the comparisons. | ||||||||||||||||
| Note: US Airways and America West 2006 filings may not be fully accurate given the merger effects on accounting. | ||||||||||||||||