Percent of Maintenance Expenses Outsourced
NO ADJUSTMENTS MADE
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
American 18.5% 18.8% 16.4% 20.7% 25.5% 25.3% 24.6% 22.5% 22.0% 25.8% 24.8% 24.3% 25.5%
Continental 45.5% 45.1% 48.6% 41.8% 46.9% 46.5% 40.3% 35.2% 39.2% 42.6% 46.2% 48.1% 49.2%
Delta 12.5% 19.8% 17.3% 23.7% 24.4% 21.0% 23.6% 25.9% 23.8% 23.9% 34.9% 43.9% 36.2%
Northwest 18.5% 22.1% 24.0% 26.6% 26.4% 24.4% 28.0% 27.5% 36.7% 34.9% 56.8% 72.0% 73.6%
United 7.7% 9.1% 13.6% 15.0% 16.2% 16.3% 18.4% 16.7% 21.3% 33.0% 40.5% 44.9% 45.7%
US Airways 29.4% 30.9% 28.8% 29.3% 29.1% 29.5% 29.2% 28.8% 35.0% 36.7% 57.6% 52.3% 58.3%
America West 48.1% 74.1% 73.5% 74.4% 73.7% 73.1% 67.8% 68.6% 67.3% 64.0% 69.0%    
 --sub Network 19.1% 22.2% 22.8% 25.4% 27.5% 26.7% 27.1% 26.0% 28.9% 32.5% 40.8% 43.8% 44.4%
Southwest 68.5% 67.9% 66.0% 67.2% 67.1% 64.8% 62.2% 62.8% 59.0% 58.8% 56.3% 56.2% 60.4%
jetBlue 7.9% 51.6% 19.2% 27.1% 35.9% 40.7% 44.2% 45.7%
AirTran 28.7% 16.6% 49.6% 54.6% 41.3% 47.2% 50.5% 54.2% 67.0% 67.9%
Frontier 72.7% 58.4% 53.3% 54.0% 52.3% 52.8% 56.8% 51.2% 54.8% 56.0%
ATA 29.9% 28.5% 28.2% 30.3% 25.2% 21.2% 19.1% 10.8% 6.3% 7.1% 14.8% 37.4% 41.0%
 --sub LCC 59.8% 62.0% 62.7% 58.0% 52.7% 53.2% 53.7% 51.3% 50.0% 49.7% 50.2% 54.9% 58.5%
Alaska 57.0% 55.6% 55.6% 54.3% 61.6% 62.7% 54.7% 58.9% 56.9% 58.0% 76.6% 56.6% 57.0%
Hawaiian 75.2% 78.3% 78.1% 80.2% 86.1% 81.6% 81.1% 75.4% 69.0% 64.9% 66.8% 67.9% 71.6%
Midwest 34.1% 40.7% 38.7% 42.7% 55.3% 44.5% 37.2% 28.7% 21.1% 31.2% 53.1% 55.1% 69.7%
 -- sub Other 62.4% 63.5% 62.2% 62.1% 69.7% 66.4% 60.4% 60.8% 56.3% 56.6% 71.9% 59.1% 62.4%
 Total All Sectors  22.8% 26.0% 26.3% 28.8% 31.1% 30.6% 30.7% 29.6% 32.4% 35.7% 43.3% 45.9% 47.2%
Note: Shaded data means data appear questionable.
Data Source:  US DOT Form 41 via BTS, Schedule P6 & P52.