| System Non-Labor Expense per Available Seat Mile (CASM ex fuel, Transport Related and Labor) | ||||||||||||||
| Cents per Available Seat Mile | ||||||||||||||
| 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||
| American | 4.73 | 4.45 | 4.56 | 4.56 | 4.52 | 4.78 | 5.70 | 4.94 | 4.67 | 4.13 | 4.17 | 4.11 | 4.33 | |
| Continental | 4.81 | 5.13 | 4.93 | 4.96 | 5.07 | 4.86 | 4.93 | 4.90 | 4.23 | 4.61 | 4.53 | 4.50 | 4.53 | |
| Delta | 4.31 | 4.60 | 4.34 | 4.53 | 4.49 | 4.26 | 4.41 | 4.26 | 4.34 | 4.18 | 4.19 | 4.39 | 4.28 | |
| Northwest | 4.38 | 4.40 | 4.36 | 4.78 | 4.40 | 4.49 | 4.60 | 4.80 | 4.37 | 4.67 | 4.91 | 4.83 | 4.95 | |
| United | 4.25 | 4.33 | 4.34 | 4.29 | 4.30 | 4.53 | 5.13 | 4.44 | 4.29 | 4.18 | 4.32 | 4.37 | 4.57 | |
| US Airways | 5.20 | 5.49 | 5.83 | 5.79 | 5.97 | 5.36 | 5.40 | 5.08 | 5.18 | 4.85 | 4.77 | 4.84 | 4.65 | |
| America West | 4.23 | 4.75 | 4.36 | 4.56 | 4.56 | 4.86 | 5.53 | 4.62 | 4.06 | 3.59 | 4.20 | - | - | |
| --sub Network | 4.52 | 4.60 | 4.57 | 4.65 | 4.62 | 4.64 | 5.06 | 4.68 | 4.46 | 4.31 | 4.39 | 4.44 | 4.51 | |
| Southwest | 3.43 | 3.64 | 3.52 | 3.58 | 3.58 | 3.33 | 3.16 | 3.09 | 3.05 | 2.97 | 2.87 | 3.02 | 3.15 | |
| jetBlue | - | - | - | - | - | 4.84 | 3.56 | 3.35 | 2.83 | 2.77 | 2.86 | 3.06 | 3.18 | |
| AirTran | - | - | 6.76 | 4.90 | 4.32 | 4.27 | 4.49 | 3.93 | 3.99 | 4.14 | 4.35 | 4.26 | 4.09 | |
| Frontier | 7.38 | 7.68 | 7.34 | 5.92 | 5.40 | 5.72 | 5.75 | 5.43 | 4.73 | 4.42 | 4.15 | 4.40 | 4.05 | |
| ATA | 2.92 | 3.07 | 3.05 | 3.14 | 3.31 | 3.47 | 3.97 | 4.07 | 3.37 | 5.65 | 6.53 | 3.91 | 1.87 | |
| -- sub LCC | 3.34 | 3.51 | 3.61 | 3.66 | 3.66 | 3.55 | 3.53 | 3.45 | 3.25 | 3.54 | 3.43 | 3.31 | 3.28 | |
| Alaska | 4.11 | 4.24 | 4.39 | 4.28 | 4.43 | 5.01 | 4.97 | 4.82 | 4.47 | 4.29 | 4.66 | 5.36 | 5.50 | |
| Hawaiian | 3.88 | 3.93 | 3.87 | 4.00 | 4.91 | 4.48 | 4.05 | 5.83 | 4.49 | 4.56 | 4.69 | 4.92 | 4.91 | |
| Midwest | 6.01 | 6.36 | 6.32 | 6.20 | 6.00 | 6.07 | 5.96 | 5.29 | 4.96 | 4.57 | 4.58 | 4.66 | 4.89 | |
| -- sub Other | 4.23 | 4.36 | 4.46 | 4.41 | 4.72 | 4.99 | 4.83 | 5.10 | 4.52 | 4.38 | 4.66 | 5.17 | 5.27 | |
| Total All Sectors | 4.43 | 4.51 | 4.49 | 4.56 | 4.54 | 4.55 | 4.88 | 4.54 | 4.28 | 4.19 | 4.24 | 4.27 | 4.31 | |
| Note: Shaded data means data appear questionable. | ||||||||||||||
| Data Source: US DOT Form 41 via BTS, Schedule P6, P52 & T2. | ||||||||||||||