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.