Alaska Airlines Aircraft Operating Statistics- Cost Per Block Hour (Unadjusted)
Alaska Airlines
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
  Small Narrowbodies $1,833 $1,978 $2,045 $1,951 $2,114 $2,576 $2,514 $2,471 $2,628 $2,914 $2,972 $3,494 $3,659 $4,493
(Ex Fuel) $1,347 $1,401 $1,491 $1,548 $1,609 $1,787 $1,869 $1,895 $1,971 $1,920 $1,721 $1,877 $1,939 $2,126
Pilots $418 $440 $504 $543 $566 $591 $650 $691 $765 $757 $623 $607 $618 $577
Salaries and Wages $324 $342 $387 $414 $432 $456 $506 $513 $534 $533 $418 $395 $396 $405
Pilot Training $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Benefits and Payroll Taxes $71 $76 $82 $102 $115 $116 $123 $159 $212 $206 $187 $192 $200 $149
Per Diem/ Personnel $23 $23 $34 $27 $20 $19 $21 $19 $19 $19 $18 $19 $21 $23
Purchased Goods $526 $642 $614 $458 $559 $853 $709 $646 $719 $1,061 $1,320 $1,703 $1,812 $2,467
Fuel/Oil $486 $577 $554 $403 $505 $790 $645 $576 $657 $994 $1,251 $1,616 $1,720 $2,367
Insurance $11 $10 $8 $6 $3 $5 $10 $17 $8 $6 $4 $5 $3 $3
Other (inc. Tax) $28 $55 $51 $49 $51 $59 $53 $52 $54 $61 $65 $82 $89 $97
Maintenance $270 $297 $336 $358 $402 $552 $569 $579 $605 $585 $548 $667 $685 $819
Labor $42 $42 $41 $43 $45 $47 $47 $51 $58 $14 $13 $131 $124 $129
Materials $114 $105 $109 $97 $137 $155 $42 $47 $57 $61 $54 $57 $42 $51
Third Party $213 $202 $197 $210 $318 $421 $307 $346 $335 $355 $410 $371 $398 $535
Total Direct $187 $211 $245 $262 $297 $404 $390 $437 $446 $384 $459 $536 $562 $715
Burden $83 $86 $91 $96 $105 $148 $180 $142 $160 $201 $89 $131 $124 $104
Aircraft Ownership $613 $591 $584 $584 $577 $570 $568 $543 $529 $496 $472 $502 $526 $609
Rentals $477 $473 $466 $462 $442 $402 $373 $344 $330 $299 $289 $300 $342 $396
Depreciation and Amortization $136 $118 $118 $123 $135 $168 $195 $198 $200 $196 $183 $203 $184 $213
Other $7 $7 $8 $8 $9 $10 $19 $13 $10 $16 $9 $14 $18 $20
Indicies
Aircraft In Fleet               73               74               76               82               86               91             155               97               99               96               95               91                79                66
Seats Per Departure             132             132             133             133             133             131             130             130             130             129             132             132              133              130
Average Stage Length             729             730             729             752             766             789             791             813             843             839             845             844              787              756
Gallons of Fuel Per Block Hour             847             864             864             875             861             844             898             822             815             813             742             793              784              743
Load Factor 61.8% 66.0% 67.3% 67.1% 67.9% 69.2% 68.2% 68.1% 69.2% 72.0% 74.8% 75.1% 73.6% 73.5%
Daily Utilization per Aircraft
Block Hours          10.80          11.36          11.49          11.52          11.27          10.76            6.45          10.55          10.45          10.76          11.28          10.60            10.21             9.61
Airborne Hours            9.32            9.75            9.89            9.89            9.68            9.27            5.51            9.11            9.07            9.33            8.97            9.08             8.66             8.13
Departures            5.40            5.68            5.76            5.62            5.39            5.01            2.96            4.80            4.66            4.80            4.57            4.60             4.65             4.49
  Large Narrowbodies             $1,875 $1,834 $1,958 $2,303 $2,461 $2,976 $3,155 $3,897
(Ex Fuel) $1,308 $1,260 $1,266 $1,275 $1,181 $1,363 $1,418 $1,473
Pilots $748 $681 $732 $756 $622 $623 $629 $594
Salaries and Wages $601 $506 $511 $532 $418 $407 $403 $418
Pilot Training $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Benefits and Payroll Taxes $145 $156 $204 $206 $187 $198 $205 $153
Per Diem/ Personnel $2 $19 $16 $18 $17 $18 $21 $23
Purchased Goods $630 $630 $749 $1,087 $1,339 $1,694 $1,821 $2,516
Fuel/Oil $567 $574 $692 $1,028 $1,281 $1,612 $1,736 $2,423
Insurance $18 $25 $11 $8 $6 $6 $4 $4
Other (inc. Tax) $45 $32 $45 $51 $53 $75 $80 $89
Maintenance $37 $87 $60 $76 $128 $250 $293 $362
Labor $3 $32 $9 $11 $13 $117 $111 $129
Materials $13 $25 $11 $21 $51 $58 $24 $16
Third Party $9 $18 $28 $31 $77 $87 $107 $114
Total Direct $25 $65 $44 $51 $108 $200 $232 $257
Burden $11 $22 $16 $25 $19 $50 $61 $104
Aircraft Ownership $443 $437 $418 $385 $383 $419 $422 $434
Rentals $4 $9 $1 $4 $45 $64 $87 $82
Depreciation and Amortization $438 $428 $417 $381 $338 $354 $335 $353
Other $17 -$1 $0 $0 -$11 -$10 -$11 -$10
Indicies
Aircraft In Fleet               -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                   3                 5                 9               12               14               20                34                48
Seats Per Departure               -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -               172             172             172             172             170             166              162              161
Average Stage Length               -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -            1,075          1,187          1,154          1,338          1,303          1,328            1,315            1,366
Gallons of Fuel Per Block Hour               -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -               801             816             821             830             760             803              784              775
Load Factor                                   1                 1                 1                 1                 1                 1                  1                  1
Daily Utilization per Aircraft
Block Hours                -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 11               11               12               13               14               13                13                12
Airborne Hours               -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                   9               10               10               12               11               11                11                11
Departures               -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                   4                 4                 4                 4                 4                 4                  4                  4
  Widebodies                            
(Ex Fuel)
Pilots
Salaries and Wages
Pilot Training
Benefits and Payroll Taxes
Per Diem/ Personnel
Purchased Goods
Fuel/Oil
Insurance
Other (inc. Tax)
Maintenance
Labor
Materials
Third Party
Total Direct
Burden
Aircraft Ownership
Rentals
Depreciation and Amortization
Other
Indicies
Aircraft In Fleet               -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                   -                   -  
Seats Per Departure               -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                   -                   -  
Average Stage Length               -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                   -                   -  
Gallons of Fuel Per Block Hour               -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                   -                   -  
Load Factor
Daily Utilization per Aircraft
Block Hours                -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                   -                   -  
Airborne Hours               -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                   -                   -  
Departures               -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                   -                   -  
  Total Fleet $1,833 $1,978 $2,045 $1,951 $2,114 $2,576 $2,496 $2,436 $2,567 $2,834 $2,892 $3,386 $3,484 $4,208
(Ex Fuel) $1,347 $1,401 $1,491 $1,548 $1,609 $1,787 $1,853 $1,860 $1,907 $1,836 $1,636 $1,771 $1,758 $1,814
Pilots $418 $440 $504 $543 $566 $591 $653 $690 $762 $757 $622 $610 $621 $585
Salaries and Wages $324 $342 $387 $414 $432 $456 $509 $512 $532 $533 $418 $398 $399 $411
Pilot Training $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Benefits and Payroll Taxes $71 $76 $82 $102 $115 $116 $124 $159 $211 $206 $187 $194 $202 $151
Per Diem/ Personnel $23 $23 $34 $27 $20 $19 $20 $19 $19 $18 $17 $19 $21 $23
Purchased Goods $526 $642 $614 $458 $559 $853 $706 $645 $721 $1,064 $1,323 $1,701 $1,815 $2,490
Fuel/Oil $486 $577 $554 $403 $505 $790 $643 $576 $660 $998 $1,256 $1,615 $1,726 $2,394
Insurance $11 $10 $8 $6 $3 $5 $10 $18 $8 $6 $5 $5 $3 $3
Other (inc. Tax) $28 $55 $51 $49 $51 $59 $53 $51 $53 $60 $63 $81 $86 $93
Maintenance $270 $297 $336 $358 $402 $552 $554 $552 $556 $518 $482 $581 $549 $601
Labor $42 $42 $41 $43 $45 $47 $46 $50 $53 $13 $13 $128 $120 $129
Materials $114 $105 $109 $97 $137 $155 $41 $45 $53 $56 $54 $57 $36 $35
Third Party $213 $202 $197 $210 $318 $421 $299 $328 $307 $312 $358 $312 $297 $334
Total Direct $187 $211 $245 $262 $297 $404 $379 $416 $409 $340 $404 $467 $447 $496
Burden $83 $86 $91 $96 $105 $148 $175 $136 $147 $178 $78 $114 $102 $104
Aircraft Ownership $613 $591 $584 $584 $577 $570 $564 $537 $519 $481 $458 $485 $490 $526
Rentals $477 $473 $466 $462 $442 $402 $362 $326 $300 $261 $251 $251 $253 $246
Depreciation and Amortization $136 $118 $118 $123 $135 $168 $202 $211 $219 $220 $207 $234 $237 $280
Other $7 $7 $8 $8 $9 $10 $19 $12 $9 $14 $6 $9 $8 $6
Indicies
Aircraft In Fleet               73               74               76               82               86               91             158             102             107             108             110             111              113              113
Seats Per Departure             132             132             133             133             133             131             131             132             134             135             138             140              144              146
Average Stage Length             729             730             729             752             766             789             797             829             866             886             898             919              926              979
Gallons of Fuel Per Block Hour             847             864             864             875             861             844             895             821             815             815             745             795              784              759
Load Factor 61.8% 66.0% 67.3% 67.1% 67.9% 69.2% 68.4% 68.1% 69.7% 72.9% 75.9% 76.6% 76.2% 77.3%
Daily Utilization per Aircraft
Block Hours           10.80          11.36          11.49          11.52          11.27          10.76            6.52          10.60          10.56          11.02          11.63          11.00            10.93            10.63
Airborne Hours            9.32            9.75            9.89            9.89            9.68            9.27            5.58            9.16            9.18            9.59            9.28            9.47             9.39             9.18
Departures            5.40            5.68            5.76            5.62            5.39            5.01            2.98            4.75            4.61            4.72            4.50            4.47             4.41             4.10