Total Cockpit Cost per Block Hour - SMALL NARROWBODY EQUIPMENT
(Seat Size 150 and Less, Single Aisle, Multi Class Configuration)
     
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
American  $            583  $            568  $            651  $            684  $            712  $            750  $            770  $            764  $            826  $            693  $            613  $            653  $            640  $            657
Continental  $            393  $            405  $            452  $            587  $            570  $            570  $            599  $            502  $            666  $            612  $            550  $            497  $            500  $            515
Delta  $            707  $            707  $            640  $            609  $            600  $            683  $            730  $            875  $         1,128  $         1,019  $            738  $            638  $            460  $            470
Northwest  $            625  $            561  $            524  $            591  $            583  $            581  $            648  $            674  $            731  $            716  $            701  $            546  $            523  $            522
United  $            523  $            549  $            576  $            595  $            597  $            670  $            850  $            905  $            634  $            528  $            463  $            462  $            468  $            516
US Airways  $            642  $            717  $            772  $            712  $            763  $            718  $            852  $         1,013  $            827  $            686  $            462  $            479  $            494  $            534
American West  $            304  $            321  $            342  $            369  $            369  $            394  $            412  $            402  $            430  $            466  $            471  $              -    $              -    $              -  
 --sub Network  $            571  $            575  $            597  $            619  $            626  $            655  $            731  $            765  $            758  $            675  $            575  $            543  $            523  $            548
Southwest  $            330  $            335  $            343  $            355  $            372  $            352  $            377  $            399  $            480  $            508  $            538  $            594  $            567  $            579
jetBlue  $              -    $              -    $              -    $              -    $              -    $            283  $            358  $            413  $            411  $            366  $            364  $            410  $            437  $            452
AirTran  $              -    $              -    $              -    $            220  $            225  $            265  $            343  $            344  $            347  $            362  $            358  $            357  $            362  $            369
Frontier  $              -    $              -    $              -    $            246  $            243  $            306  $            427  $            454  $            481  $            392  $            370  $            360  $            365  $            213
Allegiant  $              -    $              -    $              -    $              -    $              -    $              -    $              -    $              -    $              -    $              -    $              -    $            237  $            270  $            298
 --sub LCC  $            322  $            314  $            320  $            337  $            347  $            338  $            375  $            396  $            453  $            458  $            471  $            507  $            493  $            483
Alaska  $            418  $            440  $            504  $            543  $            566  $            591  $            650  $            691  $            765  $            757  $            623  $            607  $            618  $            577
Hawaiian  $            459  $            416  $            427  $            421  $            439  $            443  $            554  $            771  $            774  $            880  $            840  $            764  $            685  $            625
Midwest  $            275  $            306  $            328  $            335  $            342  $            435  $            508  $            506  $            549  $            501  $            447  $            390  $            393  $            482
 -- sub Other  $            398  $            416  $            466  $            497  $            513  $            549  $            615  $            660  $            729  $            717  $            596  $            561  $            555  $            554
Total All Sectors  $            536  $            536  $            555  $            573  $            577  $            596  $            655  $            673  $            675  $            615  $            543  $            531  $            512  $            519
Note: Shaded data means data appear questionable.  
Notes:  The full effect of each Delta's and Northwest's restructuring of financials and operations are not fully reflected in 2006.
Pilot Cost includes: salaries and wages, benefits and pensions, payroll taxes and personnel expenses impacted by collective bargaining terms.
Data Source:  US DOT Form 41, schedule P5.2 & T2.
Note:  Data is total cockpit cost and is not per pilot.  To calculate per pilot cost, simply divide by 2.  No assumption is made for relief pilot staffing.