Alaska Airlines Employee Data and Analysis
Alaska Airlines
  1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Traffic Indicies  
Stage Length in Miles (for SLA purposes)                729               730               729               752               766               789               797               829               866               886               898               919               926               979
Seats Per Departure (for SDA purposes)               132               132               133               133               133               131               131               132               134               135               138               140               144               146
Price Per Gallon of Fuel  $          0.57  $          0.67  $          0.64  $          0.46  $          0.59  $          0.93  $          0.71  $          0.70  $          0.81  $          1.22  $          1.68  $          2.03  $          2.20  $          3.15
Airborne Hours / Block Hours 86% 86% 86% 86% 86% 86% 86% 86% 87% 87% 80% 86% 86% 86%
Outsourcing Indicies  
Maintenance $'s Outsourced 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% 54.7%
Other Outsourcing as % of  Total Exp. (ex-Fuel) 9.1% 9.2% 9.3% 9.4% 9.6% 9.9% 9.8% 10.6% 9.9% 10.0% 12.4% 11.6% 24.7% 14.6%
Transport Related Expense (000)  $      20,594  $        9,325  $        9,545  $      14,955  $      14,759  $      10,875  $      12,204  $        9,261  $      11,003  $      25,177  $      21,507  $      21,833  $      21,239  $     245,039
Productivity Measures (unadjusted)  
Block Hours Per Employee Per Month
Pilots & Co-Pilots (note: Includes Flight Engineers where applicable)              53.9              52.1              49.4              33.4              32.3              48.3              46.5              49.4              51.1              50.4              58.2              54.3              54.4              53.9
Flight Attendants (note: Avg Crew = 1 FA per 50 seats)              47.0              36.3              47.4            148.9            144.0              44.9              44.1              45.6              45.4              42.3              48.6              44.7              44.9              45.9
Maintenance              56.1            989.1              57.5         1,147.2         1,097.4              53.2              48.5              52.8              57.4              38.3            194.8            244.4              53.9              50.4
Passenger, Cargo and Aircraft Handling               7.5               7.2               6.7               6.9               6.7               6.6               6.6               6.8               7.6               9.1              10.0               9.4              10.6              10.1
Other              21.7              22.2              22.1              22.5              22.5              21.5              21.4              22.6              23.3              30.5              23.9              25.0              23.1              23.3
Total               3.4               3.4               3.2               3.3               3.2               3.1               3.1               3.2               3.4               3.7               4.2               4.0               3.9               3.8
ASMs Per Employee (000)
Pilots & Co-Pilots       15,566.3       15,084.8       14,372.6         6,170.0         5,962.4       13,974.8       13,321.6       14,564.1       15,520.0       15,469.0       16,750.7       17,030.5       17,482.8       17,797.9
Flight Attendants       10,277.7         7,965.7       10,387.7       32,762.3       31,661.8         9,905.5         9,648.6       10,160.5       10,295.7         9,634.7       10,120.4       10,030.4       10,047.2       10,400.6
Maintenance       32,366.3      573,223.9       33,411.5      672,282.4      642,617.3       30,809.3       27,822.2       31,168.6       34,810.2       23,546.9      112,036.3      153,162.3       34,640.4       33,319.0
Passenger, Cargo and Aircraft Handling         4,335.0         4,168.9         3,870.6         4,053.8         3,914.0         3,807.1         3,757.9         4,038.3         4,615.2         5,564.7         5,765.5         5,867.1         6,826.5         6,678.5
Other       12,520.4       12,848.1       12,842.0       13,161.4       13,194.4       12,421.0       12,272.3       13,358.0       14,116.7       18,718.8       13,754.0       15,645.6       14,882.4       15,409.0
Total         1,981.6         1,949.0         1,874.0         1,929.6         1,863.7         1,816.7         1,771.4         1,908.5         2,083.8         2,250.0         2,405.4         2,501.4         2,501.4         2,515.9
Employees Per Aircraft
Pilots & Co-Pilots (Crews)               6.1               6.7               7.1              10.5              10.6               6.8               4.3               6.5               6.3               6.7               6.1               6.2               6.1               6.0
Flight Attendants (Crews)               7.0               9.5               7.4               2.4               2.4               7.3               4.5               7.1               7.1               7.9               7.3               7.5               7.4               7.0
Maintenance (Inhouse)               5.9               0.4               6.1               0.3               0.3               6.2               4.1               6.1               5.6               8.8               1.8               1.4               6.2               6.4
Passenger, Cargo and Aircraft Handling (Inhouse)              43.8              48.1              52.5              50.7              51.3              49.9              30.3              47.1              42.2              37.1              35.3              35.7              31.3              32.0
Other (Inhouse)              15.1              15.6              15.8              15.6              15.2              15.3               9.3              14.2              13.8              11.0              14.8              13.4              14.4              13.9
Total              95.7            103.0            108.4            106.4            107.7            104.6              64.2              99.6              93.5              91.8              84.6              83.8              85.5              84.9
Passengers Per Employee
Pilots & Co-Pilots          11,367          11,948          11,437            4,793            4,680          10,916          10,162          10,650          11,180          11,316          12,591          12,556          12,678          12,351
Flight Attendants            7,505            6,309            8,266          25,450          24,854            7,737            7,360            7,430            7,417            7,048            7,607            7,395            7,286            7,217
Maintenance          23,634        454,036          26,587        522,238        504,436          24,065          21,223          22,791          25,075          17,225          84,216        112,924          25,120          23,122
Passenger, Cargo and Aircraft Handling            3,166            3,302            3,080            3,149            3,072            2,974            2,866            2,953            3,325            4,071            4,334            4,326            4,950            4,635
Other            9,143          10,177          10,219          10,224          10,357            9,702            9,361            9,768          10,169          13,693          10,339          11,535          10,792          10,693
Total            1,447            1,544            1,491            1,499            1,463            1,419            1,351            1,396            1,501            1,646            1,808            1,844            1,814            1,746
Productivity Measures Revenue  
Passenger Revenue Per Employee (000)
Pilots & Co-Pilots  $     1,074.5  $     1,119.3  $     1,169.8  $        503.5  $        508.6  $     1,272.9  $     1,163.4  $     1,222.2  $     1,330.8  $     1,361.9  $     1,591.1  $     1,737.5  $     1,791.0  $     1,872.5
Flight Attendants  $        709.4  $        591.1  $        845.4  $     2,673.5  $     2,700.6  $        902.3  $        842.6  $        852.6  $        882.8  $        848.2  $        961.3  $     1,023.4  $     1,029.3  $     1,094.2
Maintenance  $     2,234.1  $    42,534.0  $     2,719.3  $    54,859.6  $    54,812.4  $     2,806.3  $     2,429.7  $     2,615.6  $     2,984.9  $     2,073.0  $    10,642.1  $    15,626.4  $     3,548.7  $     3,505.5
Passenger, Cargo and Aircraft Handling  $        299.2  $        309.3  $        315.0  $        330.8  $        333.8  $        346.8  $        328.2  $        338.9  $        395.7  $        489.9  $        547.7  $        598.6  $        699.3  $        702.6
Other  $        864.2  $        953.3  $     1,045.2  $     1,074.0  $     1,125.4  $     1,131.4  $     1,071.7  $     1,121.0  $     1,210.5  $     1,648.0  $     1,306.5  $     1,596.2  $     1,524.6  $     1,621.2
Total  $        136.8  $        144.6  $        152.5  $        157.5  $        159.0  $        165.5  $        154.7  $        160.2  $        178.7  $        198.1  $        228.5  $        255.2  $        256.3  $        264.7
Salary and Benefits  
Average Salary
Management and All Other  $      34,904  $      37,013  $      47,448  $      41,999  $      51,255  $      55,377  $      63,949  $      68,064  $      65,779  $      87,580  $      65,052  $      83,983  $      76,943  $      87,479
Pilots & Co-Pilots  $     104,893  $     106,838  $     114,791  $      52,344  $      52,773  $     132,140  $     141,808  $     151,734  $     163,211  $     160,974  $     145,953  $     129,620  $     130,022  $     132,877
Flight Attendants  $      29,671  $      22,959  $      29,641  $      82,012  $      83,422  $      32,153  $      29,627  $      30,603  $      30,794  $      28,671  $      30,032  $      31,884  $      33,149  $      34,795
Maintenance  $      28,916  $     589,692  $      38,690  $     761,800  $     705,741  $      38,320  $      45,419  $      47,098  $      52,479  $      33,082  $      48,241  $     373,816  $      77,378  $      78,028
Passenger, Cargo and Aircraft Handling  $      27,642  $      27,874  $      26,876  $      27,264  $      25,827  $      29,529  $      29,279  $      30,180  $      32,218  $      39,848  $      35,871  $      23,152  $      30,692  $      31,537
Total  $      39,118  $      40,203  $      42,565  $      42,643  $      43,138  $      47,711  $      50,478  $      52,804  $      55,831  $      59,991  $      55,810  $      56,492  $      56,718  $      59,364
Other Compensation Per Employee (All Employees)
Benefits, Pensions and Payroll Taxes
Pilots & Co-Pilots  $      16,725  $      17,997  $      18,213  $      10,191  $      11,284  $      26,515  $      27,178  $      38,640  $      56,021  $      53,862  $      56,671  $      55,808  $      58,006  $      41,074
All Others  $        4,875  $        5,525  $        5,694  $        9,973  $      10,808  $        7,563  $        8,495  $      10,740  $      13,718  $      14,647  $      14,771  $      16,514  $      12,964  $      13,486
Total  $        6,383  $        7,137  $        7,327  $      10,041  $      10,956  $      10,027  $      10,979  $      14,396  $      19,397  $      20,351  $      20,788  $      22,286  $      19,408  $      17,386
Personnel
Pilots & Co-Pilots  $        7,410  $        7,029  $      10,128  $        3,380  $        2,404  $        5,369  $        5,630  $        5,742  $        5,818  $        5,564  $        6,096  $        6,255  $        6,932  $        7,508
Flight Attendents  $        9,413  $        7,796  $        8,898  $      35,587  $      31,245  $      11,787  $      10,181  $        8,739  $        8,206  $        7,970  $        9,710  $        9,917  $      10,181  $      10,926
Payroll Taxes
Pilots & Co-Pilots  $        6,196  $        5,604  $        6,234  $        2,653  $        2,713  $        7,136  $        7,378  $        8,339  $        8,723  $        8,460  $        8,784  $        7,340  $        7,790  $        7,771
All Others  $        2,627  $        2,708  $        2,656  $        3,295  $        3,329  $        2,966  $        3,108  $        3,168  $        3,318  $        3,711  $        3,562  $        4,067  $        3,922  $        4,110
Raw Data  
Number of Months 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
Number of Days 365 366 365 365 365 366 365 365 365 366 365 365 365 365
P10- Employee Count Data  
Sum of General Management                23                27                25                25                27                32                41                45                44                  9                48                11                12                12
Sum of Pilots and Co-Pilots               892               988            1,074            1,130            1,207            1,239            1,345            1,329            1,348            1,440            1,331            1,367            1,385            1,361
Sum of Other Flight Personnel                 -                   -                   -              1,594            1,703                 -                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -  
Sum of Passenger and General Services            1,351            1,871            1,486               513               548            1,748            1,857            1,905            2,032            2,312            2,203            2,321            2,410            2,329
Sum of Maintenance               429                26               462                25                27               562               644               621               601               946               199               152               699               727
Sum of AC Handling 1                 -                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -  
Sum of Aircraft Handling               574               557               603               614               657               669               801               822               812               677               624               618                68                66
Sum of Aircraft Control                49                49                50                58                62                64               187               182               172                96               147               136               141               136
Sum of Passenger Handling            1,803            2,124            2,387            2,454            2,623            2,697            2,627            2,638            2,472            2,858            2,322            2,361            2,452            2,569
Sum of Cargo Handling               777               845               948            1,020            1,091            1,118            1,153            1,151            1,077               372               774               853               886               856
Sum of Trainees and Instructors                40                42                53                51                  5                56               149               154               166               117               149               194               201               194
Sum of Stats               431               463               472               498               532               543               437               427               447               365               334               357               371               359
Sum of Traffic Solicitors                45                44                43                50                53                55                80                74                75                26                68               120               125               120
Sum of Other               501               515               534               576               616               628               705               724               737               682            1,070               817               930               899
Sum of Transport Related                92                96               100               102               109               112                89                70                57                 -                   -                   -                   -                   -  
Sum of Total            7,007            7,647            8,237            8,710            9,310            9,531          10,115          10,142          10,040            9,900            9,269            9,307            9,680            9,628
P6- Objective Grouping Operating Expense Data  
Sum of Salaries-General Management Personnel (000)  $        3,541  $        5,033  $        5,642  $        6,995  $      21,894  $      21,704  $      25,976  $      27,977  $      26,671  $      29,729  $      34,178  $      14,886  $        7,899  $      10,017
Sum of Salaries-Flight Personnel (000)  $     133,651  $     148,513  $     167,331  $     184,656  $     199,285  $     219,925  $     245,750  $     259,953  $     282,582  $     298,090  $     260,423  $     251,192  $     259,970  $     261,882
Sum of Salaries-Maintenance Labor (000)  $      12,405  $      15,332  $      17,875  $      19,045  $      19,055  $      21,536  $      29,250  $      29,248  $      31,540  $      31,296  $        9,600  $      56,820  $      54,087  $      56,726
Sum of Salaries-Aircraft And Traffic Handling Personnel (000)  $      88,536  $      99,650  $     107,183  $     113,036  $     114,489  $     134,300  $     139,600  $     144,654  $     146,046  $     159,512  $     138,712  $      91,867  $     108,864  $     114,383
Sum of Salaries-Other Personnel (000)  $      35,970  $      38,902  $      52,577  $      47,688  $      46,890  $      57,264  $      70,011  $      73,711  $      73,708  $      75,280  $      74,394  $     111,005  $     118,211  $     128,549
Sum of Salaries-Total (000)  $     274,103  $     307,430  $     350,608  $     371,420  $     401,613  $     454,729  $     510,587  $     535,543  $     560,547  $     593,907  $     517,307  $     525,770  $     549,031  $     571,557
Sum of Related Fringe Benefits-Personnel Expense (000)  $      19,327  $      21,532  $      24,101  $      27,462  $      24,118  $      27,256  $      26,478  $      24,279  $      24,517  $      26,439  $      29,505  $      31,567  $      34,137  $      35,665
Sum of Related Fringe Benefits-Employee Benefits And Pensions (000)  $      44,727  $      54,573  $      60,350  $      87,457  $     102,004  $      95,566  $     111,057  $     146,001  $     194,750  $     201,475  $     192,684  $     207,414  $     187,872  $     167,392
Sum of Related Fringe Benefits-Payroll Taxes (000)  $      21,589  $      23,571  $      25,722  $      26,949  $      29,201  $      33,437  $      37,182  $      39,005  $      40,598  $      43,582  $      39,963  $      42,324  $      43,326  $      44,550
Sum of Related Fringe Benefits-Total (000)  $      85,643  $      99,676  $     110,173  $     141,868  $     155,323  $     156,259  $     174,717  $     209,285  $     259,865  $     271,496  $     262,152  $     281,305  $     265,335  $     247,607
Sum of Total Salaries And Related Fringe Benefits (000)  $     359,746  $     407,106  $     460,781  $     513,288  $     556,936  $     610,988  $     685,304  $     744,828  $     820,412  $     865,403  $     779,459  $     807,075  $     814,366  $     819,164
Sum of Services Purchased-Advertising And Other Promotions (000)  $      15,235  $      16,986  $      13,117  $      20,369  $      23,042  $      61,769  $      38,428  $      20,331  $      21,047  $      46,096  $      38,705  $     239,547  $      18,236  $      18,015
Sum of Services Purchased-Communication (000)  $      10,390  $      12,691  $      13,375  $      11,157  $      11,813  $      13,036  $      12,326  $      11,997  $      10,376  $        9,755  $        9,263  $        9,577  $        9,685  $        9,888
Sum of Services Purchased-Insurance (000)  $        8,663  $        9,030  $        8,852  $        6,747  $        3,333  $        4,622  $      13,833  $      38,568  $      27,320  $      25,534  $      21,680  $      19,932  $      15,550  $      13,507
Sum of Services Purchased-Outside Flight Equipment Maintenance (000)  $      44,350  $      51,054  $      59,506  $      66,870  $      88,070  $     124,216  $     113,592  $     127,835  $     130,778  $     130,698  $     171,890  $     146,538  $     141,413  $     144,453
Sum of Services Purchased-Traffic Commissions -Passenger (000)  $      74,811  $      88,609  $     100,459  $      93,492  $      89,973  $      64,096  $      63,308  $      47,357  $      50,658  $      29,117  $      12,238  $      21,242  $      16,346  $      12,618
Sum of Services Purchased-Traffic Commissions-Cargo (000)  $           524  $             44  $           337  $           903  $        1,069  $           964  $           799  $           881  $        1,288  $        1,585  $        1,728  $        1,487  $        2,123  $        2,434
Sum of Services Purchased-Other Services (000)  $      86,525  $      95,953  $     107,282  $     116,902  $     128,957  $     147,553  $     155,982  $     178,587  $     175,650  $     184,945  $     228,553  $     240,249  $     535,402  $     318,994
Sum of Services Purchased-Total (000)  $     240,498  $     274,367  $     302,928  $     316,440  $     346,257  $     416,256  $     398,268  $     425,556  $     417,117  $     427,730  $     484,057  $     678,572  $     738,755  $     519,909
Sum of Transport Related Expense (000) 20594 9325 9545 14955 14759 10875 12204 9261 11003 25177 21507 21833 21239 245039
Sum of Total Operating Expense (000)  $  1,090,454  $  1,225,930  $  1,324,356  $  1,386,311  $  1,518,904  $  1,772,242  $  1,827,846  $  1,913,172  $  2,037,996  $  2,279,675  $  2,423,907  $  2,796,132  $  2,946,532  $  3,243,988
T1 & T2- Traffic Data  
Sum of RPMs 8.58E+09 9.83E+09 1.04E+10 1.13E+10 1.18E+10 1.20E+10 1.22E+10 1.32E+10 1.46E+10 1.62E+10 1.69E+10 1.78E+10 1.85E+10 1.87E+10
Sum of ASMs 1.39E+10 1.49E+10 1.54E+10 1.68E+10 1.74E+10 1.73E+10 1.79E+10 1.94E+10 2.09E+10 2.23E+10 2.23E+10 2.33E+10 2.42E+10 2.42E+10
Sum of Miles 1.05E+08 1.13E+08 1.16E+08 1.26E+08 1.30E+08 1.32E+08 1.37E+08 1.46E+08 1.56E+08 1.65E+08 1.61E+08 1.67E+08 1.69E+08 1.66E+08
Sum of Depts        144,396        154,450        159,782        167,775        170,208        167,186        171,411        176,349        180,692        186,303        179,820        181,330        182,124        169,710
Sum of Airborne Hours        249,074        265,099        274,238        295,587        305,586        309,060        320,959        340,169        359,697        378,731        371,029        383,986        388,270        380,156
Sum of Block Hours        288,590        308,598        318,598        344,171        355,564        358,893        375,069        393,645        413,614        435,267        465,102        445,724        451,886        440,019
Sum of AC Days          26,719          27,177          27,737          29,877          31,563          33,343          57,529          37,152          39,179          39,484          39,983          40,529          41,328          41,412
Sum of Gallons 2.44E+08 2.67E+08 2.75E+08 3.01E+08 3.06E+08 3.03E+08 3.36E+08 3.23E+08 3.37E+08 3.55E+08 3.46E+08 3.54E+08 3.54E+08 3.34E+08
Sum of Passengers    10,139,128    11,804,938    12,283,258    13,055,941    13,619,767    13,524,685    13,667,470    14,153,286    15,070,339    16,294,555    16,758,941    17,164,501    17,559,002    16,809,469
P12- Profit and Loss Statement  
Sum of Pax Rev (000) -9.58E+05 -1.11E+06 -1.26E+06 -1.37E+06 -1.48E+06 -1.58E+06 -1.56E+06 -1.62E+06 -1.79E+06 -1.96E+06 -2.12E+06 -2.38E+06 -2.48E+06 -2.55E+06
Sum of Charter Pax (000)  $       (6,592)  $       (5,781)  $       (4,426)  $       (2,986)  $       (2,561)  $       (2,411)  $       (5,653)  $       (4,812)  $       (4,692)  $       (5,154)  $       (4,302)  $       (4,207)  $       (3,273)  $       (6,127)
Sum of Transport Related Rev (000)  $     (82,613)  $     (75,763)  $     (76,237)  $     (85,902)  $     (94,789)  $     (64,015)  $     (75,248)  $     (88,673)  $    (104,694)  $    (123,381)  $    (135,397)  $    (139,039)  $    (400,885)  $    (444,545)
Sum of Cargo Rev (000)  $     (62,606)  $     (64,742)  $     (68,656)  $     (68,762)  $     (66,474)  $     (63,543)  $     (61,608)  $     (60,378)  $     (65,705)  $     (70,103)  $     (69,438)  $     (69,851)  $     (72,591)  $     (85,475)
Sum of Total Rev (000) -1.16E+06 -1.31E+06 -1.46E+06 -1.58E+06 -1.70E+06 -1.76E+06 -1.76E+06 -1.83E+06 -2.03E+06 -2.24E+06 -2.42E+06 -2.69E+06 -3.08E+06 -3.22E+06
P52- Functional Grouping Operating Expense Data  
Sum of Pilots And Copilots (000)  $      93,565  $     105,556  $     123,285  $     142,584  $     153,570  $     163,722  $     190,732  $     201,654  $     220,009  $     231,803  $     194,263  $     177,190  $     180,080  $     180,845
Sum of Other Flight Personnel (000)  $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -  
Sum of Trainees And Instructors (000)  $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -  
Sum of Personnel Expenses (000)  $        6,610  $        6,945  $      10,878  $        9,206  $        6,996  $        6,652  $        7,572  $        7,631  $        7,842  $        8,012  $        8,114  $        8,550  $        9,601  $      10,218
Sum of Employee Benefits And Pensions (000)  $      14,919  $      17,781  $      19,561  $      27,759  $      32,836  $      32,852  $      36,555  $      51,352  $      75,516  $      77,561  $      75,429  $      76,290  $      80,338  $      55,902
Sum of Taxes-Payroll (000)  $        5,527  $        5,537  $        6,695  $        7,226  $        7,895  $        8,841  $        9,923  $      11,082  $      11,758  $      12,183  $      11,691  $      10,034  $      10,789  $      10,576
Sum of Total Flight Equipment Maintenance (Memo) (000)  $      77,854  $      91,761  $     107,046  $     123,128  $     143,021  $     198,161  $     207,729  $     217,161  $     229,918  $     225,475  $     224,288  $     258,864  $     248,065  $     264,238
Sum of Flying Operations-Aircraft Fuels (000)  $     139,980  $     177,600  $     176,134  $     138,107  $     179,047  $     282,689  $     238,947  $     226,104  $     272,277  $     433,677  $     583,227  $     719,078  $     778,971  $  1,052,319