| Fuel Expense as Percentage of Total Revenue (Excluding Transport Related Revenue) | |||||||||||||||
| Percentage | |||||||||||||||
| 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | ||
| American | 10% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 9% | 13% | 15% | 15% | 16% | 22% | 28% | 30% | 30% | 41% | |
| Continental | 12% | 13% | 13% | 10% | 10% | 15% | 14% | 12% | 15% | 19% | 27% | 29% | 29% | 40% | |
| Delta | 11% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 10% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 19% | 29% | 32% | 32% | 41% | |
| Northwest | 12% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 12% | 17% | 18% | 15% | 16% | 22% | 29% | 31% | 30% | 47% | |
| United | 11% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 10% | 13% | 16% | 14% | 16% | 21% | 28% | 31% | 30% | 38% | |
| US Airways | 9% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 14% | 18% | 28% | 29% | 30% | 41% | |
| America West | 11% | 14% | 13% | 9% | 11% | 17% | 17% | 15% | 17% | 25% | 30% | ||||
| --sub Network | 11% | 12% | 12% | 10% | 10% | 14% | 15% | 14% | 15% | 21% | 29% | 30% | 30% | 41% | |
| Southwest | 13% | 14% | 13% | 9% | 10% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 17% | 19% | 24% | 26% | 32% | |
| jetBlue | 17% | 13% | 12% | 15% | 20% | 29% | 33% | 34% | 42% | ||||||
| AirTran | 0% | 15% | 13% | 22% | 21% | 21% | 19% | 21% | 28% | 32% | 32% | 44% | |||
| Frontier | 0% | 0% | 0% | 12% | 9% | 13% | 12% | 14% | 15% | 23% | 30% | 32% | 35% | 45% | |
| Allegiant | 0% | 0% | 44% | 45% | 48% | ||||||||||
| -- sub LCC | 13% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 11% | 15% | 16% | 16% | 16% | 18% | 22% | 27% | 29% | 37% | |
| Alaska | 13% | 14% | 13% | 9% | 11% | 17% | 14% | 13% | 14% | 20% | 26% | 28% | 29% | 38% | |
| Hawaiian | 15% | 18% | 18% | 14% | 14% | 19% | 17% | 14% | 13% | 17% | 23% | 27% | 29% | 35% | |
| Midwest | 12% | 14% | 13% | 10% | 11% | 18% | 18% | 17% | 21% | 26% | 35% | 36% | 33% | 52% | |
| -- sub Other | 13% | 15% | 14% | 10% | 12% | 18% | 15% | 14% | 14% | 20% | 26% | 29% | 30% | 38% | |
| Total All Sectors | 11% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 10% | 14% | 15% | 14% | 15% | 20% | 28% | 30% | 30% | 40% | |
| Data Source: US DOT Form 41 via BTS, Schedule B6 & P52. | |||||||||||||||