System Labor Expense per Available Seat Mile (ex Management and Other)
Cents per Available Seat Mile
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
American           3.12           2.91           3.16           3.34           3.33           3.72           3.94           4.29           4.12           3.53           3.40           3.40           3.41           3.58
Continental           2.34           2.47           2.66           2.98           2.80           3.00           3.11           3.24           3.38           3.14           2.81           2.77           2.84           2.68
Delta           2.96           3.12           2.94           2.95           3.06           2.92           3.35           3.71           4.16           3.88           2.96           2.63           2.35           2.49
Northwest           3.04           2.89           2.82           3.26           3.11           3.16           3.65           3.77           3.95           3.78           3.73           2.83           2.47           2.50
United           2.92           3.07           3.25           3.32           3.40           3.60           4.10           4.43           3.64           3.16           2.62           2.60           2.66           2.85
US Airways           4.30           4.72           4.77           4.74           4.92           4.70           4.95           4.81           4.30           3.74           2.44           2.25           2.62           2.68
America West           1.56           1.49           1.49           1.55           1.63           1.81           1.99           1.98           2.03           1.93           2.00              -                -                -  
 --sub Network           3.02           3.06           3.13           3.26           3.28           3.40           3.75           3.98           3.85           3.45           3.00           2.82           2.78           2.87
Southwest           2.33           2.41           2.49           2.64           2.68           2.73           2.74           2.76           2.93           3.02           3.03           3.15           3.09           3.12
jetBlue              -                -                -                -                -             1.70           1.68           1.86           1.84           1.66           1.62           1.75           1.82           1.91
AirTran              -                -             0.95           1.77           1.79           2.07           2.19           2.17           2.09           2.10           1.98           1.93           1.87           1.90
Frontier           1.16           1.05           1.09           1.16           1.34           1.65           1.75           2.01           1.93           2.02           2.19           2.06           1.98           1.95
Allegiant              -                -                -                -                -                -                -                -                -             1.39           1.40           1.26           1.43           1.60
 -- sub LCC           2.30           2.29           2.39           2.51           2.53           2.59           2.58           2.57           2.62           2.62           2.59           2.63           2.57           2.61
Alaska           2.31           2.44           2.61           2.73           2.81           3.07           3.29           3.32           3.44           3.41           3.01           2.93           2.84           2.81
Hawaiian           2.05           1.86           1.86           1.88           1.95           1.92           2.14           2.78           2.64           2.73           2.56           2.45           2.14           2.28
Midwest           2.83           3.07           3.31           3.43           3.40           3.89           4.20           3.97           3.66           3.06           2.53           2.36           2.32           2.58
 -- sub Other           2.30           2.36           2.50           2.61           2.68           2.86           3.08           3.27           3.28           3.23           2.85           2.74           2.60           2.65
Total All Sectors           2.97           2.99           3.06           3.19           3.20           3.32           3.62           3.80           3.67           3.33           2.93           2.78           2.73           2.81
Data Source:  US DOT Form 41 via BTS, Schedule P6 & T2.