Total Cockpit Cost per Block Hour - ALL AIRCRAFT
     
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
American  $             613  $             626  $             718  $             753  $             771  $             821  $             852  $             860  $             822  $             765  $             766  $             768  $             781  $             779
Continental  $             400  $             415  $             472  $             602  $             642  $             651  $             653  $             552  $             728  $             680  $             606  $             544  $             547  $             547
Delta  $             767  $             879  $             713  $             681  $             679  $             774  $             866  $             998  $          1,232  $          1,134  $             822  $             739  $             562  $             611
Northwest  $             766  $             719  $             705  $             794  $             772  $             763  $             836  $             847  $             930  $             909  $             887  $             689  $             648  $             640
United  $             672  $             724  $             792  $             818  $             810  $             889  $          1,086  $          1,186  $             838  $             706  $             602  $             595  $             613  $             664
US Airways  $             668  $             757  $             808  $             761  $             836  $             799  $             938  $          1,047  $             878  $             728  $             482  $             496  $             520  $             561
American West  $             308  $             326  $             343  $             369  $             377  $             402  $             420  $             409  $             441  $             473  $             473  $               -    $               -    $               -  
 --sub Network  $             648  $             688  $             699  $             725  $             737  $             778  $             865  $             904  $             886  $             811  $             701  $             653  $             626  $             648
Southwest  $             330  $             335  $             343  $             355  $             372  $             352  $             377  $             399  $             480  $             508  $             538  $             594  $             567  $             561
jetBlue  $               -    $               -    $               -    $               -    $               -    $             283  $             358  $             413  $             411  $             366  $             364  $             410  $             437  $             441
AirTran  $               -    $               -    $               -    $             220  $             225  $             265  $             343  $             344  $             347  $             362  $             358  $             357  $             362  $             367
Frontier  $               -    $               -    $               -    $             246  $             243  $             306  $             427  $             454  $             481  $             392  $             370  $             360  $             365  $             347
Allegiant  $               -    $               -    $               -    $               -    $               -    $               -    $               -    $               -    $               -    $               -    $               -    $             237  $             270  $             103
 --sub LCC  $             322  $             314  $             320  $             337  $             347  $             338  $             375  $             396  $             453  $             458  $             471  $             507  $             493  $             486
Alaska  $             418  $             440  $             504  $             543  $             566  $             591  $             653  $             690  $             762  $             757  $             622  $             610  $             621  $             193
Hawaiian  $             522  $             471  $             490  $             482  $             512  $             530  $             628  $             901  $             839  $             858  $             776  $             731  $             627  $             644
Midwest  $             275  $             306  $             328  $             335  $             342  $             435  $             508  $             506  $             549  $             501  $             447  $             390  $             393  $             440
 -- sub Other  $             411  $             423  $             472  $             499  $             517  $             553  $             624  $             687  $             742  $             732  $             612  $             584  $             577  $             307
Total All Sectors  $             615  $             647  $             657  $             678  $             687  $             720  $             793  $             822  $             808  $             746  $             652  $             617  $             591  $             590
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.