American Airlines Aircraft Operating Statistics- Cost Per Block Hour (Unadjusted)
American Airlines
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
  Small Narrowbodies $1,910 $2,049 $2,226 $2,149 $2,197 $2,506 $2,725 $2,672 $2,661 $2,831 $3,216 $3,421 $3,592 $4,591 $3,576
(Ex Fuel) $1,418 $1,470 $1,651 $1,672 $1,710 $1,815 $1,984 $2,020 $1,917 $1,753 $1,632 $1,616 $1,648 $1,819 $1,726
Pilots $583 $568 $651 $684 $712 $750 $770 $764 $826 $693 $613 $653 $640 $657 $705
Salaries and Wages $410 $404 $447 $461 $462 $481 $484 $483 $538 $445 $391 $406 $393 $415 $445
Pilot Training $14 $14 $40 $48 $62 $68 $75 $54 $24 $23 $16 $16 $18 $23 $27
Benefits and Payroll Taxes $131 $122 $132 $140 $143 $155 $166 $190 $229 $194 $179 $202 $198 $184 $197
Per Diem/ Personnel $27 $27 $31 $35 $44 $45 $45 $37 $36 $31 $28 $29 $31 $35 $35
Purchased Goods $533 $638 $625 $525 $535 $745 $795 $711 $819 $1,147 $1,632 $1,872 $2,013 $2,841 $1,912
Fuel/Oil $492 $579 $574 $477 $487 $691 $741 $652 $744 $1,078 $1,584 $1,805 $1,943 $2,771 $1,850
Insurance $12 $14 $4 $3 $1 $1 $2 $8 $11 $6 $3 $3 $2 $2 $2
Other (inc. Tax) $29 $45 $46 $46 $47 $53 $52 $51 $64 $63 $45 $64 $67 $68 $60
Maintenance $392 $434 $553 $552 $552 $587 $678 $751 $594 $590 $615 $525 $544 $715 $586
Labor $98 $102 $127 $120 $119 $115 $132 $146 $120 $125 $138 $129 $129 $142 $134
Materials $82 $100 $148 $138 $137 $133 $147 $142 $80 $105 $123 $78 $88 $158 $115
Third Party $41 $43 $55 $71 $88 $96 $98 $87 $122 $105 $73 $52 $58 $77 $63
Total Direct $222 $245 $329 $328 $325 $344 $374 $373 $322 $336 $333 $259 $274 $376 $312
Burden $170 $189 $224 $224 $227 $243 $306 $378 $272 $254 $282 $267 $270 $339 $274
Aircraft Ownership $395 $400 $388 $379 $380 $407 $461 $430 $404 $392 $354 $363 $387 $367 $362
Rentals $183 $178 $175 $174 $185 $199 $204 $244 $217 $200 $194 $202 $207 $202 $246
Depreciation and Amortization $212 $221 $213 $205 $195 $208 $257 $186 $187 $191 $160 $160 $180 $165 $116
Other $8 $10 $9 $10 $18 $17 $21 $16 $18 $10 $1 $8 $8 $10 $11
Indicies
Aircraft In Fleet             417             416             415             413             417             419             388             433             388             342             335             311              299              295              265
Seats Per Departure             135             135             135             135             133             127             123             123             124             128             134             136              138              139              140
Average Stage Length             852             898             898             904             875             850             848             802             843             890             895             899              879              875              871
Gallons of Fuel Per Block Hour             957             944             942             959             978             957             941             917             908             933             932             924              943              940              957
Load Factor 64.7% 66.9% 67.6% 69.8% 68.4% 70.6% 68.5% 68.7% 71.8% 74.2% 79.0% 81.0% 81.6% 80.0% 80.7%
Daily Utilization per Aircraft
Block Hours            9.38            9.38            9.59            9.69            9.38            9.54            9.19            9.14            9.09            9.67            9.28            9.45             9.27             9.19             9.02
Airborne Hours            7.83            7.81            8.01            8.11            7.76            7.81            7.55            7.50            7.51            7.98            7.85            8.00             7.79             7.65             7.54
Departures            4.01            3.80            3.89            3.93            3.94            3.98            3.86            4.02            3.85            3.91            3.77            3.83             3.80             3.77             3.75
  Large Narrowbodies $2,289 $2,405 $2,535 $2,581 $2,489 $2,692 $2,678 $2,852 $3,005 $3,182 $3,716 $4,143 $4,189 $4,916 $4,331
(Ex Fuel) $1,710 $1,715 $1,849 $2,000 $1,930 $1,929 $1,923 $2,152 $2,184 $2,035 $2,084 $2,250 $2,203 $2,182 $2,486
Pilots $611 $608 $685 $726 $744 $800 $842 $862 $824 $775 $773 $729 $754 $746 $749
Salaries and Wages $431 $434 $471 $492 $488 $519 $535 $549 $537 $498 $493 $453 $464 $472 $473
Pilot Training $14 $15 $42 $51 $66 $74 $82 $61 $24 $26 $20 $17 $21 $26 $29
Benefits and Payroll Taxes $138 $131 $139 $149 $151 $167 $184 $217 $228 $217 $226 $226 $234 $209 $210
Per Diem/ Personnel $27 $27 $32 $33 $39 $41 $41 $35 $35 $35 $35 $33 $36 $39 $37
Purchased Goods $621 $754 $755 $646 $619 $828 $815 $774 $895 $1,219 $1,685 $1,967 $2,059 $2,805 $1,909
Fuel/Oil $578 $690 $685 $581 $560 $763 $755 $699 $820 $1,147 $1,632 $1,893 $1,986 $2,735 $1,846
Insurance $8 $10 $15 $9 $5 $6 $7 $20 $11 $8 $7 $6 $5 $4 $4
Other (inc. Tax) $34 $54 $55 $56 $54 $58 $53 $55 $64 $64 $47 $68 $69 $67 $60
Maintenance $367 $354 $435 $554 $558 $538 $509 $575 $640 $638 $778 $935 $839 $888 $1,112
Labor $73 $77 $84 $71 $75 $74 $72 $88 $129 $93 $86 $85 $92 $99 $119
Materials $93 $65 $113 $103 $52 $59 $54 $47 $86 $69 $68 $69 $78 $99 $172
Third Party $73 $70 $90 $261 $296 $251 $216 $218 $131 $210 $263 $306 $253 $277 $300
Total Direct $240 $212 $287 $421 $414 $382 $342 $345 $347 $364 $418 $460 $423 $464 $591
Burden $127 $141 $148 $132 $144 $155 $166 $231 $293 $275 $360 $475 $416 $424 $521
Aircraft Ownership $680 $679 $647 $645 $555 $511 $501 $627 $634 $544 $480 $507 $532 $472 $546
Rentals $367 $346 $324 $316 $272 $221 $197 $337 $304 $244 $249 $274 $278 $196 $253
Depreciation and Amortization $312 $333 $323 $328 $282 $290 $304 $290 $330 $300 $231 $233 $254 $276 $293
Other $10 $11 $13 $11 $13 $15 $12 $13 $11 $6 -$1 $5 $4 $5 $15
Indicies
Aircraft In Fleet               85               88               90               92             112             139             171             225             219             201             220             219              206              202              211
Seats Per Departure             188             188             188             188             184             171             161             162             162             171             173             174              174              173              172
Average Stage Length          1,375          1,351          1,402          1,515          1,515          1,369          1,308          1,286          1,311          1,355          1,264          1,259            1,248            1,250            1,241
Gallons of Fuel Per Block Hour          1,054          1,074          1,096          1,126          1,086          1,044          1,010          1,003          1,002          1,005             997          1,001              998              968              970
Load Factor                 1                 1                 1                 1                 1                 1                 1                 1                 1                 1                 1                 1                  1                  1                  1
Daily Utilization per Aircraft
Block Hours                10               10               11               11               10               10               10               10               10               11               10               10                10                10                10
Airborne Hours                 9                 9                 9               10                 9                 9                 8                 9                 8               10                 9                 9                  9                  9                  9
Departures                 3                 3                 3                 3                 3                 3                 3                 3                 3                 3                 3                 3                  3                  3                  3
  Widebodies $3,372 $3,664 $3,903 $3,711 $3,500 $4,170 $4,410 $4,571 $4,290 $4,913 $5,814 $6,542 $6,969 $8,802 $7,375
(Ex Fuel) $2,374 $2,500 $2,762 $2,806 $2,654 $2,875 $3,024 $3,335 $2,843 $2,865 $2,840 $3,047 $3,253 $3,453 $3,829
Pilots $689 $779 $908 $949 $926 $1,008 $1,045 $1,090 $810 $897 $1,035 $1,021 $1,045 $1,043 $1,109
Salaries and Wages $480 $552 $620 $642 $610 $656 $664 $696 $527 $577 $659 $634 $643 $659 $701
Pilot Training $16 $19 $55 $67 $82 $93 $102 $77 $24 $29 $27 $24 $29 $37 $42
Benefits and Payroll Taxes $154 $167 $184 $195 $189 $211 $229 $274 $224 $251 $302 $316 $324 $292 $310
Per Diem/ Personnel $40 $41 $48 $45 $44 $48 $50 $43 $35 $40 $47 $46 $50 $55 $55
Purchased Goods $1,062 $1,261 $1,256 $1,006 $936 $1,407 $1,495 $1,369 $1,521 $2,148 $3,073 $3,632 $3,854 $5,484 $3,667
Fuel/Oil $998 $1,164 $1,141 $905 $846 $1,296 $1,386 $1,236 $1,447 $2,047 $2,975 $3,495 $3,716 $5,349 $3,546
Insurance $6 $6 $24 $14 $7 $13 $13 $35 $11 $12 $13 $13 $9 $6 $6
Other (inc. Tax) $58 $91 $91 $87 $82 $99 $96 $97 $63 $89 $86 $125 $129 $129 $115
Maintenance $715 $803 $912 $938 $857 $935 $998 $1,145 $1,021 $1,053 $934 $1,089 $1,225 $1,376 $1,674
Labor $148 $151 $165 $170 $155 $155 $159 $183 $205 $182 $145 $155 $141 $158 $173
Materials $142 $181 $279 $292 $227 $238 $235 $210 $139 $157 $115 $135 $148 $201 $275
Third Party $168 $203 $181 $164 $180 $212 $247 $286 $211 $260 $243 $246 $329 $395 $452
Total Direct $458 $523 $622 $626 $559 $605 $639 $667 $555 $599 $503 $536 $618 $720 $890
Burden $257 $280 $290 $312 $298 $330 $381 $480 $466 $454 $431 $552 $606 $656 $784
Aircraft Ownership $870 $826 $798 $780 $734 $777 $833 $939 $916 $797 $769 $784 $825 $862 $899
Rentals $377 $330 $284 $288 $262 $250 $243 $321 $263 $245 $243 $248 $247 $238 $213
Depreciation and Amortization $493 $497 $514 $491 $472 $527 $590 $618 $654 $552 $526 $536 $578 $624 $686
Other $37 -$6 $29 $39 $48 $43 $39 $29 $22 $17 $4 $16 $20 $37 $27
Indicies
Aircraft In Fleet             147             143             138             138             145             150             151             160             148             152             153             154              154              152              131
Seats Per Departure             224             219             214             212             207             211             205             205             215             219             224             228              230              231              228
Average Stage Length          2,287          2,371          2,480          2,571          2,721          2,715          2,740          2,615          2,628          2,699          2,786          2,864            2,756            2,852            3,174
Gallons of Fuel Per Block Hour          1,756          1,766          1,787          1,796          1,705          1,787          1,772          1,751          1,768          1,765          1,751          1,779            1,779            1,755            1,783
Load Factor 69.9% 71.7% 73.8% 72.7% 72.9% 75.0% 71.3% 72.9% 74.9% 77.0% 79.3% 79.8% 81.6% 80.8% 79.9%
Daily Utilization per Aircraft
Block Hours           11.08          11.14          11.33          11.26          11.62          11.24          10.74          10.12          10.54          10.97          11.15          10.89            10.99            10.88            10.98
Airborne Hours          10.09          10.12          10.32          10.28          10.59          10.26            9.84            9.26            9.70            9.91          10.23            9.98             9.99             9.91            12.23
Departures            2.19            2.12            2.08            2.00            1.97            1.90            1.82            1.79            1.86            1.89            1.85            1.76             1.83             1.74             1.62
  Total Fleet $2,333 $2,502 $2,673 $2,585 $2,572 $2,937 $3,112 $3,118 $3,115 $3,423 $4,004 $4,423 $4,651 $5,786 $4,767
(Ex Fuel) $1,701 $1,761 $1,947 $1,991 $1,983 $2,088 $2,216 $2,331 $2,196 $2,098 $2,067 $2,173 $2,239 $2,357 $2,505
Pilots $613 $626 $718 $753 $771 $821 $852 $860 $822 $765 $766 $768 $781 $785 $819
Salaries and Wages $431 $445 $492 $509 $504 $530 $539 $546 $536 $492 $488 $477 $480 $496 $518
Pilot Training $14 $16 $44 $53 $68 $75 $83 $61 $24 $25 $20 $18 $21 $28 $31
Benefits and Payroll Taxes $138 $135 $146 $154 $156 $170 $185 $215 $228 $214 $224 $238 $242 $220 $229
Per Diem/ Personnel $30 $30 $36 $37 $43 $45 $45 $38 $35 $34 $35 $35 $37 $41 $41
Purchased Goods $679 $810 $795 $657 $649 $918 $966 $866 $993 $1,402 $1,999 $2,337 $2,500 $3,515 $2,339
Fuel/Oil $632 $740 $726 $594 $589 $849 $897 $787 $919 $1,325 $1,937 $2,250 $2,411 $3,428 $2,262
Insurance $10 $11 $11 $6 $3 $5 $6 $17 $11 $8 $6 $6 $5 $4 $4
Other (inc. Tax) $37 $58 $58 $57 $57 $65 $63 $62 $64 $69 $56 $80 $84 $83 $73
Maintenance $470 $514 $621 $643 $629 $659 $713 $782 $700 $713 $743 $796 $814 $941 $1,036
Labor $108 $110 $129 $124 $120 $117 $124 $137 $141 $129 $123 $121 $120 $133 $138
Materials $99 $116 $174 $169 $145 $143 $145 $129 $95 $106 $104 $89 $100 $150 $174
Third Party $78 $87 $90 $122 $147 $155 $162 $166 $144 $173 $174 $182 $191 $222 $241
Total Direct $284 $310 $393 $413 $399 $413 $429 $426 $380 $406 $401 $392 $411 $493 $551
Burden $186 $205 $229 $231 $231 $246 $290 $357 $320 $307 $343 $404 $403 $448 $485
Aircraft Ownership $554 $546 $524 $514 $498 $515 $559 $592 $583 $533 $495 $513 $546 $529 $557
Rentals $258 $240 $223 $223 $219 $216 $211 $286 $253 $224 $223 $237 $240 $210 $240
Depreciation and Amortization $297 $306 $301 $291 $279 $300 $347 $306 $330 $308 $272 $276 $306 $319 $317
Other $16 $6 $14 $17 $25 $23 $23 $18 $17 $11 $1 $9 $10 $16 $16
Indicies
Aircraft In Fleet             649             647             643             642             674             708             711             818             755             695             708             685              660              648              606
Seats Per Departure             169             167             165             164             164             159             156             155             159             166             172             175              177              177              176
Average Stage Length          1,118          1,162          1,170          1,193          1,200          1,164          1,179          1,117          1,173          1,251          1,248          1,262            1,251            1,254            1,263
Gallons of Fuel Per Block Hour          1,173          1,167          1,167          1,182          1,178          1,171          1,154          1,115          1,122          1,149          1,151          1,160            1,175            1,160            1,163
Load Factor 66.2% 68.5% 69.5% 70.2% 69.7% 72.4% 69.4% 70.7% 72.8% 74.8% 78.6% 80.1% 81.5% 80.6% 80.7%
Daily Utilization per Aircraft
Block Hours             9.89            9.89          10.13          10.19          10.01          10.04            9.65            9.54            9.57          10.31            9.91            9.94            10.01             9.83             9.71
Airborne Hours            8.50            8.47            8.69            8.78            8.56            8.53            8.25            8.14            8.22            8.85            8.63            8.66             8.68             8.49             8.90
Departures            3.47            3.33            3.40            3.38            3.32            3.35            3.22            3.33            3.22            3.29            3.18            3.16             3.19             3.11             3.09