| Total ASMs Produced per Dollar of Employee Compensation | ||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | ||
| American | 27.02 | 29.63 | 28.48 | 26.93 | 26.59 | 23.95 | 21.99 | 20.77 | 23.19 | 26.85 | 27.38 | 26.91 | 26.49 | 25.81 | 23.40 | |
| Continental | 41.11 | 37.88 | 35.90 | 32.87 | 32.29 | 30.31 | 29.01 | 28.47 | 27.54 | 29.26 | 32.58 | 32.61 | 31.62 | 33.89 | 31.21 | |
| Delta | 30.77 | 29.14 | 29.92 | 29.78 | 29.07 | 26.86 | 24.37 | 23.18 | 20.89 | 22.84 | 29.96 | 33.31 | 33.92 | 34.39 | 29.07 | |
| Northwest | 28.93 | 30.37 | 30.83 | 26.94 | 28.08 | 27.43 | 24.07 | 23.61 | 22.47 | 23.42 | 23.89 | 30.78 | 32.81 | 31.25 | - | |
| United | 29.96 | 28.62 | 26.73 | 26.66 | 25.90 | 24.06 | 21.14 | 20.25 | 24.56 | 27.77 | 32.98 | 31.76 | 31.30 | 29.52 | 30.10 | |
| US Airways | 20.47 | 18.23 | 18.63 | 18.79 | 17.99 | 18.72 | 17.78 | 18.70 | 21.04 | 24.01 | 35.56 | 34.83 | 31.17 | 31.21 | 30.78 | |
| America West | 48.44 | 52.62 | 52.77 | 50.47 | 48.39 | 45.22 | 41.28 | 42.73 | 40.51 | 43.42 | 41.08 | - | - | - | - | |
| --sub Network | 29.02 | 28.77 | 28.31 | 27.36 | 26.96 | 25.33 | 22.99 | 22.34 | 23.55 | 26.13 | 29.81 | 30.92 | 30.59 | 30.24 | 28.09 | |
| Southwest | 39.79 | 38.16 | 36.91 | 34.70 | 34.05 | 33.47 | 33.07 | 32.71 | 30.81 | 29.95 | 30.08 | 28.99 | 29.49 | 29.24 | 26.97 | |
| jetBlue | - | - | - | - | - | 38.63 | 46.25 | 46.18 | 47.16 | 51.20 | 51.02 | 47.19 | 45.80 | 43.51 | 38.36 | |
| AirTran | - | - | 65.59 | 45.77 | 45.36 | 39.55 | 37.79 | 38.86 | 40.45 | 40.58 | 43.00 | 44.55 | 45.87 | 45.66 | 43.93 | |
| Frontier | 62.42 | 73.36 | 72.68 | 70.50 | 62.59 | 50.34 | 45.76 | 40.76 | 42.73 | 42.57 | 40.44 | 42.24 | 43.50 | 44.75 | 44.97 | |
| Virgin America | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 67.98 | 53.89 | 64.02 | |
| -- sub LCC | 40.19 | 40.09 | 38.11 | 36.17 | 35.77 | 34.66 | 34.49 | 34.52 | 33.79 | 33.89 | 34.38 | 33.67 | 34.41 | 34.18 | 31.94 | |
| Alaska | 38.60 | 36.61 | 33.50 | 32.74 | 31.15 | 28.34 | 26.15 | 25.99 | 25.50 | 25.74 | 28.60 | 28.85 | 29.73 | 29.57 | 24.78 | |
| Hawaiian | 41.15 | 45.31 | 45.59 | 44.79 | 43.10 | 43.89 | 39.91 | 30.60 | 32.21 | 30.79 | 33.00 | 33.70 | 39.10 | 37.04 | 34.19 | |
| Allegiant | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 66.60 | 64.60 | 74.13 | 64.74 | 57.35 | 56.56 | |
| -- sub Other | 39.21 | 38.49 | 35.99 | 35.10 | 33.64 | 31.86 | 29.29 | 27.18 | 27.51 | 27.44 | 30.45 | 31.47 | 33.55 | 33.04 | 29.08 | |
| Total All Sectors | 29.64 | 29.46 | 28.94 | 28.01 | 27.62 | 26.06 | 23.92 | 23.38 | 24.64 | 27.02 | 30.45 | 31.38 | 31.35 | 31.05 | 28.84 | |
| Note: Delta and Northwest are assumed as a single carrier in 2009 | ||||||||||||||||
| Data Source: US DOT Form 41 via BTS, Schedule P6 & T2. | ||||||||||||||||