System Total Expense (Excluding Fuel) per Equivalent Seat Mile (CESM ex fuel)
STAGE LENGTH ADJUSTED
Cents per Equivalent Seat Mile
		1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
American		9.79	9.14	9.47	9.69	9.65	10.17	11.56	10.58	10.74	9.81	9.88	9.97	10.28	11.53	11.30
Continental		7.47	8.14	8.32	9.03	9.39	9.62	9.90	10.12	9.22	11.99	11.88	11.92	11.96	12.51	12.36
Delta		7.42	7.88	7.44	7.66	7.78	7.92	8.50	8.75	11.09	10.76	10.10	10.99	11.48	12.13	12.21
Northwest		7.98	7.77	7.68	8.51	7.93	8.15	8.78	8.99	8.62	9.91	10.62	9.46	9.37	11.09	10.70
United		8.79	9.04	9.31	9.20	9.33	10.26	11.81	11.46	10.65	10.81	11.08	11.16	11.27	13.00	11.85
US Airways		8.58	9.43	10.09	10.05	10.51	10.05	10.60	10.69	10.91	10.38	9.48	10.54	10.90	13.37	11.65
America West		5.74	6.16	5.91	6.28	6.44	6.91	7.75	6.94	6.56	6.46	8.86	-	-	-	-
--sub Network		8.39	8.52	8.61	8.86	8.92	9.29	10.26	10.04	10.21	10.39	10.42	10.63	10.86	12.22	11.67
Southwest		4.13	4.33	4.34	4.53	4.62	4.60	4.56	4.61	4.71	4.72	4.70	4.91	4.97	5.15	5.52
jetBlue		-	-	-	-	-	7.00	5.81	6.02	5.59	5.37	5.50	5.46	5.53	6.03	6.46
AirTran		-	-	7.59	5.51	4.90	5.14	5.36	4.95	4.98	5.13	5.24	5.04	5.00	5.08	5.33
Frontier		6.56	7.58	7.69	6.80	6.54	7.29	7.55	7.40	6.55	7.41	7.29	7.14	6.84	6.64	6.51
Virgin America		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8.15	13.39	7.22
-- sub LCC		4.17	4.41	4.57	4.73	4.76	4.82	4.84	4.86	4.95	5.05	5.07	5.19	5.24	5.59	5.84
Alaska		6.38	6.45	6.74	6.75	7.00	7.90	8.10	8.07	7.84	7.65	7.59	8.21	8.24	8.48	9.34
Hawaiian		3.90	3.88	4.03	4.07	7.91	4.68	4.82	6.62	5.99	6.23	6.10	6.08	5.90	5.50	6.11
Allegiant		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8.01	7.75	4.02	3.93	4.40	4.39
-- sub Other		5.86	5.86	6.09	6.13	7.23	6.95	7.20	7.83	7.28	7.43	7.34	7.46	7.31	7.34	7.94
Base Length of Haul		839	869	887	910	931	935	955	966	1,005	1,039	1,061	1,087	1,093	1,115	1,127
Note:   Stage Length Adjustment formula:  ((observed length of haul/base length of haul [15 carrier average])^.5) times respective carrier unit cost.
Data Source:  US DOT Form 41 via BTS, Schedules P52, P6 & T2.