System Total Labor and Related Expense per Available Seat Mile (LCASM)
Cents per Available Seat Mile
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
American               3.70               3.37               3.51               3.71               3.76               4.17               4.55               4.82               4.31               3.72                    3.65                    3.72                    3.78                    3.87               4.27               4.24
Continental               2.43               2.64               2.79               3.04               3.10               3.30               3.45               3.51               3.63               3.42                    3.07                    3.07                    3.16                    2.95               3.20               3.35
Delta               3.25               3.43               3.34               3.36               3.44               3.72               4.10               4.31               4.79               4.38                    3.34                    3.00                    2.95                    2.91               3.32               3.48
Northwest               3.46               3.29               3.24               3.71               3.56               3.65               4.15               4.24               4.45               4.27                    4.19                    3.25                    3.05                    3.20               3.63                    -  
United               3.34               3.49               3.74               3.75               3.86               4.16               4.73               4.94               4.07               3.60                    3.03                    3.15                    3.19                    3.39               3.32               3.65
US Airways               4.88               5.49               5.37               5.32               5.56               5.34               5.62               5.35               4.75               4.17                    2.81                    2.87                    3.21                    3.20               3.25               3.32
America West               2.06               1.90               1.89               1.98               2.07               2.21               2.42               2.34               2.47               2.30                    2.43                        -                          -                          -                      -                      -  
 --sub Network           3.45           3.48           3.53           3.65           3.71           3.95           4.35           4.48           4.25           3.83               3.35               3.23               3.27               3.31           3.56           3.65
Southwest               2.51               2.62               2.71               2.88               2.94               2.99               3.02               3.06               3.25               3.34                    3.32                    3.45                    3.39                    3.42               3.71               3.94
jetBlue                    -                      -                      -                      -                      -                 2.59               2.16               2.17               2.12               1.95                    1.96                    2.12                    2.18                    2.30               2.61               2.74
AirTran                    -                      -                 1.52               2.18               2.20               2.53               2.65               2.57               2.47               2.46                    2.33                    2.24                    2.18                    2.19               2.28               2.38
Frontier               1.60               1.36               1.38               1.42               1.60               1.99               2.19               2.45               2.34               2.35                    2.47                    2.37                    2.30                    2.23               2.22               2.15
Virgin America                    -                      -                      -                      -                      -                      -                      -                      -                      -                      -                          -                          -                      1.47                    1.86               1.56               1.66
 -- sub LCC           2.49           2.49           2.62           2.76           2.80           2.89           2.90           2.90           2.96           2.95               2.91               2.97               2.91               2.93           3.13           3.28
Alaska               2.59               2.73               2.99               3.05               3.21               3.53               3.82               3.85               3.92               3.89                    3.50                    3.47                    3.36                    3.38               4.04               3.64
Hawaiian               2.43               2.21               2.19               2.23               2.32               2.28               2.51               3.27               3.10               3.25                    3.03                    2.97                    2.56                    2.70               2.93               3.04
Allegiant                    -                      -                      -                      -                      -                      -                      -                      -                      -                 1.50                    1.55                    1.35                    1.54                    1.74               1.77               1.84
 -- sub Other           2.55           2.60           2.78           2.85           2.97           3.14           3.41           3.68           3.63           3.64               3.28               3.18               2.98               3.03           3.44           3.22
Total All Sectors           3.37           3.39           3.46           3.57           3.62           3.84           4.18           4.28           4.06           3.70               3.28               3.19               3.19               3.22           3.47           3.56
Data Source:  US DOT Form 41 via BTS, Schedule T2 & P6.