System Total Expense per Available Seat Mile (CASM ex Transport Related)
Cents per Available Seat Mile
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
American               9.44               8.96               9.19               9.18               9.18             10.32             11.71             11.06             10.45               9.84                 10.64                 11.04                 11.52                 14.09             12.45             12.84
Continental               8.28               8.94               8.94               8.93               9.05               9.70               9.70               9.54               9.25               9.84                 10.26                 10.61                 10.88                 12.50             10.74             11.48
Delta               8.61               9.26               8.88               8.87               8.88               9.18               9.71               9.69             10.45             10.41                 10.25                 10.61                 10.71                 12.09             11.61             11.84
Northwest               9.01               9.09               8.93               9.59               9.06               9.83             10.39             10.44             10.41             11.22                 12.31                 11.84                 11.67                 14.49             11.86                    -  
United               8.59               9.00               9.20               8.97               9.06             10.00             11.27             10.58               9.78               9.70                 10.10                 10.76                 11.17                 13.60             10.55             12.03
US Airways             11.12             12.21             12.38             12.01             12.55             12.39             12.47             11.61             11.33             10.80                 10.41                 10.86                 11.21                 14.63             11.06             11.73
America West               7.19               7.73               7.27               7.29               7.52               8.50               9.21               8.06               7.86               7.72                    9.16                        -                          -                          -                      -                      -  
 --sub Network           9.00           9.28           9.27           9.26           9.27         10.01         10.81         10.38         10.13         10.08             10.55             10.92             11.20             13.49         11.45         12.05
Southwest               6.93               7.44               7.33               7.28               7.44               7.69               7.48               7.37               7.57               7.74                    7.91                    8.77                    9.08                 10.20             10.26             11.27
jetBlue                    -                      -                      -                      -                      -                 8.70               6.69               6.44               6.05               6.06                    6.87                    7.81                    8.25                 10.07               9.35               9.77
AirTran                    -                      -                 8.28               8.28               7.70               9.18               9.25               8.34               8.23               8.40                    9.34                    9.74                    9.57                 11.02               9.29             10.35
Frontier               8.98               9.04               8.71               8.38               7.85               9.14               9.11               9.13               8.37               8.61                    9.34                    9.84                    9.59                 11.16               8.97             10.07
Virgin America                    -                      -                      -                      -                      -                      -                      -                      -                      -                      -                          -                          -                      7.05                 12.51               8.85               9.44
 -- sub LCC           6.95           7.24           7.41           7.41           7.49           7.92           7.68           7.48           7.48           7.60               7.99               8.79               9.02             10.41           9.82         10.69
Alaska               7.71               8.16               8.52               8.16               8.67             10.17             10.13               9.84               9.69             10.12                 10.78                 11.92                 12.08                 12.38             10.86             10.93
Hawaiian               7.44               7.48               7.36               7.29               8.31               8.31               7.87             10.40               8.81               9.56                 10.17                 10.75                 10.49                 11.67             10.97             11.88
Allegiant                    -                      -                      -                      -                      -                      -                      -                      -                      -                 8.14                    7.78                    7.86                    8.31                 10.32               8.10               9.08
 -- sub Other           7.64           7.99           8.21           7.94           8.57           9.57           9.42           9.92           9.27           9.91             10.48             11.31             11.31             11.97         10.51         10.89
Total All Sectors           8.86           9.12           9.13           9.09           9.12           9.82         10.46         10.05           9.76           9.73             10.16             10.57             10.80             12.83         11.08         11.72
Data Source:  US DOT Form 41 via BTS, Schedule P6, P52 & T2.