Competitive Advantage (Disadvantage) in Total Cockpit Cost per Block Hour 2010
2010
AA CO DL NW UA US HP WN B6 FL F9 VX AS HA G4
American (AA) ($167) ($22) ($821) ($80) ($262) ($130) ($257) ($405) ($424) ($517) ($115) ($26) ($458)
Continental (CO) $167 $145 ($654) $88 ($94) $37 ($90) ($238) ($257) ($350) $52 $141 ($290)
Delta (DL) $22 ($145) ($799) ($57) ($239) ($108) ($235) ($383) ($402) ($495) ($93) ($4) ($435)
Northwest (NW) $821 $654 $799 $741 $559 $691 $564 $416 $397 $304 $706 $795 $363
United (UA) $80 ($88) $57 ($741) ($182) ($51) ($178) ($326) ($345) ($438) ($36) $53 ($378)
US Airways (US) $262 $94 $239 ($559) $182 $131 $4 ($144) ($163) ($256) $146 $235 ($196)
America West (HP)
Southwest (WN) $130 ($37) $108 ($691) $51 ($131) ($127) ($275) ($294) ($387) $15 $104 ($327)
jetBlue (B6) $257 $90 $235 ($564) $178 ($4) $127 ($148) ($167) ($260) $142 $231 ($200)
AirTran (FL) $405 $238 $383 ($416) $326 $144 $275 $148 ($19) ($112) $290 $379 ($52)
Frontier (F9) $424 $257 $402 ($397) $345 $163 $294 $167 $19 ($93) $309 $398 ($33)
Virgin America (VX) $517 $350 $495 ($304) $438 $256 $387 $260 $112 $93 $402 $491 $60
Alaska (AS) $115 ($52) $93 ($706) $36 ($146) ($15) ($142) ($290) ($309) ($402) $89 ($342)
Hawaiian (HA) $26 ($141) $4 ($795) ($53) ($235) ($104) ($231) ($379) ($398) ($491) ($89) ($431)
Allegiant (G4) $458 $290 $435 ($363) $378 $559 $327 $200 $52 $33 ($60) $342 $431
Notes:  The full effect of each Delta's and Northwest's restructuring of financials and operations are not fully reflected in 2006.
Cockpit Cost includes: salaries and wages, benefits and pensions, payroll taxes and personnel expenses impacted by collective bargaining terms.
Data Source:  US DOT Form 41, Schedules P52 & T2.
Competitive Advantage (Disadvantage) in Total Cockpit Cost per Block Hour 2009
2009
AA CO DL NW UA US HP WN B6 FL F9 VX AS HA G4
American (AA) ($152) ($128) $80 ($64) ($252) ($189) ($294) ($432) ($474) ($521) ($7) ($76) ($527)
Continental (CO) $152 $24 $232 $87 ($101) ($37) ($142) ($281) ($322) ($369) $145 $75 ($375)
Delta (DL) $128 ($24) $208 $63 ($124) ($61) ($166) ($304) ($346) ($393) $121 $52 ($399)
Northwest (NW) ($80) ($232) ($208) ($145) ($333) ($269) ($374) ($513) ($554) ($601) ($87) ($157) ($607)
United (UA) $64 ($87) ($63) $145 ($188) ($125) ($230) ($368) ($409) ($456) $58 ($12) ($463)
US Airways (US) $252 $101 $124 $333 $188 $63 ($42) ($180) ($222) ($268) $245 $176 ($275)
America West (HP)
Southwest (WN) $189 $37 $61 $269 $125 ($63) ($105) ($243) ($285) ($332) $182 $113 ($338)
jetBlue (B6) $294 $142 $166 $374 $230 $42 $105 ($138) ($180) ($226) $287 $218 ($233)
AirTran (FL) $432 $281 $304 $513 $368 $180 $243 $138 ($42) ($88) $425 $356 ($95)
Frontier (F9) $474 $322 $346 $554 $409 $222 $285 $180 $42 ($47) $467 $398 ($53)
Virgin America (VX) $521 $369 $393 $601 $456 $268 $332 $226 $88 $47 $514 $444 ($6)
Alaska (AS) $7 ($145) ($121) $87 ($58) ($245) ($182) ($287) ($425) ($467) ($514) ($69) ($520)
Hawaiian (HA) $76 ($75) ($52) $157 $12 ($176) ($113) ($218) ($356) ($398) ($444) $69 ($451)
Allegiant (G4) $527 $375 $399 $607 $463 $567 $338 $233 $95 $53 $6 $520 $451
Notes:  The full effect of each Delta's and Northwest's restructuring of financials and operations are not fully reflected in 2006.
Cockpit Cost includes: salaries and wages, benefits and pensions, payroll taxes and personnel expenses impacted by collective bargaining terms.
Data Source:  US DOT Form 41, Schedules P52 & T2.
Competitive Advantage (Disadvantage) in Total Cockpit Cost per Block Hour 2008
2008
AA CO DL NW UA US HP WN B6 FL F9 VX AS HA G4
American (AA) ($209) ($176) ($108) ($104) ($217) ($206) ($333) ($416) ($572) ($785) ($200) ($144) ($487)
Continental (CO) $209 $32 $101 $105 ($8) $3 ($124) ($207) ($363) ($577) $9 $64 ($278)
Delta (DL) $176 ($32) $69 $72 ($40) ($30) ($157) ($240) ($395) ($609) ($23) $32 ($310)
Northwest (NW) $108 ($101) ($69) $4 ($109) ($98) ($225) ($308) ($464) ($677) ($92) ($37) ($379)
United (UA) $104 ($105) ($72) ($4) ($113) ($102) ($229) ($312) ($468) ($681) ($96) ($40) ($383)
US Airways (US) $217 $8 $40 $109 $113 $11 ($116) ($200) ($355) ($569) $17 $72 ($270)
America West (HP)
Southwest (WN) $206 ($3) $30 $98 $102 ($11) ($127) ($210) ($366) ($579) $6 $62 ($281)
jetBlue (B6) $333 $124 $157 $225 $229 $116 $127 ($83) ($239) ($452) $133 $189 ($154)
AirTran (FL) $416 $207 $240 $308 $312 $200 $210 $83 ($156) ($369) $216 $272 ($71)
Frontier (F9) $572 $363 $395 $464 $468 $355 $366 $239 $156 ($213) $372 $427 $85
Virgin America (VX) $785 $577 $609 $677 $681 $569 $579 $452 $369 $213 $585 $641 $298
Alaska (AS) $200 ($9) $23 $92 $96 ($17) ($6) ($133) ($216) ($372) ($585) $56 ($287)
Hawaiian (HA) $144 ($64) ($32) $37 $40 ($72) ($62) ($189) ($272) ($427) ($641) ($56) ($343)
Allegiant (G4) $487 $278 $310 $379 $383 $569 $281 $154 $71 ($85) ($298) $287 $343
Notes:  The full effect of each Delta's and Northwest's restructuring of financials and operations are not fully reflected in 2006.
Cockpit Cost includes: salaries and wages, benefits and pensions, payroll taxes and personnel expenses impacted by collective bargaining terms.
Data Source:  US DOT Form 41, Schedules P52 & T2.
Competitive Advantage (Disadvantage) in Total Cockpit Cost per Block Hour
2007
AA CO DL NW UA US HP WN B6 FL F9 VX AS HA G4
American (AA) ($234) ($219) ($133) ($168) ($260) ($214) ($344) ($419) ($415) ($781) ($159) ($153) ($511)
Continental (CO) $234 $15 $101 $66 ($27) $20 ($110) ($185) ($182) ($547) $74 $80 ($277)
Delta (DL) $219 ($15) $86 $50 ($42) $4 ($125) ($200) ($197) ($562) $59 $65 ($292)
Northwest (NW) $133 ($101) ($86) ($36) ($128) ($81) ($211) ($286) ($283) ($648) ($27) ($21) ($378)
United (UA) $168 ($66) ($50) $36 ($92) ($46) ($176) ($251) ($247) ($613) $9 $15 ($343)
US Airways (US) $260 $27 $42 $128 $92 $46 ($84) ($159) ($155) ($520) $101 $107 ($251)
America West (HP)
Southwest (WN) $214 ($20) ($4) $81 $46 ($46) ($130) ($205) ($201) ($567) $55 $61 ($297)
jetBlue (B6) $344 $110 $125 $211 $176 $84 $130 ($75) ($71) ($437) $185 $191 ($167)
AirTran (FL) $419 $185 $200 $286 $251 $159 $205 $75 $4 ($362) $260 $266 ($92)
Frontier (F9) $415 $182 $197 $283 $247 $155 $201 $71 ($4) ($365) $256 $262 ($96)
Virgin America (VX) $781 $547 $562 $648 $613 $520 $567 $437 $362 $365 $621 $627 $270
Alaska (AS) $159 ($74) ($59) $27 ($9) ($101) ($55) ($185) ($260) ($256) ($621) $6 ($352)
Hawaiian (HA) $153 ($80) ($65) $21 ($15) ($107) ($61) ($191) ($266) ($262) ($627) ($6) ($358)
Allegiant (G4) $511 $277 $292 $378 $343 $520 $297 $167 $92 $96 ($270) $352 $358
Notes:  The full effect of each Delta's and Northwest's restructuring of financials and operations are not fully reflected in 2006.
Cockpit Cost includes: salaries and wages, benefits and pensions, payroll taxes and personnel expenses impacted by collective bargaining terms.
Data Source:  US DOT Form 41, Schedules P52 & T2.
Competitive Advantage (Disadvantage) in Total Cockpit Cost per Block Hour
2006
AA CO DL NW UA US HP WN B6 FL F9 VX AS HA G4
American (AA) ($224) ($29) ($79) ($173) ($272) ($175) ($358) ($411) ($409) ($768) ($158) ($37) ($532)
Continental (CO) $224 $194 $145 $51 ($48) $49 ($134) ($187) ($185) ($544) $66 $186 ($308)
Delta (DL) $29 ($194) ($50) ($144) ($243) ($145) ($329) ($381) ($379) ($739) ($128) ($8) ($502)
Northwest (NW) $79 ($145) $50 ($94) ($193) ($96) ($279) ($332) ($330) ($689) ($79) $42 ($453)
United (UA) $173 ($51) $144 $94 ($99) ($2) ($185) ($238) ($236) ($595) $15 $136 ($359)
US Airways (US) $272 $48 $243 $193 $99 $97 ($86) ($139) ($137) ($496) $114 $235 ($260)
America West (HP)
Southwest (WN) $175 ($49) $145 $96 $2 ($97) ($183) ($236) ($234) ($594) $17 $137 ($357)
jetBlue (B6) $358 $134 $329 $279 $185 $86 $183 ($53) ($51) ($410) $200 $321 ($174)
AirTran (FL) $411 $187 $381 $332 $238 $139 $236 $53 $2 ($357) $253 $373 ($121)
Frontier (F9) $409 $185 $379 $330 $236 $137 $234 $51 ($2) ($360) $251 $371 ($123)
Virgin America (VX) $768 $544 $739 $689 $595 $496 $594 $410 $357 $360 $610 $731 $237
Alaska (AS) $158 ($66) $128 $79 ($15) ($114) ($17) ($200) ($253) ($251) ($610) $120 ($374)
Hawaiian (HA) $37 ($186) $8 ($42) ($136) ($235) ($137) ($321) ($373) ($371) ($731) ($120) ($494)
Allegiant (G4) $532 $308 $502 $453 $359 $496 $357 $174 $121 $123 ($237) $374 $494
Notes:  The full effect of each Delta's and Northwest's restructuring of financials and operations are not fully reflected in 2006.
Cockpit Cost includes: salaries and wages, benefits and pensions, payroll taxes and personnel expenses impacted by collective bargaining terms.
Data Source:  US DOT Form 41, Schedules P52 & T2.
Competitive Advantage (Disadvantage) in Total Cockpit Cost per Block Hour
2005
AA CO DL NW UA US HP WN B6 FL F9 VX AS HA G4
American (AA) ($160) $56 $121 ($164) ($284) ($293) ($228) ($402) ($408) ($396) ($766) ($144) $10 ($766)
Continental (CO) $160 $216 $281 ($3) ($123) ($133) ($67) ($241) ($247) ($235) ($606) $17 $170 ($606)
Delta (DL) ($56) ($216) $65 ($220) ($339) ($349) ($283) ($458) ($464) ($452) ($822) ($199) ($46) ($822)
Northwest (NW) ($121) ($281) ($65) ($285) ($404) ($414) ($349) ($523) ($529) ($517) ($887) ($265) ($111) ($887)
United (UA) $164 $3 $220 $285 ($120) ($129) ($64) ($238) ($244) ($232) ($602) $20 $174 ($602)
US Airways (US) $284 $123 $339 $404 $120 ($10) $56 ($118) ($124) ($112) ($482) $140 $293 ($482)
America West (HP) $293 $133 $349 $414 $129 $10 $65 ($109) ($115) ($103) ($473) $149 $303 ($473)
Southwest (WN) $228 $67 $283 $349 $64 ($56) ($65) ($174) ($180) ($168) ($538) $84 $237 ($538)
jetBlue (B6) $402 $241 $458 $523 $238 $118 $109 $174 ($6) $6 ($364) $258 $411 ($364)
AirTran (FL) $408 $247 $464 $529 $244 $124 $115 $180 $6 $12 ($358) $264 $417 ($358)
Frontier (F9) $396 $235 $452 $517 $232 $112 $103 $168 ($6) ($12) ($370) $252 $405 ($370)
Virgin America (VX) $766 $606 $822 $887 $602 $482 $473 $538 $364 $358 $370 $622 $776 $0
Alaska (AS) $144 ($17) $199 $265 ($20) ($140) ($149) ($84) ($258) ($264) ($252) ($622) $153 ($622)
Hawaiian (HA) ($10) ($170) $46 $111 ($174) ($293) ($303) ($237) ($411) ($417) ($405) ($776) ($153) ($776)
Allegiant (G4) $766 $606 $822 $887 $602 $482 $473 $538 $364 $358 $370 $0 $622 $776
Cockpit Cost includes: salaries and wages, benefits and pensions, payroll taxes and personnel expenses impacted by collective bargaining terms.
Data Source:  US DOT Form 41, Schedules P52 & T2.
Competitive Advantage (Disadvantage) in Total Cockpit Cost per Block Hour
2004
AA CO DL NW UA US HP WN B6 FL F9 VX AS HA G4
American (AA) ($86) $368 $143 ($60) ($37) ($292) ($258) ($400) ($403) ($373) ($765) ($8) $93 ($765)
Continental (CO) $86 $454 $229 $26 $49 ($206) ($172) ($314) ($317) ($287) ($680) $77 $179 ($680)
Delta (DL) ($368) ($454) ($225) ($428) ($405) ($660) ($626) ($768) ($772) ($741) ($1,134) ($377) ($276) ($1,134)
Northwest (NW) ($143) ($229) $225 ($203) ($180) ($436) ($401) ($543) ($547) ($517) ($909) ($152) ($51) ($909)
United (UA) $60 ($26) $428 $203 $23 ($232) ($198) ($340) ($344) ($313) ($706) $51 $152 ($706)
US Airways (US) $37 ($49) $405 $180 ($23) ($255) ($221) ($363) ($366) ($336) ($728) $29 $130 ($728)
America West (HP) $292 $206 $660 $436 $232 $255 $34 ($108) ($111) ($81) ($473) $284 $385 ($473)
Southwest (WN) $258 $172 $626 $401 $198 $221 ($34) ($142) ($145) ($115) ($508) $249 $351 ($508)
jetBlue (B6) $400 $314 $768 $543 $340 $363 $108 $142 ($3) $27 ($366) $392 $493 ($366)
AirTran (FL) $403 $317 $772 $547 $344 $366 $111 $145 $3 $30 ($362) $395 $496 ($362)
Frontier (F9) $373 $287 $741 $517 $313 $336 $81 $115 ($27) ($30) ($392) $365 $466 ($392)
Virgin America (VX) $765 $680 $1,134 $909 $706 $728 $473 $508 $366 $362 $392 $757 $858 $0
Alaska (AS) $8 ($77) $377 $152 ($51) ($29) ($284) ($249) ($392) ($395) ($365) ($757) $101 ($757)
Hawaiian (HA) ($93) ($179) $276 $51 ($152) ($130) ($385) ($351) ($493) ($496) ($466) ($858) ($101) ($858)
Allegiant (G4) $765 $680 $1,134 $909 $706 $728 $473 $508 $366 $362 $392 $0 $757 $858
Cockpit Cost includes: salaries and wages, benefits and pensions, payroll taxes and personnel expenses impacted by collective bargaining terms.
Data Source:  US DOT Form 41, Schedules P52 & T2.
Competitive Advantage (Disadvantage) in Total Cockpit Cost per Block Hour
2003
AA CO DL NW UA US HP WN B6 FL F9 VX AS HA G4
American (AA) ($94) $410 $108 $16 $56 ($381) ($342) ($411) ($476) ($341) ($822) ($60) $17 ($822)
Continental (CO) $94 $504 $202 $110 $150 ($287) ($248) ($317) ($381) ($247) ($728) $34 $111 ($728)
Delta (DL) ($410) ($504) ($301) ($394) ($353) ($790) ($752) ($821) ($885) ($750) ($1,232) ($470) ($393) ($1,232)
Northwest (NW) ($108) ($202) $301 ($92) ($52) ($489) ($451) ($520) ($584) ($449) ($930) ($168) ($91) ($930)
United (UA) ($16) ($110) $394 $92 $40 ($397) ($358) ($427) ($492) ($357) ($838) ($76) $1 ($838)
US Airways (US) ($56) ($150) $353 $52 ($40) ($437) ($399) ($468) ($532) ($397) ($878) ($117) ($39) ($878)
America West (HP) $381 $287 $790 $489 $397 $437 $38 ($31) ($95) $40 ($441) $321 $398 ($441)
Southwest (WN) $342 $248 $752 $451 $358 $399 ($38) ($69) ($133) $2 ($480) $282 $359 ($480)
jetBlue (B6) $411 $317 $821 $520 $427 $468 $31 $69 ($64) $71 ($411) $351 $428 ($411)
AirTran (FL) $476 $381 $885 $584 $492 $532 $95 $133 $64 $135 ($347) $415 $492 ($347)
Frontier (F9) $341 $247 $750 $449 $357 $397 ($40) ($2) ($71) ($135) ($481) $280 $358 ($481)
Virgin America (VX) $822 $728 $1,232 $930 $838 $878 $441 $480 $411 $347 $481 $762 $839 $0
Alaska (AS) $60 ($34) $470 $168 $76 $117 ($321) ($282) ($351) ($415) ($280) ($762) $77 ($762)
Hawaiian (HA) ($17) ($111) $393 $91 ($1) $39 ($398) ($359) ($428) ($492) ($358) ($839) ($77) ($839)
Allegiant (G4) $822 $728 $1,232 $930 $838 $878 $441 $480 $411 $347 $481 $0 $762 $839
Cockpit Cost includes: salaries and wages, benefits and pensions, payroll taxes and personnel expenses impacted by collective bargaining terms.
Data Source:  US DOT Form 41, Schedules P52 & T2.
Competitive Advantage (Disadvantage) in Total Cockpit Cost per Block Hour
2002
AA CO DL NW UA US HP WN B6 FL F9 VX AS HA G4
American (AA) ($307) $138 ($12) $327 $188 ($451) ($460) ($447) ($516) ($406) ($860) ($169) $42 ($860)
Continental (CO) $307 $446 $295 $634 $495 ($144) ($153) ($140) ($209) ($99) ($552) $138 $349 ($552)
Delta (DL) ($138) ($446) ($151) $188 $49 ($589) ($599) ($585) ($654) ($544) ($998) ($308) ($97) ($998)
Northwest (NW) $12 ($295) $151 $339 $200 ($439) ($448) ($434) ($503) ($394) ($847) ($157) $54 ($847)
United (UA) ($327) ($634) ($188) ($339) ($139) ($778) ($787) ($773) ($842) ($733) ($1,186) ($496) ($285) ($1,186)
US Airways (US) ($188) ($495) ($49) ($200) $139 ($639) ($648) ($635) ($704) ($594) ($1,047) ($357) ($146) ($1,047)
America West (HP) $451 $144 $589 $439 $778 $639 ($9) $4 ($65) $45 ($409) $282 $493 ($409)
Southwest (WN) $460 $153 $599 $448 $787 $648 $9 $14 ($56) $54 ($399) $291 $502 ($399)
jetBlue (B6) $447 $140 $585 $434 $773 $635 ($4) ($14) ($69) $41 ($413) $277 $488 ($413)
AirTran (FL) $516 $209 $654 $503 $842 $704 $65 $56 $69 $110 ($344) $347 $557 ($344)
Frontier (F9) $406 $99 $544 $394 $733 $594 ($45) ($54) ($41) ($110) ($454) $237 $448 ($454)
Virgin America (VX) $860 $552 $998 $847 $1,186 $1,047 $409 $399 $413 $344 $454 $690 $901 $0
Alaska (AS) $169 ($138) $308 $157 $496 $357 ($282) ($291) ($277) ($347) ($237) ($690) $211 ($690)
Hawaiian (HA) ($42) ($349) $97 ($54) $285 $146 ($493) ($502) ($488) ($557) ($448) ($901) ($211) ($901)
Allegiant (G4) $860 $552 $998 $847 $1,186 $1,047 $409 $399 $413 $344 $454 $0 $690 $901
Cockpit Cost includes: salaries and wages, benefits and pensions, payroll taxes and personnel expenses impacted by collective bargaining terms.
Data Source:  US DOT Form 41, Schedules P52 & T2.
Competitive Advantage (Disadvantage) in Total Cockpit Cost per Block Hour
2001
AA CO DL NW UA US HP WN B6 FL F9 VX AS HA G4
American (AA) ($200) $13 ($16) $234 $85 ($432) ($476) ($494) ($509) ($426) ($852) ($200) ($225) ($852)
Continental (CO) $200 $213 $184 $433 $285 ($233) ($276) ($294) ($309) ($226) ($653) ($0) ($25) ($653)
Delta (DL) ($13) ($213) ($29) $221 $72 ($445) ($489) ($507) ($522) ($439) ($866) ($213) ($238) ($866)
Northwest (NW) $16 ($184) $29 $250 $101 ($416) ($460) ($478) ($493) ($410) ($836) ($184) ($209) ($836)
United (UA) ($234) ($433) ($221) ($250) ($149) ($666) ($709) ($728) ($743) ($660) ($1,086) ($433) ($458) ($1,086)
US Airways (US) ($85) ($285) ($72) ($101) $149 ($517) ($561) ($579) ($594) ($511) ($938) ($285) ($310) ($938)
America West (HP) $432 $233 $445 $416 $666 $517 ($43) ($62) ($77) $6 ($420) $233 $208 ($420)
Southwest (WN) $476 $276 $489 $460 $709 $561 $43 ($18) ($33) $50 ($377) $276 $251 ($377)
jetBlue (B6) $494 $294 $507 $478 $728 $579 $62 $18 ($15) $68 ($358) $294 $269 ($358)
AirTran (FL) $509 $309 $522 $493 $743 $594 $77 $33 $15 $83 ($343) $309 $284 ($343)
Frontier (F9) $426 $226 $439 $410 $660 $511 ($6) ($50) ($68) ($83) ($427) $226 $201 ($427)
Virgin America (VX) $852 $653 $866 $836 $1,086 $938 $420 $377 $358 $343 $427 $653 $628 $0
Alaska (AS) $200 $0 $213 $184 $433 $285 ($233) ($276) ($294) ($309) ($226) ($653) ($25) ($653)
Hawaiian (HA) $225 $25 $238 $209 $458 $310 ($208) ($251) ($269) ($284) ($201) ($628) $25 ($628)
Allegiant (G4) $852 $653 $866 $836 $1,086 $938 $420 $377 $358 $343 $427 $0 $653 $628
Cockpit Cost includes: salaries and wages, benefits and pensions, payroll taxes and personnel expenses impacted by collective bargaining terms.
Data Source:  US DOT Form 41, Schedules P52 & T2.
Competitive Advantage (Disadvantage) in Total Cockpit Cost per Block Hour
2000
AA CO DL NW UA US HP WN B6 FL F9 VX AS HA G4
American (AA) ($170) ($47) ($58) $68 ($22) ($419) ($469) ($537) ($556) ($515) ($821) ($230) ($291) ($821)
Continental (CO) $170 $123 $112 $238 $148 ($249) ($299) ($367) ($386) ($345) ($651) ($60) ($121) ($651)
Delta (DL) $47 ($123) ($11) $114 $25 ($372) ($422) ($491) ($509) ($468) ($774) ($183) ($245) ($774)
Northwest (NW) $58 ($112) $11 $125 $36 ($361) ($411) ($480) ($498) ($457) ($763) ($172) ($234) ($763)
United (UA) ($68) ($238) ($114) ($125) ($89) ($487) ($537) ($605) ($623) ($583) ($889) ($298) ($359) ($889)
US Airways (US) $22 ($148) ($25) ($36) $89 ($397) ($447) ($516) ($534) ($493) ($799) ($208) ($269) ($799)
America West (HP) $419 $249 $372 $361 $487 $397 ($50) ($119) ($137) ($96) ($402) $189 $128 ($402)
Southwest (WN) $469 $299 $422 $411 $537 $447 $50 ($68) ($87) ($46) ($352) $239 $178 ($352)
jetBlue (B6) $537 $367 $491 $480 $605 $516 $119 $68 ($18) $22 ($283) $307 $246 ($283)
AirTran (FL) $556 $386 $509 $498 $623 $534 $137 $87 $18 $40 ($265) $326 $264 ($265)
Frontier (F9) $515 $345 $468 $457 $583 $493 $96 $46 ($22) ($40) ($306) $285 $224 ($306)
Virgin America (VX) $821 $651 $774 $763 $889 $799 $402 $352 $283 $265 $306 $591 $530 $0
Alaska (AS) $230 $60 $183 $172 $298 $208 ($189) ($239) ($307) ($326) ($285) ($591) ($61) ($591)
Hawaiian (HA) $291 $121 $245 $234 $359 $269 ($128) ($178) ($246) ($264) ($224) ($530) $61 ($530)
Allegiant (G4) $821 $651 $774 $763 $889 $799 $402 $352 $283 $265 $306 $0 $591 $530
Cockpit Cost includes: salaries and wages, benefits and pensions, payroll taxes and personnel expenses impacted by collective bargaining terms.
Data Source:  US DOT Form 41, Schedules P52 & T2.
Competitive Advantage (Disadvantage) in Total Cockpit Cost per Block Hour
1999
AA CO DL NW UA US HP WN B6 FL F9 VX AS HA G4
American (AA) ($128) ($92) $1 $39 $65 ($394) ($399) ($546) ($528) ($771) ($205) ($259) ($771)
Continental (CO) $128 $36 $129 $168 $194 ($266) ($271) ($417) ($399) ($642) ($76) ($130) ($642)
Delta (DL) $92 ($36) $93 $132 $158 ($302) ($307) ($454) ($435) ($679) ($112) ($166) ($679)
Northwest (NW) ($1) ($129) ($93) $39 $65 ($395) ($400) ($547) ($528) ($772) ($206) ($259) ($772)
United (UA) ($39) ($168) ($132) ($39) $26 ($433) ($439) ($585) ($567) ($810) ($244) ($298) ($810)
US Airways (US) ($65) ($194) ($158) ($65) ($26) ($459) ($465) ($611) ($593) ($836) ($270) ($324) ($836)
America West (HP) $394 $266 $302 $395 $433 $459 ($5) ($152) ($134) ($377) $189 $136 ($377)
Southwest (WN) $399 $271 $307 $400 $439 $465 $5 ($147) ($128) ($372) $195 $141 ($372)
jetBlue (B6)
AirTran (FL) $546 $417 $454 $547 $585 $611 $152 $147 $18 ($225) $341 $287 ($225)
Frontier (F9) $528 $399 $435 $528 $567 $593 $134 $128 ($18) ($243) $323 $269 ($243)
Virgin America (VX) $771 $642 $679 $772 $810 $836 $377 $372 $225 $243 $566 $512 $0
Alaska (AS) $205 $76 $112 $206 $244 $270 ($189) ($195) ($341) ($323) ($566) ($54) ($566)
Hawaiian (HA) $259 $130 $166 $259 $298 $324 ($136) ($141) ($287) ($269) ($512) $54 ($512)
Allegiant (G4) $771 $642 $679 $772 $810 $836 $377 $372 $225 $243 $0 $566 $512
Cockpit Cost includes: salaries and wages, benefits and pensions, payroll taxes and personnel expenses impacted by collective bargaining terms.
Data Source:  US DOT Form 41, Schedules P52 & T2.
Competitive Advantage (Disadvantage) in Total Cockpit Cost per Block Hour
1998
AA CO DL NW UA US HP WN B6 FL F9 VX AS HA G4
American (AA) ($151) ($72) $41 $65 $8 ($384) ($397) ($533) ($507) ($753) ($210) ($271) ($753)
Continental (CO) $151 $79 $192 $215 $159 ($233) ($247) ($383) ($357) ($602) ($60) ($121) ($602)
Delta (DL) $72 ($79) $113 $137 $80 ($312) ($326) ($461) ($435) ($681) ($138) ($199) ($681)
Northwest (NW) ($41) ($192) ($113) $24 ($33) ($425) ($439) ($574) ($548) ($794) ($251) ($312) ($794)
United (UA) ($65) ($215) ($137) ($24) ($57) ($448) ($462) ($598) ($572) ($818) ($275) ($336) ($818)
US Airways (US) ($8) ($159) ($80) $33 $57 ($392) ($406) ($541) ($515) ($761) ($219) ($280) ($761)
America West (HP) $384 $233 $312 $425 $448 $392 ($14) ($150) ($124) ($369) $173 $112 ($369)
Southwest (WN) $397 $247 $326 $439 $462 $406 $14 ($136) ($110) ($355) $187 $126 ($355)
jetBlue (B6)
AirTran (FL) $533 $383 $461 $574 $598 $541 $150 $136 $26 ($220) $323 $262 ($220)
Frontier (F9) $507 $357 $435 $548 $572 $515 $124 $110 ($26) ($246) $297 $236 ($246)
Virgin America (VX) $753 $602 $681 $794 $818 $761 $369 $355 $220 $246 $543 $482 $0
Alaska (AS) $210 $60 $138 $251 $275 $219 ($173) ($187) ($323) ($297) ($543) ($61) ($543)
Hawaiian (HA) $271 $121 $199 $312 $336 $280 ($112) ($126) ($262) ($236) ($482) $61 ($482)
Allegiant (G4) $753 $602 $681 $794 $818 $761 $369 $355 $220 $246 $0 $543 $482
Cockpit Cost includes: salaries and wages, benefits and pensions, payroll taxes and personnel expenses impacted by collective bargaining terms.
Data Source:  US DOT Form 41, Schedules P52 & T2.
Competitive Advantage (Disadvantage) in Total Cockpit Cost per Block Hour
1997
AA CO DL NW UA US HP WN B6 FL F9 VX AS HA G4
American (AA) ($246) ($4) ($12) $74 $90 ($374) ($374) ($718) ($214) ($227) ($718)
Continental (CO) $246 $242 $234 $320 $336 ($128) ($128) ($472) $32 $19 ($472)
Delta (DL) $4 ($242) ($8) $79 $95 ($370) ($370) ($713) ($210) ($223) ($713)
Northwest (NW) $12 ($234) $8 $86 $102 ($362) ($362) ($705) ($202) ($215) ($705)
United (UA) ($74) ($320) ($79) ($86) $16 ($448) ($448) ($792) ($288) ($302) ($792)
US Airways (US) ($90) ($336) ($95) ($102) ($16) ($464) ($464) ($808) ($304) ($318) ($808)
America West (HP) $374 $128 $370 $362 $448 $464 $0 ($343) $160 $147 ($343)
Southwest (WN) $374 $128 $370 $362 $448 $464 ($0) ($343) $160 $147 ($343)
jetBlue (B6)
AirTran (FL)
Frontier (F9)
Virgin America (VX) $718 $472 $713 $705 $792 $808 $343 $343 $504 $490 $0
Alaska (AS) $214 ($32) $210 $202 $288 $304 ($160) ($160) ($504) ($13) ($504)
Hawaiian (HA) $227 ($19) $223 $215 $302 $318 ($147) ($147) ($490) $13 ($490)
Allegiant (G4) $718 $472 $713 $705 $792 $808 $343 $343 $0 $504 $490
Cockpit Cost includes: salaries and wages, benefits and pensions, payroll taxes and personnel expenses impacted by collective bargaining terms.
Data Source:  US DOT Form 41, Schedules P52 & T2.
Competitive Advantage (Disadvantage) in Total Cockpit Cost per Block Hour
1996
AA CO DL NW UA US HP WN B6 FL F9 VX AS HA G4
American (AA) ($211) $253 $93 $98 $131 ($300) ($291) ($626) ($186) ($155) ($626)
Continental (CO) $211 $463 $304 $309 $341 ($90) ($80) ($415) $25 $56 ($415)
Delta (DL) ($253) ($463) ($160) ($154) ($122) ($553) ($543) ($879) ($439) ($408) ($879)
Northwest (NW) ($93) ($304) $160 $5 $38 ($394) ($384) ($719) ($279) ($248) ($719)
United (UA) ($98) ($309) $154 ($5) $32 ($399) ($389) ($724) ($284) ($253) ($724)
US Airways (US) ($131) ($341) $122 ($38) ($32) ($431) ($422) ($757) ($317) ($286) ($757)
America West (HP) $300 $90 $553 $394 $399 $431 $10 ($326) $114 $145 ($326)
Southwest (WN) $291 $80 $543 $384 $389 $422 ($10) ($335) $105 $136 ($335)
jetBlue (B6)
AirTran (FL)
Frontier (F9)
Virgin America (VX) $626 $415 $879 $719 $724 $757 $326 $335 $440 $471 $0
Alaska (AS) $186 ($25) $439 $279 $284 $317 ($114) ($105) ($440) $31 ($440)
Hawaiian (HA) $155 ($56) $408 $248 $253 $286 ($145) ($136) ($471) ($31) ($471)
Allegiant (G4) $626 $415 $879 $719 $724 $757 $326 $335 $0 $440 $471
Cockpit Cost includes: salaries and wages, benefits and pensions, payroll taxes and personnel expenses impacted by collective bargaining terms.
Data Source:  US DOT Form 41, Schedules P52 & T2.
Competitive Advantage (Disadvantage) in Total Cockpit Cost per Block Hour
1995
AA CO DL NW UA US HP WN B6 FL F9 VX AS HA G4
American (AA) ($214) $154 $153 $59 $55 ($306) ($283) ($613) ($196) ($91) ($613)
Continental (CO) $214 $367 $366 $273 $269 ($92) ($69) ($400) $18 $123 ($400)
Delta (DL) ($154) ($367) ($1) ($95) ($99) ($459) ($437) ($767) ($349) ($244) ($767)
Northwest (NW) ($153) ($366) $1 ($94) ($98) ($458) ($436) ($766) ($348) ($243) ($766)
United (UA) ($59) ($273) $95 $94 ($4) ($365) ($342) ($672) ($254) ($150) ($672)
US Airways (US) ($55) ($269) $99 $98 $4 ($360) ($338) ($668) ($250) ($146) ($668)
America West (HP) $306 $92 $459 $458 $365 $360 $22 ($308) $110 $215 ($308)
Southwest (WN) $283 $69 $437 $436 $342 $338 ($22) ($330) $88 $192 ($330)
jetBlue (B6)
AirTran (FL)
Frontier (F9)
Virgin America (VX) $613 $400 $767 $766 $672 $668 $308 $330 $418 $522 $0
Alaska (AS) $196 ($18) $349 $348 $254 $250 ($110) ($88) ($418) $105 ($418)
Hawaiian (HA) $91 ($123) $244 $243 $150 $146 ($215) ($192) ($522) ($105) ($522)
Allegiant (G4) $613 $400 $767 $766 $672 $668 $308 $330 $0 $418 $522
Cockpit Cost includes: salaries and wages, benefits and pensions, payroll taxes and personnel expenses impacted by collective bargaining terms.
Data Source:  US DOT Form 41, Schedules P52 & T2.