Total Cockpit Cost per Block Hour - SMALL NARROWBODY EQUIPMENT
(Seat Size 150 and Less, Single Aisle, Multi Class Configuration)
         
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
American  $               583  $               568  $               651  $               684  $               712  $               750  $               770  $               764  $               826  $               693  $               613  $               653  $               640  $               657  $               705  $               765
Continental  $               393  $               405  $               452  $               587  $               570  $               570  $               599  $               502  $               666  $               612  $               550  $               497  $               500  $               515  $               607  $               602
Delta  $               707  $               707  $               640  $               609  $               600  $               683  $               730  $               875  $             1,128  $             1,019  $               738  $               638  $               460  $               470  $               513  $               552
Northwest  $               625  $               561  $               524  $               591  $               583  $               581  $               648  $               674  $               731  $               716  $               701  $               546  $               523  $               522  $               788  $                 -  
United  $               523  $               549  $               576  $               595  $               597  $               670  $               850  $               905  $               634  $               528  $               463  $               462  $               468  $               516  $               581  $               566
US Airways  $               642  $               717  $               772  $               712  $               763  $               718  $               852  $             1,013  $               827  $               686  $               462  $               479  $               494  $               534  $               540  $               539
American West  $               304  $               321  $               342  $               369  $               369  $               394  $               412  $               402  $               430  $               466  $               471  $                  -    $                  -    $                  -    $                  -    $                 -  
 --sub Network  $               571  $               575  $               597  $               619  $               626  $               655  $               731  $               765  $               758  $               675  $               575  $               543  $               523  $               548  $               630  $               601
Southwest  $               330  $               335  $               343  $               355  $               372  $               352  $               377  $               399  $               480  $               508  $               538  $               594  $               567  $               579  $               630  $               691
jetBlue  $                  -    $                  -    $                  -    $                  -    $                  -    $               283  $               358  $               413  $               411  $               366  $               364  $               410  $               437  $               452  $               525  $               564
AirTran  $                  -    $                  -    $                  -    $               220  $               225  $               265  $               343  $               344  $               347  $               362  $               358  $               357  $               362  $               369  $               387  $               416
Frontier  $                  -    $                  -    $                  -    $               246  $               243  $               306  $               427  $               454  $               481  $               392  $               370  $               360  $               365  $               213  $               345  $               397
Virgin America  $                  -    $                  -    $                  -    $                  -    $                  -    $                  -    $                  -    $                  -    $                  -    $                  -    $                  -    $                  -    $                  -    $                  -    $               298  $               304
 --sub LCC  $               322  $               314  $               320  $               337  $               347  $               338  $               375  $               397  $               456  $               462  $               476  $               511  $               495  $               477  $               546  $               593
Alaska  $               418  $               440  $               504  $               543  $               566  $               591  $               650  $               691  $               765  $               757  $               623  $               607  $               618  $               577  $               776  $               705
Hawaiian  $               459  $               416  $               427  $               421  $               439  $               443  $               554  $               771  $               774  $               880  $               840  $               764  $               685  $               625  $               707  $               751
Allegiant  $                  -    $                  -    $                  -    $                  -    $                  -    $                  -    $                  -    $                  -    $                  -    $                  -    $                  -    $               237  $               270  $               298  $               292  $               363
 -- sub Other  $               422  $               438  $               497  $               533  $               556  $               575  $               639  $               688  $               746  $               729  $               594  $               573  $               564  $               518  $               612  $               588
Total All Sectors  $               538  $               538  $               557  $               575  $               580  $               597  $               656  $               675  $               677  $               617  $               544  $               533  $               513  $               515  $               590  $               597
Note: Shaded data means data appear questionable.  
Notes:  The full effect of each Delta's and Northwest's restructuring of financials and operations are not fully reflected in 2006.
Pilot Cost includes: salaries and wages, benefits and pensions, payroll taxes and personnel expenses impacted by collective bargaining terms.
Data Source:  US DOT Form 41, schedule P5.2 & T2.
Note:  Data is total cockpit cost and is not per pilot.  To calculate per pilot cost, simply divide by 2.  No assumption is made for relief pilot staffing.