Total Flight Attendant Average Block Hours per Month
(Estimate based on Average Seat Size of System Fleet)
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
American                   -                37.1              36.9              36.0              31.8              32.1              31.2              34.5              37.9              41.5              42.7              43.7              43.6              43.0                 42.0                42.3
Continental              49.9              48.9              48.0              46.6              45.3              44.7              42.8              45.2              44.0              46.5              44.5              47.2              47.6              46.7                 45.3                44.4
Delta              36.8              41.9              40.3              39.0              38.2              38.1              38.0              40.2              42.1              45.4              48.9              51.6              50.1              47.1                 46.7                47.0
Northwest              45.2              45.4              45.3              40.9              44.1              43.6              42.8              45.6              47.4              47.5              46.3              48.6              50.8              50.9                 48.4                     -  
United              47.4              47.5              61.3              32.0              29.5              30.8              28.6              32.4              34.3              39.1              37.2              39.0              38.5              41.7                 37.7                37.2
US Airways              37.4              36.9              36.6              35.8              35.0              34.2              47.0              39.5              40.8              44.4              53.3              27.7              34.8              47.5                 46.8                46.0
America West              47.8              50.5              50.2              47.8              41.4              68.2              51.5              49.9              50.4              50.1              52.2                   -                     -                     -                       -                       -  
 --sub Network           31.8           42.5           44.0           37.3           35.4           36.2           36.0           38.2           40.2           43.5           44.3           43.0           43.9           45.4            43.6            43.3
Southwest              58.0              55.6              57.2                   -                52.5              55.8              55.1              52.1              56.6              59.1              59.3              60.9              62.5              63.1                 49.0                52.5
jetBlue                   -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                42.3              57.9              57.3              59.3              58.7              60.7              75.1              71.6                 70.6                72.8
AirTran                   -                     -                70.1              44.1              53.2              46.4              47.3              49.6              51.6              50.5              53.6              54.3              56.0              58.8                 55.9                56.4
Frontier           31.0           24.9           69.9           74.5           97.9         121.5              52.8              49.2              50.5              52.4              45.3              53.5              56.1              96.4                 54.2                31.0
Virgin America                   -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                37.6                 63.6        16,621.6
 --sub LCC           57.1           53.6           57.9           50.1           53.9           56.3           53.4           52.1           55.7           57.5           57.3           59.3           62.9           65.1            53.6            56.0
Alaska              47.0              36.3              47.4         148.9         144.0              44.9              44.1              45.6              45.4              42.3              48.6              44.7              44.9              45.9                 45.4          3,036.9
Hawaiian              46.2              47.9              48.5              47.9         266.9              38.5              57.8              47.7              48.0              38.1              47.5              38.0              40.4                   -                   42.7                42.0
Allegiant                   -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                24.6              49.3              52.9              59.7              60.7              56.6                 57.2                65.9
 -- sub Other           46.7           38.9           47.7           96.0         152.5           42.7           47.6           46.1           45.2           41.5           48.5           43.9           44.9           47.2            45.9          116.1
Total All Sectors           33.3           43.0           44.9           38.1           37.2           37.6           37.6           39.6           42.0           45.0           46.1           45.4           46.8           48.7            45.6            47.1
Note: Shaded data means data appear questionable.
Data Source:  US DOT Form 41 via BTS, Schedule P10 & T2.