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 2011
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               4.32
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               3.43
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               3.53
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               3.67
US Airways               4.88               5.49               5.37               5.32               5.56               5.34               5.62               5.35               4.75               4.17               2.81               4.65               4.47               3.20               3.25               3.32               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           3.70
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               4.03
jetBlue                    -                      -                      -                      -                      -                 2.59               2.16               2.17               2.12               1.95               1.96               2.12               2.18               2.36               2.61               2.74               2.71
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               2.52
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               2.24               2.13               2.34
Virgin America                    -                      -                      -                      -                      -                      -                      -                      -                      -                      -                      -                      -                      -                 1.86               1.56               1.66               1.65
 -- 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           2.94           3.13           3.27           3.33
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               3.49
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               2.80
Allegiant                    -                      -                      -                      -                      -                      -                      -                      -                      -                 1.50               1.55               1.35               1.54               1.74               1.77               1.84               1.98
 -- 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           3.09
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           3.59
Data Source:  US DOT Form 41 via BTS, Schedule T2 & P6.