Fuel Expense as Percentage of Total Revenue (Excluding Transport Related Revenue)
Percentage
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
American 10% 12% 11% 9% 9% 13% 15% 15% 16% 22% 28% 30% 30% 41% 29% 30% 36%
Continental 12% 13% 13% 10% 10% 15% 14% 12% 15% 19% 27% 29% 29% 40% 27% 27% 32%
Delta 11% 13% 12% 10% 10% 12% 13% 13% 12% 19% 29% 32% 32% 41% 35% 30% 35%
Northwest 12% 14% 13% 12% 12% 17% 18% 15% 16% 22% 29% 31% 30% 47% 29%
United 11% 13% 12% 10% 10% 13% 16% 14% 16% 21% 28% 31% 30% 38% 26% 30% 35%
US Airways 9% 10% 9% 7% 8% 14% 14% 12% 14% 18% 28% 29% 30% 41% 24% 27% 35%
America West 11% 14% 13% 9% 11% 17% 17% 15% 17% 25% 30%            
 --sub Network 11% 12% 12% 10% 10% 14% 15% 14% 15% 21% 29% 30% 30% 41% 29% 29% 35%
Southwest 13% 14% 13% 9% 10% 15% 15% 15% 15% 17% 19% 24% 26% 32% 28% 29% 34%
jetBlue 17% 13% 12% 15% 20% 29% 33% 34% 42% 29% 30% 38%
AirTran 0% 15% 13% 22% 21% 21% 19% 21% 28% 32% 32% 44% 27% 31% 39%
Frontier 0% 0% 0% 12% 9% 13% 12% 14% 15% 23% 30% 32% 35% 45% 26% 28% 35%
Virgin America                           0% 30% 32% 38%
 -- sub LCC 13% 14% 12% 10% 11% 15% 16% 16% 16% 18% 23% 27% 29% 36% 28% 29% 36%
Alaska 13% 14% 13% 9% 11% 17% 14% 13% 14% 20% 26% 28% 29% 38% 21% 25% 32%
Hawaiian 15% 18% 18% 14% 14% 19% 17% 14% 13% 17% 23% 27% 29% 35% 20% 24% 31%
Allegiant                   0% 0% 44% 45% 48% 35% 43% 51%
 -- sub Other 14% 15% 14% 10% 12% 17% 15% 13% 14% 19% 24% 29% 30% 38% 22% 27% 34%
Total All Sectors 11% 13% 12% 10% 10% 14% 15% 14% 15% 20% 28% 30% 30% 40% 28% 29% 35%
Data Source:  US DOT Form 41 via BTS, Schedule  B6 & P52.