Competitive Advantage (Disadvantage) in Total Cockpit Cost 2012
2012
$Millions
	AA	CO	DL	NW	UA	US	HP	WN	B6	FL	F9	VX	AS	HA	G4
AA			$380		$22	($426)		($139)	($321)		($799)	($856)	($78)	$294	($750)
CO
DL	($470)				($442)	($997)		($642)	($866)		($1,458)	($1,528)	($567)	($106)	($1,397)
NW
UA	($28)		$455			($571)		($205)	($436)		($1,045)	($1,117)	($128)	$346	($983)
US	$240		$454		$252			$162	$60		($210)	($241)	$196	$405	($182)
HP
WN	$170		$633		$197	($350)			($221)		($804)	($873)	$74	$528	($745)
B6	$113		$246		$121	($37)		$64			($168)	($188)	$85	$216	($151)
FL
F9	$80		$118		$83	$37		$66	$48			($6)	$72	$110	$5
VX	$86		$125		$89	$43		$72	$54		$6		$79	$116	$11
AS	$17		$100		$22	($76)		($13)	($53)		($158)	($170)		$81	($147)
HA	($20)		$6		($19)	($50)		($30)	($43)		($76)	($80)	($26)		($72)
G4	$42		$63		$43	$68		$34	$24		($3)	($6)	$38	$59
How to read:  If American were to fly its network at Delta's cockpit cost per block hour, then it would need to increase total pilot compensation by $380M.
How to read:  If Delta were to fly its network at American's cockpit cost per block hour, then it would need to reduce total pilot compensation by $470M.
Source:  US DOT Form 41 via BTS, Schedules P52 & T2.  Calculation is the difference in total cockpit cost per block hour multiplied by total block hours flown for each respective year.
Cockpit cost per block hour is cost for each captain and co pilot.  For a per pilot cost per block hour, simply divide by 2.
Note:  US Airways and America West 2006 filings may not be fully accurate given the merger effects on accounting.