Fuel Expense as Percentage of Total Expense (Excluding Transport Related Expense)
Percentage
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
American 10% 13% 12% 10% 10% 13% 13% 12% 14% 20% 26% 29% 30% 35% 26% 28% 32% 34% 35% 32% 21%
Continental 13% 13% 14% 10% 10% 16% 14% 12% 15% 18% 26% 29% 29% 38% 26% 27% 33%
Delta 12% 13% 14% 11% 11% 13% 12% 11% 13% 18% 27% 30% 32% 41% 33% 32% 37% 37% 34% 37% 23%
Northwest 13% 15% 15% 11% 12% 17% 16% 13% 15% 20% 26% 32% 32% 42% 27%
United 12% 13% 12% 10% 10% 13% 13% 11% 15% 20% 27% 30% 30% 34% 25% 30% 34% 34% 33% 32% 23%
US Airways 9% 10% 10% 7% 8% 14% 12% 10% 12% 16% 27% 29% 30% 32% 23% 28% 35% 35% 32% 32%
America West 12% 14% 14% 10% 12% 17% 14% 14% 17% 24% 28%                    
 --sub Network 11% 13% 13% 10% 10% 14% 13% 12% 14% 19% 27% 30% 31% 37% 27% 30% 34% 35% 34% 34% 22%
Southwest 14% 16% 15% 11% 12% 18% 17% 17% 17% 19% 22% 26% 28% 33% 29% 31% 36% 36% 34% 31% 22%
jetBlue 15% 14% 14% 18% 22% 30% 34% 35% 41% 31% 32% 39% 38% 37% 35% 25%
AirTran 0% 14% 15% 26% 23% 22% 21% 21% 29% 33% 34% 43% 29% 33% 39%
Frontier 0% 0% 0% 12% 11% 16% 13% 14% 16% 21% 29% 31% 34% 42% 28% 30% 38% 38% 36% 37% 26%
Virgin America                         0% 0% 27% 32% 37% 37% 35% 33% 21%
 -- sub LCC 14% 15% 14% 12% 13% 18% 17% 17% 17% 20% 24% 29% 31% 36% 29% 31% 37% 36% 35% 32% 23%
Alaska 13% 15% 13% 10% 12% 16% 13% 12% 13% 19% 24% 26% 27% 35% 22% 27% 34% 35% 34% 33% 22%
Hawaiian 15% 18% 18% 14% 13% 19% 17% 12% 14% 18% 24% 27% 29% 37% 22% 26% 31% 34% 34% 32% 22%
Spirit 0% 0% 0% 0% 17% 22% 19% 20% 23% 27% 28% 28% 34% 39% 29% 33% 40% 39% 38% 36% 26%
Allegiant                   0% 0% 47% 49% 52% 38% 44% 49% 50% 47% 41% 32%
 -- sub Other 13% 15% 14% 10% 13% 17% 15% 13% 15% 20% 24% 27% 30% 37% 24% 29% 36% 37% 36% 34% 24%
Total All Sectors 12% 13% 13% 10% 10% 15% 13% 12% 14% 19% 26% 30% 30% 36% 27% 30% 35% 35% 34% 33% 23%
Data Source:  US DOT Form 41 via BTS, Schedule  B6 & P52.