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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||