| System Total Expense per Equivalent Seat Mile (CESM ex Transport Related) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| STAGE LENGTH ADJUSTED | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cents per Equivalent Seat Mile | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | ||
| American | 10.83 | 10.36 | 10.56 | 10.52 | 10.42 | 11.52 | 13.01 | 11.89 | 11.29 | 10.81 | 11.54 | 11.91 | 12.34 | 14.95 | 13.20 | 13.57 | 15.25 | 14.96 | 14.36 | 14.51 | 12.17 | |
| Continental | 8.17 | 9.01 | 9.30 | 9.53 | 9.87 | 10.78 | 10.77 | 10.70 | 10.38 | 11.09 | 11.71 | 12.15 | 12.51 | 14.47 | 12.61 | 13.57 | 14.41 | - | - | - | - | |
| Delta | 8.20 | 8.79 | 8.41 | 8.44 | 8.49 | 8.86 | 9.35 | 9.31 | 10.15 | 10.14 | 10.15 | 11.02 | 11.40 | 12.97 | 12.42 | 12.28 | 13.42 | 14.02 | 13.66 | 14.94 | 12.48 | |
| Northwest | 9.05 | 9.05 | 8.91 | 9.54 | 8.93 | 9.72 | 10.24 | 10.19 | 9.93 | 10.59 | 11.72 | 11.24 | 11.19 | 14.31 | 11.96 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| United | 9.59 | 9.97 | 10.19 | 9.93 | 9.94 | 11.07 | 12.54 | 11.90 | 10.93 | 10.82 | 11.47 | 12.06 | 12.51 | 15.26 | 11.97 | 13.91 | 15.91 | 16.81 | 16.53 | 16.40 | 14.48 | |
| US Airways | 9.11 | 9.97 | 10.11 | 9.74 | 10.21 | 10.24 | 10.42 | 9.78 | 9.87 | 9.37 | 8.91 | 15.64 | 14.02 | 13.54 | 10.28 | 10.82 | 12.07 | 12.20 | 12.36 | 11.83 | - | |
| America West | 6.50 | 7.10 | 6.82 | 6.93 | 7.24 | 8.23 | 8.91 | 7.99 | 7.86 | 7.77 | 9.02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| --sub Network | 9.23 | 9.51 | 9.52 | 9.53 | 9.54 | 10.33 | 11.19 | 10.72 | 10.49 | 10.47 | 10.98 | 11.48 | 11.81 | 14.31 | 12.20 | 12.85 | 14.25 | 14.88 | 14.60 | 14.87 | 13.01 | |
| Southwest | 4.79 | 5.13 | 5.09 | 5.07 | 5.26 | 5.58 | 5.50 | 5.50 | 5.64 | 5.77 | 5.99 | 6.64 | 6.89 | 7.71 | 7.74 | 8.45 | 9.44 | 9.81 | 9.61 | 9.67 | 8.83 | |
| jetBlue | - | - | - | - | - | 8.21 | 6.80 | 7.02 | 6.81 | 6.88 | 7.77 | 8.17 | 8.40 | 10.32 | 9.13 | 9.53 | 10.73 | 10.93 | 11.09 | 11.17 | 10.14 | |
| AirTran | - | - | 7.53 | 6.45 | 5.78 | 6.93 | 6.95 | 6.33 | 6.34 | 6.53 | 7.34 | 7.55 | 7.63 | 8.91 | 7.52 | 8.40 | 9.74 | - | - | - | - | |
| Frontier | 6.56 | 7.58 | 7.69 | 7.76 | 7.33 | 8.64 | 8.66 | 8.55 | 7.75 | 8.25 | 8.79 | 8.99 | 8.83 | 10.09 | 8.03 | 9.15 | 11.39 | 10.66 | 10.37 | 9.48 | 7.89 | |
| Virgin America | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.15 | 13.40 | 9.85 | 10.93 | 12.48 | 12.46 | 12.05 | 12.57 | 11.58 | |
| -- sub LCC | 4.82 | 5.18 | 5.28 | 5.33 | 5.43 | 5.89 | 5.83 | 5.82 | 5.98 | 6.19 | 6.62 | 7.20 | 7.43 | 8.70 | 8.09 | 8.82 | 9.95 | 10.27 | 10.20 | 10.22 | 9.24 | |
| Alaska | 7.18 | 7.48 | 7.72 | 7.42 | 7.86 | 9.35 | 9.26 | 9.11 | 8.99 | 9.35 | 9.92 | 10.97 | 11.13 | 11.61 | 10.42 | 10.61 | 11.52 | 11.79 | 11.50 | 11.03 | 9.72 | |
| Hawaiian | 4.59 | 4.71 | 4.85 | 4.72 | 9.01 | 5.73 | 5.75 | 7.46 | 6.81 | 7.38 | 8.01 | 8.25 | 8.25 | 8.66 | 7.76 | 8.67 | 10.39 | 9.81 | 9.96 | 9.89 | 8.75 | |
| Spirit | 6.80 | 7.14 | 6.52 | 7.17 | 7.38 | 7.67 | 7.98 | 7.65 | 7.83 | 8.40 | 8.96 | 9.87 | 8.25 | 8.69 | 7.20 | 7.97 | 8.80 | 8.88 | 8.87 | 8.73 | 6.99 | |
| Allegiant | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.01 | 7.76 | 7.57 | 7.72 | 9.18 | 7.15 | 8.09 | 9.71 | 9.18 | 9.26 | 9.73 | 7.39 | |
| -- sub Other | 6.71 | 6.91 | 7.05 | 6.87 | 8.07 | 8.25 | 8.27 | 8.70 | 8.29 | 8.88 | 9.42 | 10.13 | 9.84 | 10.38 | 9.11 | 9.62 | 10.74 | 10.58 | 10.42 | 10.20 | 8.57 | |
| Base Length of Haul | 839 | 869 | 886 | 909 | 931 | 935 | 955 | 967 | 1,005 | 1,039 | 1,060 | 1,085 | 1,092 | 1,113 | 1,124 | 1,153 | 1,168 | 1,183 | 1,198 | 1,191 | 1,185 | |
| Note: Stage Length Adjustment formula: ((observed length of haul/base length of haul [15 carrier average])^.5) times respective carrier unit cost. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data Source: US DOT Form 41 via BTS, Schedules P6 & T2. | ||||||||||||||||||||||