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.