Average Daily Block Hour Utilization of Total Large Narrowbody Fleet
(Seat Size 150+, Single Aisle)
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
American            10.32            10.28            10.76            10.85            10.24            10.23              9.74              9.89              9.76            10.89            10.02              9.96            10.36              9.96              9.80              9.71              9.66           9.51           9.88         10.04         10.26         10.44
Continental            12.75            13.16            13.34            12.18            12.06            12.01            11.35            10.58            10.72            10.47            10.95            11.73            12.23            11.46            10.50            10.52            10.40                -                  -                  -                  -                  -  
Delta            11.01            11.44            11.63            11.84            11.40            10.89              9.45              9.32            10.27         19.27         17.02         13.10            11.10            11.23            10.70            10.47            10.67         10.57         10.71         10.72         10.93         10.98
Northwest            11.09            11.17            11.55            11.01            11.67            11.81            10.94            10.26              9.35              9.48            10.08            10.69            10.37            10.57              9.69                   -                     -                  -                  -                  -                  -                  -  
United            10.57            10.89            11.13            11.37            11.23            10.83            10.09              9.96              9.12            10.13            10.69            11.45            10.96            10.46            10.30            10.39              9.60         10.32         10.14         10.26         10.47         10.42
US Airways            11.71            10.77            10.87            10.74            11.07            12.16            13.03            10.92            10.53            10.19            10.62            10.80            10.15            10.14              9.90            10.30            10.57         10.48         10.35         10.66                -                  -  
America West            12.71            12.73            12.47            12.81            13.11            11.60              9.30            11.81              8.29              9.37              9.50              8.73              9.47                   -                     -                     -                     -                  -                  -                  -                  -                  -  
 --sub Network         10.93         11.06         11.35         11.37         11.18         11.04         10.25         10.00           9.95         11.74         11.50         11.26         10.97         10.73         10.24         10.24         10.18      10.15      10.21      10.34      10.48      10.56
Southwest                   -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -           12.09         11.68         11.01         11.53         11.45
jetBlue                   -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                  -           14.34         12.11         12.93         13.36
AirTran                   -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                  -                  -                  -                  -                  -  
Frontier                   -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                  -                  -                  -             6.26         11.37
Virgin America                   -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                  -                  -                  -                  -                  -  
 -- sub LCC              -                -                -                -                -                -                -                -                -                -                -                -                -                -                -                -                -        12.09      11.68      11.10      11.70      11.80
Alaska                   -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -              10.57            11.39            11.82            13.14            13.98            12.86            12.61            12.02            11.07            11.06            11.62         11.75         11.59         11.23         13.41         11.59
Hawaiian                   -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                  -                  -                  -                  -                  -  
Spirit                   -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                8.84              9.27              9.18            13.30            14.51            14.40            13.79            14.94           6.84         12.57         12.67         12.87         11.45
Allegiant                   -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                5.90           4.49           5.44           4.60           4.69           4.76
 -- sub Other              -                -                -                -                -                -           10.57         11.39         11.82         12.93         12.68         11.85         12.69         12.11         11.16         11.12         11.65      11.26      11.20      10.86      12.88      11.34
Total All Sectors         10.93         11.06         11.35         11.37         11.18         11.04         10.25         10.01           9.97         11.76         11.53         11.28         11.05         10.81         10.30         10.31         10.29      10.26      10.35      10.43      10.76      10.77
Source:  US DOT Form 41 via BTS, schedule T2.
Note: Shaded data means data appear questionable.