Average Daily Block Hour Utilization of Total Small Narrowbody Fleet
(Seat Size 150 and Less, Single Aisle, Multi Class Configuration)
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
American              9.38              9.38              9.59              9.69              9.38              9.54              9.19              9.14              9.09              9.67              9.28              9.45              9.27              9.19              9.02              8.70              8.60           8.69           8.85             8.67           8.72           8.88
Continental              9.24              9.70              9.90              9.97            10.00              9.80              9.40              8.38              8.02              8.34              9.08              9.57            10.07              9.39              9.10              9.20              9.95                -                  -                    -                  -                  -  
Delta              9.17              9.34              9.51              9.60              9.49              9.34              8.79              7.97              7.67           9.45           8.68         10.37              9.16              8.91              9.07              9.02              8.98           8.69           8.84             8.71           8.88           8.97
Northwest              8.85              8.66              8.64              7.86              8.71              8.88              8.39              8.07              8.05              8.10              8.12              8.52              8.38              8.45              8.33                   -                     -                  -                  -                    -                  -                  -  
United              9.28              9.40              9.59              9.78              9.95              9.85              9.22              8.96              9.00              9.81            10.36            10.57            10.65              9.96            10.23            10.46            10.39         10.01         10.07             9.65           9.18           8.87
US Airways              9.47              8.76              9.04              9.16              9.11              9.67            11.93              9.12              8.84              8.87              9.07              8.57              9.39              9.59              9.13              9.01              9.26           8.94           9.35             9.29                -                  -  
America West            11.20            11.75            12.37            12.00            11.60            10.92              9.77            12.95            10.22            11.07            11.10            11.22            11.31                   -                     -                     -                     -                  -                  -                    -                  -                  -  
 --sub Network           9.32           9.31           9.52           9.49           9.55           9.60           9.43           8.88           8.66           9.25           9.26           9.64           9.59           9.29           9.12           9.17           9.25        9.04        9.22          9.02        8.88        8.92
Southwest              9.32            11.17            11.26            11.19            11.01            10.98            10.81            10.92            10.83            10.88            11.13            11.22            11.19            10.95            10.26            10.20            10.46         11.45         11.65           11.01         10.36         10.26
jetBlue                   -                     -                     -                     -                     -              11.99            11.60            12.69            13.34            13.58            13.39            12.74            12.84           9.69           7.75            11.66            11.68         11.81         11.96           11.76         11.80         11.86
AirTran              6.73              5.72              8.18              9.09              9.70            10.65              9.91            10.57            10.95            10.94            11.55            11.13            11.04            11.05            10.99            11.04            11.04                -  
Frontier              9.81            11.07            10.06              9.15            11.29            12.80            11.84            20.40            10.24            12.40            11.59            12.33            12.54            18.80            11.73            13.32         12.40           9.94      10.08           11.45         12.50         12.06
Virgin America                   -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                7.00            11.89            12.75            13.92         12.59      13.99      12.43        11.33      10.93      10.95
 -- sub LCC           9.32         10.85         11.08         10.83         10.84         11.04         10.78         11.29         11.01         11.28         11.49         11.50         11.48         11.24           9.93         10.84         10.94      11.54      11.66        11.22      10.85      10.75
Alaska            10.80            11.36            11.49            11.52            11.27            10.76              6.45            10.55            10.45            10.76            11.28            10.60            10.21              9.61              8.26              8.47              8.70           8.97           9.01             8.90           8.29           8.04
Hawaiian              7.03              6.88              6.51              6.42              6.25              6.23              6.75              7.59              5.22              5.93              6.01              6.68              7.06              7.68              7.32              6.93              6.83           6.40           6.32             6.56           6.68           6.77
Spirit              5.70              5.51              6.29              5.71              8.61              8.30              7.64              9.15              9.53              9.67              8.66              9.28            11.63            12.44            12.90            12.80            12.59         13.16         12.30           12.75         13.16         13.69
Allegiant                   -                     -                     -                     -                     -                5.23              2.05              6.57            10.49              6.71              6.87            12.80              7.03              6.42              6.68              6.20              5.71           5.55           5.33             5.35           5.85           6.23
 -- sub Other           9.87         10.13         10.27         10.07         10.25           9.76           6.60         10.00           9.79           9.94         10.05         10.23           9.71           9.32           8.61           8.42           8.34        8.47        8.46          8.61        8.96        9.13
Total All Sectors           9.34           9.51           9.73           9.69           9.76           9.83           9.44           9.41           9.25           9.79           9.93         10.29         10.28         10.06           9.45           9.85           9.96      10.11      10.22          9.95        9.77        9.78
Source:  US DOT Form 41 via BTS, schedule T2.
Note: Shaded data means data appear questionable.