Average Daily Block Hour Utilization of Total Operating Fleet
All Aircraft
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
American              9.89              9.89            10.13            10.19            10.01            10.04              9.65              9.54              9.57            10.31              9.91              9.94            10.01              9.83              9.71              9.63              9.58           9.63           9.85           9.84           9.81         10.11
Continental              9.45              9.93            10.06            10.19            10.33            10.48            10.26              9.59              9.59              9.91            10.58            11.12            11.65            11.04            10.60            10.69            10.72                -                  -                  -                  -                  -  
Delta              9.97            10.25            10.43            10.54            10.50            10.34              9.58              9.17              9.19         12.53         12.35         12.75            11.06            11.12            10.51            10.24            10.39         10.21         10.28         10.23         10.32         10.35
Northwest              9.56              9.50              9.56              8.73              9.49              9.67              9.12              8.69              8.67              8.83              9.00              9.40              9.42              9.49              9.22                   -                     -                  -                  -                  -                  -                  -  
United            10.04            10.13            10.32            10.55            10.68            10.53              9.95              9.58              9.18            10.31            10.86            11.15            11.17            10.72            10.79            11.01            10.71         10.65         10.46         10.42         10.39         10.28
US Airways              9.71              9.03              9.31              9.42              9.46            10.07            12.32              9.71              9.47              9.41              9.64              9.48              9.83              9.86              9.47              9.52              9.78           9.60           9.91         10.01                -                  -  
America West            11.43            11.89            12.38            12.10            11.77            10.99              9.73            12.84            10.04            10.91            10.95            11.00            11.14                   -                     -                     -                     -                  -                  -                  -                  -                  -  
 --sub Network           9.87           9.91         10.11         10.10         10.19         10.23           9.95           9.49           9.32         10.30         10.41         10.65         10.55         10.33         10.06         10.16         10.19      10.10      10.17      10.15      10.14      10.24
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         11.46         11.65         11.01         10.53         10.46
jetBlue                   -                     -                     -                     -                     -              11.99            11.60            12.69            13.34            13.58            13.39            12.74            12.84              9.69            11.51            11.66            11.68         11.81         11.96         11.77         11.89         12.06
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         12.39         11.95
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         10.73         10.84         10.94      11.55      11.66      11.21      10.94      10.91
Alaska            10.80            11.36            11.49            11.52            11.27            10.76              6.52            10.60            10.56            11.02            11.63            11.00            10.93            10.63              9.75              9.94            10.45         10.66         10.64         10.50         11.80         10.80
Hawaiian              7.95              7.84              8.20              7.54              7.58              7.57              7.34              9.02              7.69              8.44              8.95              9.38              9.50              9.29              9.18              8.96              9.69           9.63           9.79           9.48           9.62           9.82
Spirit              5.70              5.51              6.29              5.71              8.61              8.30              7.64              9.15              9.53              9.65              8.77              9.26            11.84            12.56            13.00            12.85            12.69         12.66         12.30         12.75         13.14         13.34
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           5.50           5.34           5.28           5.76           6.15
 -- sub Other           9.84         10.06         10.30           9.98         10.16           9.68           6.75         10.06           9.91         10.20         10.44         10.57         10.40         10.07           9.53           9.40           9.63        9.64        9.65        9.59      10.36      10.16
Total All Sectors           9.82           9.98         10.19         10.16         10.25         10.29           9.86           9.74           9.59         10.46         10.61         10.82         10.75         10.54         10.20         10.28         10.35      10.44      10.50      10.37      10.37
Source:  US DOT Form 41 via BTS, schedule T2.
Note: Shaded data means data appear questionable.