Competitive Advantage/(Disadvantage) in Total Cockpit Cost
2006
$Millions
	AA	CO	DL	NW	UA	US	HP	WN	B6	FL	F9	TZ	AS	HA	YX
American (AA)		($556)	($73)	($200)	($430)	($640)	($704)	($434)	($984)	($1,020)	($1,015)	$808	($392)	($93)	($939)
Continental (CO)	$318		$276	$203	$72	($48)	($84)	$70	($244)	($265)	($262)	$779	$94	$265	($219)
Delta (DL)	$51	($336)		($88)	($248)	($395)	($439)	($251)	($634)	($659)	($656)	$614	($222)	($14)	($603)
Northwest (NW)	$103	($184)	$65		($118)	($227)	($260)	($121)	($404)	($423)	($420)	$520	($99)	$55	($381)
United (UA)	$324	($95)	$269	$173		($159)	($207)	($3)	($418)	($445)	($441)	$933	$28	$254	($384)
US Airways (US)	$209	$28	$185	$144	$69		($21)	$67	($112)	($124)	($123)	$474	$81	$179	($98)
America West (HP)	$154	$32	$138	$110	$60	$14		$59	($61)	($69)	($68)	$331	$68	$134	($52)
Southwest (WN)	$330	($93)	$275	$178	$3	($157)	($205)		($419)	($446)	($443)	$946	$32	$260	($384)
jetBlue (B6)	$216	$94	$200	$172	$122	$75	$62	$121		($8)	($7)	$394	$130	$196	$10
AirTran (FL)	$190	$87	$177	$153	$110	$71	$59	$109	$7		$1	$341	$117	$173	$15
Frontier (F9)	$93	$42	$86	$75	$54	$34	$29	$53	$3	($0)		$167	$57	$84	$7
ATA (TZ)	($33)	($55)	($36)	($41)	($50)	($59)	($61)	($51)	($73)	($74)	($74)		($49)	($37)	($71)
Alaska (AS)	$70	($29)	$57	$34	($7)	($45)	($56)	($7)	($106)	($113)	($112)	$215		$54	($98)
Hawaiian (HA)	$3	($16)	$1	($4)	($12)	($19)	($21)	($12)	($31)	($32)	($32)	$31	($10)		($29)
Midwest (YX)	$48	$20	$44	$38	$26	$65	$12	$26	($2)	($4)	($4)	$90	$28	$43
How to read:  If American were to fly its network at Continental's cockpit cost per block hour, then it would need to reduce total pilot compensation by $556M.
How to read:  If Continental were to fly its network at American's cockpit cost per block hour, then it would need to increase total pilot compensation by $318M.
Source:  US DOT Form 41 via BTS.  Calculation is the difference in total cockpit cost per block hour multiplied by total block hours flown for each respective year.
Note:  Northwest and Delta restructuring effects are not fully realized in the 2006 data.  Once realized, productivity may increase which would change the comparisons.
Note:  US Airways and America West 2006 filings may not be fully accurate given the merger effects on accounting.