Competitive Advantage/(Disadvantage) in Total Cockpit Cost per Block Hour
2006
AA CO DL NW UA US HP WN B6 FL F9 TZ AS HA YX
American (AA) ($224) ($29) ($81) ($173) ($258) ($283) ($175) ($396) ($411) ($409) $325 ($158) ($37) ($378)
Continental (CO) $224 $194 $143 $51 ($34) ($60) $49 ($172) ($187) ($185) $549 $66 $186 ($154)
Delta (DL) $29 ($194) ($51) ($144) ($228) ($254) ($145) ($367) ($381) ($379) $355 ($128) ($8) ($349)
Northwest (NW) $81 ($143) $51 ($92) ($177) ($203) ($94) ($316) ($330) ($328) $406 ($77) $43 ($297)
United (UA) $173 ($51) $144 $92 ($85) ($110) ($2) ($223) ($238) ($236) $498 $15 $136 ($205)
US Airways (US) $258 $34 $228 $177 $85 ($26) $83 ($138) ($153) ($151) $583 $100 $220 ($120)
America West (HP) $283 $60 $254 $203 $110 $26 $109 ($113) ($127) ($125) $609 $125 $246 ($95)
Southwest (WN) $175 ($49) $145 $94 $2 ($83) ($109) ($221) ($236) ($234) $500 $17 $137 ($203)
jetBlue (B6) $396 $172 $367 $316 $223 $138 $113 $221 ($15) ($13) $722 $238 $359 $18
AirTran (FL) $411 $187 $381 $330 $238 $153 $127 $236 $15 $2 $736 $253 $373 $33
Frontier (F9) $409 $185 $379 $328 $236 $151 $125 $234 $13 ($2) $734 $251 $371 $31
ATA (TZ) ($325) ($549) ($355) ($406) ($498) ($583) ($609) ($500) ($722) ($736) ($734) ($483) ($363) ($703)
Alaska (AS) $158 ($66) $128 $77 ($15) ($100) ($125) ($17) ($238) ($253) ($251) $483 $120 ($220)
Hawaiian (HA) $37 ($186) $8 ($43) ($136) ($220) ($246) ($137) ($359) ($373) ($371) $363 ($120) ($341)
Midwest (YX) $378 $154 $349 $297 $205 $510 $95 $203 ($18) ($33) ($31) $703 $220 $341
Notes:  The full effect of each Delta's and Northwest's restructuring of financials and operations are not fully reflected in 2006.
Cockpit Cost includes: salaries and wages, benefits and pensions, payroll taxes and personnel expenses impacted by collective bargaining terms.
Data Source:  US DOT Form 41.
Competitive Advantage/(Disadvantage) in Total Cockpit Cost per Block Hour
2005
AA CO DL NW UA US HP WN B6 FL F9 TZ AS HA YX
American (AA) ($160) $56 $121 ($166) ($264) ($293) ($228) ($402) ($408) ($396) $38 ($144) $10 ($320)
Continental (CO) $160 $216 $281 ($5) ($104) ($133) ($67) ($241) ($247) ($235) $198 $17 $170 ($159)
Delta (DL) ($56) ($216) $65 ($221) ($320) ($349) ($283) ($458) ($464) ($452) ($18) ($199) ($46) ($375)
Northwest (NW) ($121) ($281) ($65) ($286) ($385) ($414) ($349) ($523) ($529) ($517) ($83) ($264) ($111) ($440)
United (UA) $166 $5 $221 $286 ($99) ($128) ($62) ($236) ($242) ($230) $203 $22 $175 ($154)
US Airways (US) $264 $104 $320 $385 $99 ($29) $36 ($138) ($144) ($132) $302 $121 $274 ($55)
America West (HP) $293 $133 $349 $414 $128 $29 $65 ($109) ($115) ($103) $331 $149 $303 ($26)
Southwest (WN) $228 $67 $283 $349 $62 ($36) ($65) ($174) ($180) ($168) $266 $84 $237 ($92)
jetBlue (B6) $402 $241 $458 $523 $236 $138 $109 $174 ($6) $6 $440 $258 $411 $82
AirTran (FL) $408 $247 $464 $529 $242 $144 $115 $180 $6 $12 $446 $264 $417 $88
Frontier (F9) $396 $235 $452 $517 $230 $132 $103 $168 ($6) ($12) $434 $252 $405 $76
ATA (TZ) ($38) ($198) $18 $83 ($203) ($302) ($331) ($266) ($440) ($446) ($434) ($181) ($28) ($357)
Alaska (AS) $144 ($17) $199 $264 ($22) ($121) ($149) ($84) ($258) ($264) ($252) $181 $153 ($176)
Hawaiian (HA) ($10) ($170) $46 $111 ($175) ($274) ($303) ($237) ($411) ($417) ($405) $28 ($153) ($329)
Midwest (YX) $320 $159 $375 $440 $154 $502 $26 $92 ($82) ($88) ($76) $357 $176 $329
Cockpit Cost includes: salaries and wages, benefits and pensions, payroll taxes and personnel expenses impacted by collective bargaining terms.
Data Source:  US DOT Form 41.
Competitive Advantage/(Disadvantage) in Total Cockpit Cost per Block Hour
2004
AA CO DL NW UA US HP WN B6 FL F9 TZ AS HA YX
American (AA) ($86) $368 $143 ($60) ($24) ($292) ($258) ($400) ($403) ($373) ($49) ($8) $93 ($264)
Continental (CO) $86 $454 $229 $26 $62 ($206) ($172) ($314) ($317) ($287) $36 $77 $179 ($178)
Delta (DL) ($368) ($454) ($225) ($428) ($392) ($660) ($626) ($768) ($772) ($741) ($418) ($377) ($276) ($632)
Northwest (NW) ($143) ($229) $225 ($203) ($167) ($436) ($401) ($543) ($547) ($517) ($193) ($152) ($51) ($407)
United (UA) $60 ($26) $428 $203 $36 ($232) ($198) ($340) ($343) ($313) $11 $52 $153 ($204)
US Airways (US) $24 ($62) $392 $167 ($36) ($268) ($234) ($376) ($379) ($349) ($26) $15 $117 ($240)
America West (HP) $292 $206 $660 $436 $232 $268 $34 ($108) ($111) ($81) $243 $284 $385 $28
Southwest (WN) $258 $172 $626 $401 $198 $234 ($34) ($142) ($145) ($115) $208 $249 $351 ($6)
jetBlue (B6) $400 $314 $768 $543 $340 $376 $108 $142 ($3) $27 $350 $392 $493 $136
AirTran (FL) $403 $317 $772 $547 $343 $379 $111 $145 $3 $30 $354 $395 $496 $139
Frontier (F9) $373 $287 $741 $517 $313 $349 $81 $115 ($27) ($30) $324 $365 $466 $109
ATA (TZ) $49 ($36) $418 $193 ($11) $26 ($243) ($208) ($350) ($354) ($324) $41 $142 ($215)
Alaska (AS) $8 ($77) $377 $152 ($52) ($15) ($284) ($249) ($392) ($395) ($365) ($41) $101 ($256)
Hawaiian (HA) ($93) ($179) $276 $51 ($153) ($117) ($385) ($351) ($493) ($496) ($466) ($142) ($101) ($357)
Midwest (YX) $264 $178 $632 $407 $204 $742 ($28) $6 ($136) ($139) ($109) $215 $256 $357
Cockpit Cost includes: salaries and wages, benefits and pensions, payroll taxes and personnel expenses impacted by collective bargaining terms.
Data Source:  US DOT Form 41.
Competitive Advantage/(Disadvantage) in Total Cockpit Cost per Block Hour
2003
AA CO DL NW UA US HP WN B6 FL F9 TZ AS HA YX
American (AA) ($94) $409 $108 $1 $55 ($381) ($342) ($414) ($476) ($341) ($87) ($59) $17 ($273)
Continental (CO) $94 $503 $202 $95 $149 ($287) ($248) ($319) ($381) ($247) $7 $35 $111 ($179)
Delta (DL) ($409) ($503) ($302) ($408) ($354) ($790) ($752) ($823) ($885) ($750) ($497) ($469) ($393) ($683)
Northwest (NW) ($108) ($202) $302 ($107) ($52) ($488) ($450) ($521) ($583) ($448) ($195) ($167) ($91) ($381)
United (UA) ($1) ($95) $408 $107 $54 ($382) ($343) ($414) ($476) ($342) ($88) ($60) $16 ($274)
US Airways (US) ($55) ($149) $354 $52 ($54) ($436) ($398) ($469) ($531) ($396) ($142) ($115) ($38) ($329)
America West (HP) $381 $287 $790 $488 $382 $436 $38 ($33) ($95) $40 $294 $321 $398 $107
Southwest (WN) $342 $248 $752 $450 $343 $398 ($38) ($71) ($133) $2 $255 $283 $359 $69
jetBlue (B6) $414 $319 $823 $521 $414 $469 $33 $71 ($62) $73 $326 $354 $430 $140
AirTran (FL) $476 $381 $885 $583 $476 $531 $95 $133 $62 $135 $388 $416 $492 $202
Frontier (F9) $341 $247 $750 $448 $342 $396 ($40) ($2) ($73) ($135) $254 $281 $358 $67
ATA (TZ) $87 ($7) $497 $195 $88 $142 ($294) ($255) ($326) ($388) ($254) $28 $104 ($186)
Alaska (AS) $59 ($35) $469 $167 $60 $115 ($321) ($283) ($354) ($416) ($281) ($28) $76 ($214)
Hawaiian (HA) ($17) ($111) $393 $91 ($16) $38 ($398) ($359) ($430) ($492) ($358) ($104) ($76) ($290)
Midwest (YX) $273 $179 $683 $381 $274 $877 ($107) ($69) ($140) ($202) ($67) $186 $214 $290
Cockpit Cost includes: salaries and wages, benefits and pensions, payroll taxes and personnel expenses impacted by collective bargaining terms.
Data Source:  US DOT Form 41.
Competitive Advantage/(Disadvantage) in Total Cockpit Cost per Block Hour
2002
AA CO DL NW UA US HP WN B6 FL F9 TZ AS HA YX
American (AA) ($307) $177 ($12) $326 $135 ($451) ($460) ($447) ($838) ($406) ($119) ($169) $42 ($354)
Continental (CO) $307 $484 $295 $633 $442 ($144) ($153) ($140) ($531) ($99) $188 $138 $349 ($47)
Delta (DL) ($177) ($484) ($190) $149 ($43) ($628) ($638) ($624) ($1,016) ($583) ($297) ($347) ($136) ($531)
Northwest (NW) $12 ($295) $190 $339 $147 ($439) ($448) ($434) ($826) ($394) ($107) ($157) $54 ($341)
United (UA) ($326) ($633) ($149) ($339) ($192) ($777) ($787) ($773) ($1,165) ($732) ($446) ($496) ($285) ($680)
US Airways (US) ($135) ($442) $43 ($147) $192 ($586) ($595) ($581) ($973) ($541) ($254) ($304) ($93) ($488)
America West (HP) $451 $144 $628 $439 $777 $586 ($9) $4 ($387) $45 $332 $282 $493 $97
Southwest (WN) $460 $153 $638 $448 $787 $595 $9 $14 ($378) $54 $341 $291 $502 $107
jetBlue (B6) $447 $140 $624 $434 $773 $581 ($4) ($14) ($392) $41 $327 $277 $488 $93
AirTran (FL) $838 $531 $1,016 $826 $1,165 $973 $387 $378 $392 $432 $719 $669 $880 $485
Frontier (F9) $406 $99 $583 $394 $732 $541 ($45) ($54) ($41) ($432) $287 $237 $448 $52
ATA (TZ) $119 ($188) $297 $107 $446 $254 ($332) ($341) ($327) ($719) ($287) ($50) $161 ($234)
Alaska (AS) $169 ($138) $347 $157 $496 $304 ($282) ($291) ($277) ($669) ($237) $50 $211 ($184)
Hawaiian (HA) ($42) ($349) $136 ($54) $285 $93 ($493) ($502) ($488) ($880) ($448) ($161) ($211) ($395)
Midwest (YX) $354 $47 $531 $341 $680 $994 ($97) ($107) ($93) ($485) ($52) $234 $184 $395
Cockpit Cost includes: salaries and wages, benefits and pensions, payroll taxes and personnel expenses impacted by collective bargaining terms.
Data Source:  US DOT Form 41.
Competitive Advantage/(Disadvantage) in Total Cockpit Cost per Block Hour
2001
AA CO DL NW UA US HP WN B6 FL F9 TZ AS HA YX
American (AA) ($200) $43 ($16) $228 $85 ($433) ($476) ($494) ($297) ($426) ($139) ($200) ($67) ($345)
Continental (CO) $200 $243 $184 $428 $285 ($233) ($276) ($294) ($98) ($226) $61 ($0) $133 ($145)
Delta (DL) ($43) ($243) ($59) $186 $42 ($476) ($519) ($537) ($340) ($469) ($182) ($243) ($110) ($388)
Northwest (NW) $16 ($184) $59 $245 $101 ($417) ($460) ($478) ($281) ($410) ($123) ($184) ($51) ($329)
United (UA) ($228) ($428) ($186) ($245) ($144) ($661) ($704) ($723) ($526) ($654) ($367) ($428) ($296) ($573)
US Airways (US) ($85) ($285) ($42) ($101) $144 ($518) ($561) ($579) ($382) ($511) ($224) ($285) ($152) ($430)
America West (HP) $433 $233 $476 $417 $661 $518 ($43) ($61) $136 $7 $294 $233 $366 $88
Southwest (WN) $476 $276 $519 $460 $704 $561 $43 ($18) $178 $50 $337 $276 $409 $131
jetBlue (B6) $494 $294 $537 $478 $723 $579 $61 $18 $197 $68 $355 $294 $427 $149
AirTran (FL) $297 $98 $340 $281 $526 $382 ($136) ($178) ($197) ($129) $159 $97 $230 ($48)
Frontier (F9) $426 $226 $469 $410 $654 $511 ($7) ($50) ($68) $129 $287 $226 $359 $81
ATA (TZ) $139 ($61) $182 $123 $367 $224 ($294) ($337) ($355) ($159) ($287) ($61) $72 ($206)
Alaska (AS) $200 $0 $243 $184 $428 $285 ($233) ($276) ($294) ($97) ($226) $61 $133 ($145)
Hawaiian (HA) $67 ($133) $110 $51 $296 $152 ($366) ($409) ($427) ($230) ($359) ($72) ($133) ($278)
Midwest (YX) $345 $145 $388 $329 $573 $937 ($88) ($131) ($149) $48 ($81) $206 $145 $278
Cockpit Cost includes: salaries and wages, benefits and pensions, payroll taxes and personnel expenses impacted by collective bargaining terms.
Data Source:  US DOT Form 41.
Competitive Advantage/(Disadvantage) in Total Cockpit Cost per Block Hour
2000
AA CO DL NW UA US HP WN B6 FL F9 TZ AS HA YX
American (AA) ($170) ($44) ($59) $68 ($22) ($419) ($469) ($537) ($459) ($515) ($223) ($230) ($291) ($386)
Continental (CO) $170 $126 $111 $238 $148 ($249) ($299) ($367) ($289) ($345) ($53) ($60) ($121) ($216)
Delta (DL) $44 ($126) ($15) $111 $21 ($375) ($425) ($494) ($415) ($471) ($179) ($186) ($248) ($342)
Northwest (NW) $59 ($111) $15 $127 $37 ($360) ($410) ($479) ($400) ($456) ($164) ($171) ($232) ($327)
United (UA) ($68) ($238) ($111) ($127) ($90) ($487) ($537) ($605) ($526) ($583) ($291) ($298) ($359) ($453)
US Airways (US) $22 ($148) ($21) ($37) $90 ($396) ($447) ($515) ($436) ($493) ($201) ($208) ($269) ($363)
America West (HP) $419 $249 $375 $360 $487 $396 ($50) ($119) ($40) ($96) $196 $189 $128 $33
Southwest (WN) $469 $299 $425 $410 $537 $447 $50 ($68) $11 ($46) $246 $239 $178 $83
jetBlue (B6) $537 $367 $494 $479 $605 $515 $119 $68 $79 $22 $314 $307 $246 $152
AirTran (FL) $459 $289 $415 $400 $526 $436 $40 ($11) ($79) ($57) $235 $228 $167 $73
Frontier (F9) $515 $345 $471 $456 $583 $493 $96 $46 ($22) $57 $292 $285 $224 $130
ATA (TZ) $223 $53 $179 $164 $291 $201 ($196) ($246) ($314) ($235) ($292) ($7) ($68) ($162)
Alaska (AS) $230 $60 $186 $171 $298 $208 ($189) ($239) ($307) ($228) ($285) $7 ($61) ($156)
Hawaiian (HA) $291 $121 $248 $232 $359 $269 ($128) ($178) ($246) ($167) ($224) $68 $61 ($94)
Midwest (YX) $386 $216 $342 $327 $453 $799 ($33) ($83) ($152) ($73) ($130) $162 $156 $94
Cockpit Cost includes: salaries and wages, benefits and pensions, payroll taxes and personnel expenses impacted by collective bargaining terms.
Data Source:  US DOT Form 41.
Competitive Advantage/(Disadvantage) in Total Cockpit Cost per Block Hour
1999
AA CO DL NW UA US HP WN B6 FL F9 TZ AS HA YX
American (AA) ($128) ($92) $1 $39 $65 ($394) ($399) ($542) ($528) ($150) ($205) ($259) ($429)
Continental (CO) $128 $36 $129 $168 $194 ($266) ($271) ($413) ($399) ($21) ($76) ($130) ($301)
Delta (DL) $92 ($36) $93 $132 $158 ($302) ($307) ($449) ($435) ($57) ($112) ($166) ($337)
Northwest (NW) ($1) ($129) ($93) $39 $65 ($395) ($400) ($542) ($528) ($150) ($206) ($259) ($430)
United (UA) ($39) ($168) ($132) ($39) $26 ($433) ($439) ($581) ($567) ($189) ($244) ($298) ($468)
US Airways (US) ($65) ($194) ($158) ($65) ($26) ($459) ($465) ($607) ($593) ($215) ($270) ($324) ($494)
America West (HP) $394 $266 $302 $395 $433 $459 ($5) ($147) ($134) $244 $189 $136 ($35)
Southwest (WN) $399 $271 $307 $400 $439 $465 $5 ($142) ($128) $250 $195 $141 ($30)
jetBlue (B6)
AirTran (FL) $542 $413 $449 $542 $581 $607 $147 $142 $14 $392 $337 $283 $113
Frontier (F9) $528 $399 $435 $528 $567 $593 $134 $128 ($14) $378 $323 $269 $99
ATA (TZ) $150 $21 $57 $150 $189 $215 ($244) ($250) ($392) ($378) ($55) ($109) ($279)
Alaska (AS) $205 $76 $112 $206 $244 $270 ($189) ($195) ($337) ($323) $55 ($54) ($224)
Hawaiian (HA) $259 $130 $166 $259 $298 $324 ($136) ($141) ($283) ($269) $109 $54 ($170)
Midwest (YX) $429 $301 $337 $430 $468 $836 $35 $30 ($113) ($99) $279 $224 $170
Cockpit Cost includes: salaries and wages, benefits and pensions, payroll taxes and personnel expenses impacted by collective bargaining terms.
Data Source:  US DOT Form 41.
Competitive Advantage/(Disadvantage) in Total Cockpit Cost per Block Hour
1998
AA CO DL NW UA US HP WN B6 FL F9 TZ AS HA YX
American (AA) ($151) ($72) $41 $65 $8 ($384) ($397) ($533) ($507) ($189) ($210) ($271) ($418)
Continental (CO) $151 $79 $191 $215 $159 ($233) ($247) ($383) ($357) ($38) ($60) ($121) ($267)
Delta (DL) $72 ($79) $113 $137 $80 ($312) ($326) ($461) ($435) ($117) ($138) ($199) ($346)
Northwest (NW) ($41) ($191) ($113) $24 ($33) ($424) ($438) ($574) ($548) ($229) ($251) ($312) ($458)
United (UA) ($65) ($215) ($137) ($24) ($57) ($448) ($462) ($598) ($572) ($253) ($275) ($336) ($482)
US Airways (US) ($8) ($159) ($80) $33 $57 ($392) ($406) ($541) ($515) ($197) ($219) ($280) ($426)
America West (HP) $384 $233 $312 $424 $448 $392 ($14) ($150) ($124) $195 $173 $112 ($34)
Southwest (WN) $397 $247 $326 $438 $462 $406 $14 ($136) ($110) $209 $187 $126 ($20)
jetBlue (B6)
AirTran (FL) $533 $383 $461 $574 $598 $541 $150 $136 $26 $344 $323 $262 $115
Frontier (F9) $507 $357 $435 $548 $572 $515 $124 $110 ($26) $319 $297 $236 $89
ATA (TZ) $189 $38 $117 $229 $253 $197 ($195) ($209) ($344) ($319) ($22) ($83) ($229)
Alaska (AS) $210 $60 $138 $251 $275 $219 ($173) ($187) ($323) ($297) $22 ($61) ($207)
Hawaiian (HA) $271 $121 $199 $312 $336 $280 ($112) ($126) ($262) ($236) $83 $61 ($146)
Midwest (YX) $418 $267 $346 $458 $482 $761 $34 $20 ($115) ($89) $229 $207 $146
Cockpit Cost includes: salaries and wages, benefits and pensions, payroll taxes and personnel expenses impacted by collective bargaining terms.
Data Source:  US DOT Form 41.
Competitive Advantage/(Disadvantage) in Total Cockpit Cost per Block Hour
1997
AA CO DL NW UA US HP WN B6 FL F9 TZ AS HA YX
American (AA) ($246) ($8) ($14) $74 $93 ($374) ($374) ($201) ($214) ($227) ($390)
Continental (CO) $246 $238 $232 $320 $339 ($128) ($128) $45 $32 $19 ($144)
Delta (DL) $8 ($238) ($7) $82 $101 ($366) ($366) ($193) ($206) ($220) ($382)
Northwest (NW) $14 ($232) $7 $89 $107 ($360) ($360) ($186) ($200) ($213) ($375)
United (UA) ($74) ($320) ($82) ($89) $19 ($448) ($448) ($275) ($288) ($302) ($464)
US Airways (US) ($93) ($339) ($101) ($107) ($19) ($467) ($467) ($294) ($307) ($320) ($483)
America West (HP) $374 $128 $366 $360 $448 $467 $0 $173 $160 $147 ($15)
Southwest (WN) $374 $128 $366 $360 $448 $467 ($0) $173 $160 $147 ($16)
jetBlue (B6)
AirTran (FL)
Frontier (F9)
ATA (TZ) $201 ($45) $193 $186 $275 $294 ($173) ($173) ($13) ($27) ($189)
Alaska (AS) $214 ($32) $206 $200 $288 $307 ($160) ($160) $13 ($13) ($176)
Hawaiian (HA) $227 ($19) $220 $213 $302 $320 ($147) ($147) $27 $13 ($162)
Midwest (YX) $390 $144 $382 $375 $464 $811 $15 $16 $189 $176 $162
Cockpit Cost includes: salaries and wages, benefits and pensions, payroll taxes and personnel expenses impacted by collective bargaining terms.
Data Source:  US DOT Form 41.
Competitive Advantage/(Disadvantage) in Total Cockpit Cost per Block Hour
1996
AA CO DL NW UA US HP WN B6 FL F9 TZ AS HA YX
American (AA) ($211) $252 $93 $98 $147 ($300) ($291) ($180) ($186) ($155) ($320)
Continental (CO) $211 $464 $304 $309 $359 ($89) ($80) $31 $25 $56 ($109)
Delta (DL) ($252) ($464) ($159) ($154) ($105) ($553) ($543) ($433) ($438) ($408) ($572)
Northwest (NW) ($93) ($304) $159 $5 $54 ($393) ($384) ($273) ($279) ($248) ($413)
United (UA) ($98) ($309) $154 ($5) $49 ($399) ($389) ($279) ($284) ($253) ($418)
US Airways (US) ($147) ($359) $105 ($54) ($49) ($448) ($438) ($328) ($333) ($303) ($467)
America West (HP) $300 $89 $553 $393 $399 $448 $10 $120 $114 $145 ($19)
Southwest (WN) $291 $80 $543 $384 $389 $438 ($10) $110 $105 $136 ($29)
jetBlue (B6)
AirTran (FL)
Frontier (F9)
ATA (TZ) $180 ($31) $433 $273 $279 $328 ($120) ($110) ($6) $25 ($139)
Alaska (AS) $186 ($25) $438 $279 $284 $333 ($114) ($105) $6 $31 ($134)
Hawaiian (HA) $155 ($56) $408 $248 $253 $303 ($145) ($136) ($25) ($31) ($165)
Midwest (YX) $320 $109 $572 $413 $418 $774 $19 $29 $139 $134 $165
Cockpit Cost includes: salaries and wages, benefits and pensions, payroll taxes and personnel expenses impacted by collective bargaining terms.
Data Source:  US DOT Form 41.
Competitive Advantage/(Disadvantage) in Total Cockpit Cost per Block Hour
1995
AA CO DL NW UA US HP WN B6 FL F9 TZ AS HA YX
American (AA) ($215) $154 $152 $59 $54 ($306) ($283) ($233) ($196) ($91) ($339)
Continental (CO) $215 $368 $367 $273 $268 ($91) ($69) ($19) $18 $124 ($124)
Delta (DL) ($154) ($368) ($1) ($95) ($100) ($459) ($437) ($387) ($350) ($244) ($492)
Northwest (NW) ($152) ($367) $1 ($93) ($98) ($458) ($436) ($386) ($349) ($243) ($491)
United (UA) ($59) ($273) $95 $93 ($5) ($365) ($342) ($292) ($255) ($150) ($398)
US Airways (US) ($54) ($268) $100 $98 $5 ($360) ($337) ($287) ($250) ($145) ($393)
America West (HP) $306 $91 $459 $458 $365 $360 $22 $72 $109 $215 ($33)
Southwest (WN) $283 $69 $437 $436 $342 $337 ($22) $50 $87 $192 ($55)
jetBlue (B6)
AirTran (FL)
Frontier (F9)
ATA (TZ) $233 $19 $387 $386 $292 $287 ($72) ($50) $37 $142 ($106)
Alaska (AS) $196 ($18) $350 $349 $255 $250 ($109) ($87) ($37) $105 ($143)
Hawaiian (HA) $91 ($124) $244 $243 $150 $145 ($215) ($192) ($142) ($105) ($248)
Midwest (YX) $339 $124 $492 $491 $398 $667 $33 $55 $106 $143 $248
Cockpit Cost includes: salaries and wages, benefits and pensions, payroll taxes and personnel expenses impacted by collective bargaining terms.
Data Source:  US DOT Form 41.