| Aircraft Operating Statistics- Cost Per Block Hour (Unadjusted) | ||||||||||||||
| United Airlines | ||||||||||||||
| 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||
| Small Narrowbodies | $2,087 | $2,244 | $2,334 | $2,311 | $2,340 | $2,646 | $2,938 | $2,786 | $2,399 | $2,428 | $2,791 | $3,187 | $3,375 | |
| (Ex Fuel) | $1,585 | $1,646 | $1,757 | $1,822 | $1,881 | $1,977 | $2,210 | $2,206 | $1,701 | $1,520 | $1,484 | $1,635 | $1,770 | |
| Pilots | $523 | $549 | $576 | $595 | $597 | $670 | $850 | $905 | $634 | $528 | $463 | $462 | $468 | |
| Salaries and Wages | $388 | $410 | $444 | $439 | $437 | $484 | $553 | $568 | $371 | $327 | $292 | $293 | $296 | |
| Pilot Training | $25 | $20 | $21 | $19 | $21 | $20 | $25 | $23 | $11 | $9 | $11 | $9 | $10 | |
| Benefits and Payroll Taxes | $70 | $76 | $67 | $91 | $89 | $115 | $211 | $259 | $213 | $158 | $124 | $121 | $118 | |
| Per Diem/ Personnel | $40 | $43 | $45 | $46 | $50 | $51 | $61 | $54 | $39 | $35 | $36 | $40 | $44 | |
| Purchased Goods | $563 | $693 | $665 | $572 | $544 | $769 | $796 | $652 | $770 | $981 | $1,384 | $1,633 | $1,681 | |
| Fuel/Oil | $502 | $598 | $578 | $489 | $459 | $669 | $728 | $579 | $698 | $908 | $1,307 | $1,552 | $1,605 | |
| Insurance | $7 | $5 | $4 | $2 | $2 | $2 | $6 | $17 | $9 | $6 | $5 | $4 | $4 | |
| Other (inc. Tax) | $54 | $90 | $84 | $80 | $83 | $97 | $62 | $56 | $62 | $66 | $72 | $77 | $72 | |
| Maintenance | $552 | $588 | $696 | $737 | $788 | $757 | $808 | $710 | $594 | $553 | $614 | $721 | $833 | |
| Labor | $125 | $123 | $126 | $129 | $134 | $133 | $127 | $158 | $96 | $74 | $67 | $68 | $68 | |
| Materials | $85 | $100 | $124 | $148 | $162 | $141 | $131 | $82 | $66 | $70 | $69 | $74 | $101 | |
| Third Party | $31 | $29 | $65 | $96 | $126 | $125 | $167 | $123 | $157 | $200 | $279 | $352 | $425 | |
| Total Direct | $241 | $252 | $315 | $370 | $420 | $393 | $417 | $362 | $317 | $339 | $413 | $494 | $594 | |
| Burden | $311 | $335 | $381 | $367 | $367 | $364 | $391 | $348 | $277 | $214 | $201 | $227 | $240 | |
| Aircraft Ownership | $445 | $411 | $387 | $396 | $408 | $444 | $485 | $512 | $399 | $358 | $315 | $366 | $391 | |
| Rentals | $330 | $288 | $282 | $273 | $257 | $252 | $268 | $333 | $239 | $199 | $145 | $193 | $199 | |
| Depreciation and Amortization | $116 | $123 | $105 | $123 | $151 | $192 | $217 | $178 | $160 | $159 | $170 | $173 | $191 | |
| Other | $4 | $3 | $9 | $12 | $4 | $6 | -$2 | $7 | $2 | $8 | $16 | $4 | $3 | |
| Indicies | ||||||||||||||
| Aircraft In Fleet | 329 | 332 | 332 | 325 | 336 | 347 | 349 | 303 | 305 | 293 | 249 | 246 | 239 | |
| Seats Per Departure | 127 | 128 | 128 | 131 | 131 | 128 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 128 | 131 | 132 | 131 | |
| Average Stage Length | 692 | 716 | 721 | 742 | 760 | 767 | 793 | 820 | 883 | 906 | 953 | 941 | 926 | |
| Gallons of Fuel Per Block Hour | 921 | 932 | 923 | 913 | 900 | 910 | 886 | 811 | 718 | 756 | 765 | 756 | 747 | |
| Load Factor | 67.6% | 69.6% | 69.6% | 70.1% | 68.3% | 69.6% | 69.4% | 71.2% | 75.4% | 77.7% | 80.8% | 81.8% | 82.6% | |
| Daily Utilization per Aircraft | ||||||||||||||
| Block Hours | 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 | |
| Airborne Hours | 7.75 | 7.88 | 8.01 | 8.17 | 8.24 | 8.10 | 7.67 | 7.51 | 8.26 | 8.21 | 8.75 | 10.21 | 10.69 | |
| Departures | 4.83 | 4.76 | 4.81 | 4.77 | 4.71 | 4.57 | 4.21 | 4.01 | 3.78 | 3.97 | 4.04 | 4.17 | 4.21 | |
| Large Narrowbodies | $2,654 | $2,886 | $3,022 | $2,755 | $2,684 | $2,939 | $3,723 | $3,763 | $3,493 | $3,640 | $3,800 | $3,966 | $4,334 | |
| (Ex Fuel) | $2,083 | $2,209 | $2,363 | $2,193 | $2,150 | $2,178 | $2,846 | $2,986 | $2,563 | $2,384 | $2,006 | $1,875 | $2,197 | |
| Pilots | $651 | $678 | $744 | $720 | $733 | $800 | $948 | $1,031 | $734 | $653 | $541 | $543 | $566 | |
| Salaries and Wages | $495 | $517 | $583 | $539 | $546 | $585 | $629 | $654 | $440 | $393 | $350 | $353 | $368 | |
| Pilot Training | $28 | $22 | $26 | $20 | $23 | $23 | $25 | $26 | $20 | $14 | $9 | $7 | $11 | |
| Benefits and Payroll Taxes | $92 | $97 | $91 | $114 | $114 | $141 | $236 | $299 | $235 | $209 | $146 | $143 | $143 | |
| Per Diem/ Personnel | $35 | $41 | $45 | $46 | $50 | $51 | $58 | $52 | $39 | $37 | $36 | $40 | $44 | |
| Purchased Goods | $644 | $784 | $756 | $650 | $631 | $864 | $961 | $873 | $1,021 | $1,354 | $1,897 | $2,200 | $2,236 | |
| Fuel/Oil | $571 | $677 | $659 | $562 | $534 | $761 | $877 | $777 | $930 | $1,256 | $1,794 | $2,091 | $2,137 | |
| Insurance | $13 | $11 | $7 | $4 | $4 | $5 | $9 | $20 | $11 | $6 | $4 | $4 | $3 | |
| Other (inc. Tax) | $59 | $96 | $90 | $84 | $93 | $99 | $75 | $76 | $81 | $91 | $99 | $105 | $97 | |
| Maintenance | $532 | $652 | $775 | $711 | $739 | $734 | $1,032 | $1,117 | $1,148 | $1,155 | $939 | $834 | $1,108 | |
| Labor | $81 | $121 | $129 | $126 | $121 | $121 | $174 | $216 | $155 | $101 | $76 | $84 | $86 | |
| Materials | $122 | $128 | $175 | $126 | $167 | $156 | $204 | $210 | $287 | $224 | $126 | $123 | $198 | |
| Third Party | $52 | $45 | $60 | $68 | $70 | $75 | $97 | $112 | $122 | $394 | $475 | $313 | $460 | |
| Total Direct | $249 | $294 | $364 | $320 | $359 | $352 | $470 | $539 | $560 | $719 | $644 | $520 | $744 | |
| Burden | $284 | $358 | $411 | $391 | $380 | $382 | $562 | $578 | $588 | $436 | $294 | $314 | $364 | |
| Aircraft Ownership | $821 | $769 | $737 | $661 | $575 | $581 | $769 | $734 | $590 | $465 | $403 | $385 | $418 | |
| Rentals | $564 | $523 | $506 | $402 | $374 | $397 | $490 | $479 | $309 | $234 | $168 | $239 | $242 | |
| Depreciation and Amortization | $257 | $246 | $231 | $259 | $200 | $184 | $279 | $255 | $281 | $230 | $234 | $146 | $176 | |
| Other | $7 | $4 | $10 | $13 | $6 | -$41 | $12 | $8 | $0 | $14 | $21 | $3 | $5 | |
| Indicies | ||||||||||||||
| Aircraft In Fleet | 88 | 90 | 92 | 96 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 97 | 96 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | |
| Seats Per Departure | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 186 | 182 | 182 | 182 | 182 | 182 | 172 | 171 | 171 | |
| Average Stage Length | 1,406 | 1,410 | 1,401 | 1,311 | 1,281 | 1,365 | 1,383 | 1,348 | 1,363 | 1,406 | 1,401 | 1,449 | 1,445 | |
| Gallons of Fuel Per Block Hour | 1,050 | 1,053 | 1,053 | 1,050 | 1,050 | 1,073 | 1,106 | 1,105 | 1,013 | 1,065 | 1,044 | 1,022 | 1,004 | |
| Load Factor | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Daily Utilization per Aircraft | ||||||||||||||
| Block Hours | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| Airborne Hours | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | |
| Departures | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Widebodies | $5,040 | $5,424 | $5,376 | $4,948 | $4,804 | $5,631 | $5,882 | $5,885 | $5,530 | $5,890 | $7,200 | $7,747 | $7,986 | |
| (Ex Fuel) | $3,584 | $3,713 | $3,768 | $3,663 | $3,572 | $3,886 | $4,051 | $4,313 | $3,729 | $3,369 | $3,412 | $3,279 | $3,260 | |
| Pilots | $977 | $1,102 | $1,231 | $1,274 | $1,247 | $1,343 | $1,602 | $1,742 | $1,291 | $1,084 | $902 | $880 | $900 | |
| Salaries and Wages | $759 | $858 | $990 | $980 | $949 | $994 | $1,082 | $1,131 | $739 | $653 | $584 | $581 | $595 | |
| Pilot Training | $36 | $31 | $35 | $32 | $38 | $38 | $49 | $48 | $32 | $21 | $16 | $12 | $14 | |
| Benefits and Payroll Taxes | $132 | $159 | $149 | $204 | $196 | $244 | $408 | $503 | $462 | $347 | $243 | $227 | $223 | |
| Per Diem/ Personnel | $50 | $53 | $57 | $58 | $63 | $66 | $64 | $60 | $58 | $62 | $59 | $60 | $68 | |
| Purchased Goods | $1,513 | $1,788 | $1,683 | $1,356 | $1,309 | $1,815 | $1,935 | $1,701 | $1,927 | $2,660 | $3,953 | $4,634 | $4,884 | |
| Fuel/Oil | $1,456 | $1,711 | $1,608 | $1,285 | $1,232 | $1,745 | $1,831 | $1,573 | $1,801 | $2,521 | $3,788 | $4,468 | $4,726 | |
| Insurance | $18 | $15 | $12 | $9 | $8 | $9 | $19 | $43 | $26 | $17 | $21 | $17 | $12 | |
| Other (inc. Tax) | $40 | $63 | $63 | $63 | $70 | $61 | $84 | $86 | $100 | $122 | $144 | $149 | $145 | |
| Maintenance | $1,196 | $1,176 | $1,225 | $1,159 | $1,116 | $1,225 | $1,206 | $1,203 | $1,112 | $1,038 | $1,281 | $1,410 | $1,386 | |
| Labor | $251 | $222 | $197 | $206 | $204 | $217 | $241 | $211 | $165 | $134 | $113 | $97 | $111 | |
| Materials | $279 | $246 | $228 | $194 | $236 | $197 | $246 | $168 | $196 | $175 | $235 | $186 | $188 | |
| Third Party | $109 | $165 | $250 | $240 | $226 | $222 | $265 | $237 | $266 | $346 | $443 | $629 | $590 | |
| Total Direct | $639 | $632 | $674 | $618 | $572 | $635 | $602 | $617 | $562 | $585 | $775 | $912 | $888 | |
| Burden | $557 | $543 | $550 | $541 | $545 | $590 | $604 | $587 | $552 | $453 | $505 | $497 | $498 | |
| Aircraft Ownership | $1,340 | $1,344 | $1,215 | $1,140 | $1,121 | $1,235 | $1,232 | $1,225 | $1,266 | $1,165 | $1,029 | $815 | $793 | |
| Rentals | $790 | $759 | $696 | $644 | $622 | $669 | $579 | $593 | $564 | $526 | $401 | $264 | $247 | |
| Depreciation and Amortization | $549 | $585 | $519 | $496 | $500 | $566 | $653 | $633 | $702 | $640 | $628 | $551 | $546 | |
| Other | $14 | $14 | $21 | $19 | $10 | $13 | -$92 | $13 | -$66 | -$57 | $36 | $8 | $24 | |
| Indicies | ||||||||||||||
| Aircraft In Fleet | 135 | 139 | 145 | 153 | 153 | 156 | 150 | 156 | 150 | 128 | 117 | 117 | 117 | |
| Seats Per Departure | 296 | 298 | 294 | 284 | 280 | 280 | 276 | 266 | 261 | 265 | 273 | 273 | 273 | |
| Average Stage Length | 2,762 | 2,746 | 2,800 | 2,783 | 2,772 | 2,890 | 3,080 | 2,915 | 3,016 | 3,141 | 3,398 | 3,348 | 3,476 | |
| Gallons of Fuel Per Block Hour | 2,525 | 2,492 | 2,460 | 2,385 | 2,317 | 2,280 | 2,180 | 2,105 | 1,737 | 2,160 | 2,244 | 2,235 | 2,266 | |
| Load Factor | 73.2% | 74.1% | 74.0% | 72.6% | 72.8% | 74.0% | 71.7% | 75.8% | 77.3% | 81.1% | 82.0% | 82.9% | 82.9% | |
| Daily Utilization per Aircraft | ||||||||||||||
| Block Hours | 11.54 | 11.38 | 11.48 | 11.69 | 11.94 | 11.86 | 11.56 | 10.53 | 9.59 | 11.61 | 12.07 | 12.14 | 12.41 | |
| Airborne Hours | 10.70 | 10.53 | 10.63 | 10.79 | 10.96 | 10.90 | 10.70 | 9.66 | 8.15 | 10.80 | 10.91 | 11.99 | 12.43 | |
| Departures | 1.99 | 1.97 | 1.96 | 2.00 | 2.04 | 1.94 | 1.79 | 1.72 | 1.52 | 1.76 | 1.71 | 1.75 | 1.73 | |
| Total Fleet | $3,014 | $3,238 | $3,319 | $3,169 | $3,119 | $3,568 | $3,928 | $3,920 | $3,478 | $3,615 | $4,238 | $4,618 | $4,899 | |
| (Ex Fuel) | $2,231 | $2,317 | $2,434 | $2,432 | $2,421 | $2,569 | $2,853 | $2,998 | $2,426 | $2,193 | $2,133 | $2,142 | $2,287 | |
| Pilots | $672 | $724 | $792 | $818 | $810 | $889 | $1,086 | $1,186 | $838 | $706 | $602 | $595 | $613 | |
| Salaries and Wages | $510 | $553 | $623 | $616 | $606 | $650 | $720 | $758 | $487 | $430 | $386 | $386 | $397 | |
| Pilot Training | $29 | $23 | $26 | $23 | $26 | $26 | $32 | $31 | $19 | $13 | $12 | $9 | $11 | |
| Benefits and Payroll Taxes | $91 | $103 | $95 | $128 | $124 | $157 | $273 | $342 | $288 | $220 | $162 | $155 | $153 | |
| Per Diem/ Personnel | $42 | $46 | $48 | $50 | $54 | $56 | $61 | $55 | $45 | $43 | $43 | $46 | $51 | |
| Purchased Goods | $844 | $1,013 | $970 | $817 | $782 | $1,091 | $1,156 | $1,016 | $1,142 | $1,517 | $2,211 | $2,587 | $2,716 | |
| Fuel/Oil | $782 | $921 | $885 | $737 | $697 | $999 | $1,075 | $922 | $1,052 | $1,421 | $2,104 | $2,476 | $2,611 | |
| Insurance | $11 | $9 | $7 | $5 | $4 | $5 | $10 | $25 | $14 | $9 | $9 | $8 | $6 | |
| Other (inc. Tax) | $51 | $84 | $79 | $76 | $81 | $87 | $71 | $69 | $76 | $86 | $98 | $103 | $98 | |
| Maintenance | $730 | $762 | $860 | $857 | $875 | $890 | $961 | $936 | $837 | $799 | $868 | $936 | $1,050 | |
| Labor | $153 | $150 | $147 | $151 | $152 | $156 | $168 | $185 | $126 | $96 | $82 | $80 | $84 | |
| Materials | $146 | $146 | $162 | $158 | $184 | $160 | $177 | $132 | $141 | $128 | $127 | $116 | $146 | |
| Third Party | $56 | $70 | $117 | $133 | $146 | $145 | $184 | $156 | $182 | $276 | $365 | $420 | $479 | |
| Total Direct | $354 | $365 | $426 | $434 | $454 | $457 | $480 | $473 | $429 | $477 | $562 | $615 | $710 | |
| Burden | $376 | $397 | $434 | $423 | $421 | $433 | $482 | $464 | $409 | $321 | $306 | $321 | $340 | |
| Aircraft Ownership | $760 | $732 | $684 | $663 | $645 | $698 | $750 | $772 | $678 | $602 | $533 | $495 | $512 | |
| Rentals | $499 | $459 | $439 | $405 | $384 | $398 | $396 | $440 | $343 | $296 | $222 | $222 | $222 | |
| Depreciation and Amortization | $261 | $273 | $245 | $258 | $261 | $300 | $355 | $333 | $335 | $306 | $312 | $272 | $290 | |
| Other | $7 | $7 | $13 | $14 | $6 | $0 | -$26 | $9 | -$18 | -$9 | $22 | $5 | $9 | |
| Indicies | ||||||||||||||
| Aircraft In Fleet | 553 | 561 | 569 | 573 | 587 | 601 | 597 | 556 | 551 | 519 | 462 | 460 | 453 | |
| Seats Per Departure | 194 | 194 | 195 | 195 | 192 | 190 | 188 | 187 | 181 | 183 | 186 | 186 | 188 | |
| Average Stage Length | 1,046 | 1,068 | 1,088 | 1,115 | 1,121 | 1,145 | 1,181 | 1,224 | 1,255 | 1,293 | 1,368 | 1,364 | 1,371 | |
| Gallons of Fuel Per Block Hour | 1,394 | 1,387 | 1,382 | 1,372 | 1,339 | 1,338 | 1,301 | 1,264 | 1,059 | 1,204 | 1,238 | 1,223 | 1,237 | |
| Load Factor | 70.5% | 71.7% | 71.8% | 71.6% | 71.0% | 72.3% | 70.8% | 73.5% | 76.4% | 79.3% | 81.5% | 82.1% | 82.7% | |
| Daily Utilization per Aircraft | ||||||||||||||
| Block Hours | 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 | |
| Airborne Hours | 8.73 | 8.81 | 8.98 | 9.17 | 9.21 | 9.04 | 8.62 | 8.33 | 8.25 | 8.70 | 9.43 | 10.86 | 11.20 | |
| Departures | 3.87 | 3.83 | 3.84 | 3.84 | 3.83 | 3.67 | 3.41 | 3.20 | 2.99 | 3.24 | 3.26 | 3.36 | 3.33 | |