Average Daily Airborne Hours of Total Large Narrowbody Fleet
(Seat Size 150+, Single Aisle)
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
American           10.32           10.28           10.76           10.85           10.24           10.23              9.74              9.89              9.76           10.89           10.02              9.96           10.36              9.96              9.80              9.71              9.66          9.51          9.88        10.04        10.26        10.35        10.08        10.38        10.97
Continental           11.46           11.79           12.00           10.84           10.59           10.42              9.85              8.84              8.75              8.97              9.42           10.11           10.56           10.03              9.25              9.32              9.17              -                -                -                -                -                -                -                -  
Delta              9.30              9.68              9.86           10.04              9.53              9.03              7.82              7.67              8.56           16.32           14.65           11.20              9.38              9.49              9.00              8.84              8.94          8.83          8.90          8.96          9.33          9.25          8.83          8.95          9.08
Northwest              9.34              9.48              9.45              8.90              9.37              9.39              8.83              8.32              7.80              8.00              8.24              8.64              8.42              8.52              8.16                  -                    -                -                -                -                -                -                -                -                -  
United              9.36              9.61              9.80           10.19              9.94              9.64              8.96              8.80              9.03              8.35              9.51           11.05           10.98           10.44           10.26           10.46           10.10        10.31        10.15        10.14        10.26        10.17        10.25        10.67        10.48
US Airways           10.15              9.30              9.57              9.53              9.40              9.75           10.62              8.73              9.66           10.32           10.63           11.09           10.89           10.26              8.73              8.84              8.98          8.95          8.87          8.88              -                -                -                -                -  
America West           10.56           10.88           11.22           11.55           12.16           10.44              9.18           12.03              9.09           11.29           11.49              8.84              9.59                  -                    -                    -                    -                -                -                -                -                -                -                -                -  
 --sub Network             9.73             9.87           10.10           10.12             9.97             9.74             9.10             8.92             8.96           10.20           10.29           10.36           10.13             9.82             9.30             9.40             9.35          9.55          9.60          9.64        10.03        10.02          9.82        10.08        10.23
Southwest                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -          10.75        10.30          9.64        10.09        10.00          9.81          9.69          9.28
jetBlue                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                9.70           10.04           11.17           11.81           12.02           12.76           11.52           11.53              8.81              7.06           10.79           10.87        11.11        11.32        11.05        11.20        11.23        10.85        10.83        10.98
AirTran                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                -                -                -                -                -                -                -                -  
Frontier                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                9.74              9.69           12.79           10.08          8.79          8.64        10.15        10.52        10.30        10.47        10.29          9.81
Virgin America                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                5.75                 12                 12                 13                 13             13             12             11             10             10             11              -                -  
 -- sub LCC                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -               9.70           10.04           11.17           11.81           12.02           12.76           11.52           11.22             9.07             7.60           11.13           11.11        11.24        11.02        10.67        10.61        10.52        10.42        10.23        10.02
Alaska                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                9.19           10.03           10.39           11.67           11.38           11.31           11.09           10.61              9.84              9.91           10.44        10.62        10.47        10.10        10.50        10.07        10.36          9.87          9.74
Hawaiian                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                -                -                -                -                -                -            8.54          9.51
Spirit                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                7.63              7.95              7.87              9.88           10.51           10.87           12.23           10.78        10.78        10.72        10.74        10.86        10.92          9.80        10.24        10.44
Allegiant                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                5.32          4.14          4.92          3.38          7.20          6.75          6.70          6.77          7.11
 -- sub Other                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -               9.19           10.03           10.39           11.48           10.43           10.37           10.95           10.61             9.87           10.03           10.44        10.42        10.17          9.60        10.29          9.95          9.79          9.57          9.59
Total All Sectors             9.73             9.87           10.10           10.12             9.97             9.74             9.11             8.98             9.08           10.33           10.46           10.45           10.25             9.77             9.09             9.61             9.61          9.82          9.84          9.80        10.16        10.11          9.94        10.04        10.09
Source:  US DOT Form 41 via BTS, schedule T2.
Note: Shaded data means data appear questionable.