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 2020
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          7.55
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          5.28
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        10.37        10.48          4.48
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          9.96        10.23          5.77
Southwest                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -          10.75        10.30          9.64        10.09        10.00          9.81          9.69          9.28          7.49
AirTran                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -  
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          5.35
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          7.51
Virgin America                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -               5.75           11.54           12.46           12.70           12.59        13.04        11.90        11.32          9.79          9.72        10.84               -                 -                 -  
Hawaiian                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -            8.54          9.51          3.33
 -- sub Hybrid                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -               9.70             9.92           10.99           11.57           11.96           12.53           11.48           11.19             9.44             8.14           10.68           10.95        11.21        11.01        10.54        10.59        10.42        10.41        10.03          9.75          6.50
Allegiant                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -               5.32          4.14          4.92          3.38          7.20          6.75          6.70          6.77          7.11          5.27
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          6.69
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          6.05
 -- sub ULCC                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -               7.63             7.95             7.87             9.88           10.15           10.11           12.57           10.23          9.25          9.08          9.00        10.13          9.93          9.46          9.53          9.53          6.07
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          9.94        10.03          5.99
Source:  US DOT Form 41 via BTS, schedule T2.
Note: Shaded data means data appear questionable.