System Total Labor and Related Expense per Available Seat Mile (LCASM)
Cents per Available Seat Mile
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          3.70          3.37          3.51          3.71          3.76          4.17           4.55          4.81          4.31            3.72             3.65             3.72             3.78             3.87            4.27            4.24             4.32             4.28             3.65             3.80             4.18             4.77             5.14             5.27             5.39             9.52
Continental          2.43          2.64          2.79          3.04          3.10          3.30           3.45          3.51          3.63            3.42             3.07             3.07             3.16             2.95            3.20            3.35             3.43                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Delta          3.25          3.43          3.34          3.36          3.44          3.72           4.10          4.31          4.79            4.38             3.34             3.00             2.95             2.91            3.32            3.48             3.53             3.86             4.08             4.41             4.74             5.02             5.10             5.00             5.34             7.39
Northwest          3.46          3.29          3.24          3.71          3.56          3.65           4.15          4.24          4.45            4.27             4.19             3.25             3.05             3.20            3.63                -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
United          3.34          3.49          3.74          3.75          3.86          4.16           4.73          4.93          4.07            3.60             3.03             3.15             3.19             3.39            3.32            3.65             3.67             3.90             4.20             4.27             4.55             4.75             4.99             4.97             5.07             9.40
US Airways          4.88          5.49          5.37          5.32          5.56          5.34           5.62          5.35          4.75            4.17             2.81             3.01             3.40             3.20            3.25            3.32             3.32             3.54             3.64             3.75             4.35                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
America West          2.06          1.90          1.89          1.98          2.07          2.21           2.42          2.34          2.47            2.30             2.43             2.64             2.71                  -                   -                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
 --sub Network          3.45          3.48          3.53          3.65          3.71          3.95           4.35          4.48          4.25            3.83             3.35             3.23             3.27             3.31            3.56            3.65             3.71             3.94             3.96             4.14             4.49             4.84             5.08             5.08             5.27             8.74
Southwest          2.51          2.62          2.71          2.88          2.94          2.99           3.02          3.06          3.24            3.34             3.32             3.45             3.39             3.42            3.71            3.94             4.03             4.55             4.70             4.65             4.76             4.80             5.03             5.05             5.55             8.19
AirTran              -                -            1.52          2.18          2.20          2.53           2.65          2.57          2.47            2.46             2.32             2.24             2.18             2.19            2.28            2.38             2.52             0.72                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
jetBlue              -                -                -                -                -            2.59           2.16          2.17          2.12            1.95             1.95             2.12             2.18             2.30            2.55            2.74             2.71             2.76             2.80             3.05             3.30             3.35             3.58             3.64             3.87             6.51
Alaska          2.59          2.73          2.99          3.05          3.21          3.53           3.82          3.85          3.92            3.89             3.50             3.47             3.36             3.39            4.04            3.64             3.49             3.53             3.48             3.45             3.43             3.44             3.65             3.87             3.88             6.22
Virgin America              -                -                -                -                -                -                 -                -                -                   -                    -                    -               2.88             1.87            1.56            1.66             1.65             1.66             1.85             2.34             2.28             2.50             2.68                  -                    -                    -  
Hawaiian          2.43          2.21          2.19          2.23          2.32          2.28           2.51          3.27          3.10            3.25             3.03             2.97             2.56             2.70            2.93            3.04             2.80             2.70             2.69             2.77             2.97             3.41             3.62             3.58             3.72             9.11
 -- sub Hybrid          2.52          2.55          2.71          2.83          2.90          3.00           3.06          3.10          3.16            3.15             3.02             3.07             2.99             3.01            3.27            3.37             3.38             3.45             3.54             3.76             4.04             4.11             4.32             4.39             4.74             7.57
Allegiant              -                -                -                -                -                -                 -                -                -              1.50             1.55             1.35             1.54             1.74            1.77            1.84             1.98             1.88             2.08             2.33             2.39             2.66             3.05             3.00             2.92             2.90
Frontier          1.60          1.36          1.38          1.42          1.60          1.99           2.19          2.45          2.33            2.35             2.47             2.37             2.30             2.23            2.24            2.13             2.34             2.41             2.44             2.24             2.02             1.75             1.86             2.04             2.17             3.30
Spirit          1.68          1.80          2.01          2.24          2.02          2.13           2.13          2.08          2.31            2.31             2.66             2.59             1.73             1.79            1.81            1.94             1.94             1.94             1.88             1.91             1.77             1.84             1.78             1.98             2.07             3.26
 -- sub ULCC          1.64          1.53          1.61          1.76          1.80          2.03           2.15          2.22          2.22            2.27             2.45             2.28             1.99             2.00            2.00            2.00             2.12             2.11             2.12             2.12             1.99             1.99             2.07             2.20             2.26             3.19
Total All Sectors          3.37          3.39          3.45          3.57          3.61          3.83           4.17          4.26          4.05            3.69             3.28             3.18             3.18             3.21            3.45            3.54             3.58             3.75             3.79             3.97             4.25             4.49             4.69             4.70             4.90             7.83
Data Source:  US DOT Form 41 via BTS, Schedule T2 & P6.