System Non-Labor Expense per Equivalent Seat Mile (CESM ex fuel, Transport Related and Labor)
STAGE LENGTH ADJUSTED
Cents per Equivalent 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          5.47           5.15           5.25           5.23           5.15           5.34           6.35           5.32           5.06           4.54           4.54           4.68           4.80           5.68           5.28           5.26           5.80           5.32           5.56           5.82           4.58           5.25           5.51           5.69           5.87         10.61
Continental          4.75           5.17           5.13           5.30           5.55           5.41           5.49           5.50           4.76           5.21           5.18           5.29           5.33           5.59           5.60           5.93           5.59               -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -  
Delta          4.11           4.37           4.11           4.32           4.30           4.12           4.25           4.10           4.22           4.08           4.16           4.68           4.67           4.59           4.71           4.77           4.93           5.06           5.01           5.07           4.93           4.90           5.28           5.22           5.07           7.01
Northwest          4.40           4.39           4.35           4.76           4.36           4.45           4.55           4.69           4.18           4.42           4.69           4.70           4.86           5.14           5.10               -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -  
United          4.75           4.81           4.82           4.75           4.73           5.02           5.72           5.00           4.80           4.68           4.92           5.03           5.25           5.26           5.19           5.51           6.27           6.08           6.10           6.07           5.76           6.06           5.78           6.00           5.98         10.88
US Airways          4.27           4.49           4.77           4.70           4.88           4.44           4.52           4.28           4.52           4.22           4.10           4.14           4.00           6.19           4.92           4.78           4.82           4.74           5.03           4.52               -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -  
America West          3.83           4.36           4.10           4.35           4.41           4.71           5.36           4.59           4.07           3.62           4.14           7.26           7.11               -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -  
 --sub Network          4.65           4.72           4.70           4.80           4.77           4.80           5.25           4.84           4.62           4.48           4.58           4.76           4.81           5.38           5.12           5.17           5.44           5.40           5.49           5.49           5.36           5.38           5.52           5.61           5.64           9.52
Southwest          2.37           2.51           2.45           2.50           2.54           2.42           2.33           2.31           2.27           2.22           2.18           2.35           2.45           2.56           2.72           2.87           3.02           3.81           3.78           3.50           3.12           3.23           3.17           3.13           3.32           3.79
AirTran               -                 -             6.15           3.82           3.26           3.24           3.38           2.99           3.08           3.23           3.42           3.39           3.32           3.31           3.49           3.71           3.90               -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -  
jetBlue               -                 -                 -                 -                 -             4.57           3.62           3.66           3.19           3.14           3.23           3.28           3.32           3.61           3.72           3.85           3.94           4.11           4.33           4.36           4.45           4.50           4.62           4.81           4.73           7.12
Alaska          3.83           3.89           3.99           3.90           4.03           4.61           4.56           4.47           4.15           3.97           4.30           5.06           5.19           4.37           4.31           4.20           4.16           4.19           4.17           4.00           4.15           4.00           4.03           4.91           4.51           8.41
Virgin America               -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -           15.03         11.50           5.43           5.56           5.98           5.95           5.76           5.83           6.67           6.36           5.79               -                 -                 -  
Hawaiian          2.40           2.48           2.56           2.60           5.35           3.09           2.97           4.19           3.48           3.53           3.70           3.87           3.95           3.47           4.00           4.24           5.04           4.37           4.35           4.42           4.40           4.58           4.73           5.09           5.16           8.27
 -- sub Hybrid          2.65           2.75           2.80           2.83           2.89           2.87           2.84           2.87           2.74           2.71           2.77           2.99           3.11           3.24           3.29           3.43           3.62           3.73           3.72           3.73           3.68           3.76           3.74           3.76           3.86           5.18
Allegiant               -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -             6.55           6.23           2.80           2.56           2.86           2.84           2.87           3.27           2.99           3.09           3.73           2.91           2.83           3.27           3.00           2.86           4.20
Frontier          5.39           6.44           6.49           5.49           5.07           5.41           5.48           5.10           4.37           4.24           3.91           4.12           3.82           3.85           3.83           4.46           4.96           4.45           4.80           3.98           3.99           3.93           3.74           3.83           3.32           5.00
Spirit          5.19           5.48           4.73           5.15           4.19           3.92           4.34           3.96           3.67           3.86           4.01           4.89           3.89           3.66           3.40           3.59           3.57           3.71           3.81           3.84           3.57           3.58           3.65           3.58           3.41           4.48
 -- sub ULCC          5.62           6.21           5.84           5.34           4.67           4.59           4.86           4.50           3.88           4.26           4.17           4.16           3.65           3.60           3.46           3.78           4.09           3.82           3.97           3.86           3.54           3.50           3.56           3.51           3.25           4.55
Base Length of Haul           837            867            884            906            923            931            951            964         1,001         1,034         1,056         1,030         1,041         1,111         1,122         1,149         1,163         1,178         1,187         1,191         1,178         1,165         1,162         1,147         1,152         1,123
Note:   Stage Length Adjustment formula:  ((observed length of haul/base length of haul [15 carrier average])^.5) times respective carrier unit cost.
Data Source:  US DOT Form 41 via BTS, Schedules P6 & T2.