| 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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||