Average Daily Block Hour Utilization 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           12.75           13.16           13.34           12.18           12.06           12.01           11.35           10.58           10.72           10.47           10.95           11.73           12.23           11.46           10.50           10.52           10.40               -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -  
Delta           11.01           11.44           11.63           11.84           11.40           10.89             9.45             9.32           10.27           19.27           17.02           13.10           11.10           11.23           10.70           10.49           10.59        10.41        10.45        10.49        10.67        10.72        10.26        10.43        10.64          6.10
Northwest           10.94           11.11           11.11           10.48           11.15           11.15           10.40             9.76             9.12             9.39             9.71           10.19             9.98           10.03             9.59                  -                    -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -  
United           10.60           10.88           11.08           11.59           11.38           11.07           10.22           10.11             9.83           10.44           10.94           11.37           10.95           10.41           10.24           10.43           10.06        10.30        10.14        10.14        10.26        10.16        10.26        13.33        10.48          4.46
US Airways           11.71           10.77           10.87           10.74           10.71           11.46           12.59           10.37           10.21           10.29           10.60           10.96           10.82           10.53             9.98           10.19           10.37        10.34        10.37        10.38               -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -  
America West           12.03           12.48           12.83           13.19           14.01           12.08           10.58           13.78           10.40           11.18           11.42             8.73             9.47                  -                    -                    -                    -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -  
 --sub Network           10.93           11.11           11.34           11.39           11.31           11.08           10.31           10.11             9.97           11.40           11.30           11.14           10.90           10.62           10.18           10.27           10.21        10.14        10.19        10.23        10.36        10.38        10.18        11.18        10.72          6.04
Southwest                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -          12.09        11.68        11.01        11.53        11.45        11.42        11.28        10.66          8.57
AirTran                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -  
jetBlue                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -             11.99           11.60           12.70           13.34           13.58           14.57           13.35           13.47           10.19             8.17           12.43           12.51        12.69        12.91        12.67        12.72        12.92        12.42        12.40        12.51          6.06
Alaska                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -             10.57           11.39           11.82           13.14           13.98           12.86           12.61           12.02           11.07           11.06           11.62        11.75        11.59        11.23        13.41        11.59        11.83        11.31        10.23          8.46
Virgin America                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -               7.48           12.48           12.66           12.66           12.29        13.80        12.47        11.37        10.93        10.95        11.12               -                 -                 -  
Hawaiian                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -            8.83        10.18          3.66
 -- sub Hybrid                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -             11.99           11.45           12.49           13.08           13.51           14.47           13.26           13.02           10.80             9.22           11.99           12.19        12.53        12.30        11.79        12.37        11.95        11.82        11.55        10.85          7.39
Allegiant                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -               5.90          4.49          4.70          6.09          8.09          7.64          7.58          7.72          8.08          5.96
Frontier                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -           226.68           10.39           12.68           11.65        10.09        10.06        11.83        12.32        12.18        14.34        13.06        11.65          7.90
Spirit                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -               8.84             9.27             9.18           13.30           14.51           14.40           15.11           13.86        12.78        12.38        12.75        13.17        13.52        11.54        12.74        12.24          6.99
 -- sub ULCC                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -               8.84             9.27             9.18           13.30         113.07           11.80           13.64           12.40        10.77        10.37        11.05        12.04        11.97        11.71        11.79        11.17          7.04
Total All Sectors           10.93           11.11           11.34           11.39           11.31           11.09           10.34           10.18           10.12           11.55           11.55           11.33           11.16           10.94           10.01           10.55           10.55        10.55        10.58        10.57        10.88        10.84        10.70        11.33        10.80          6.51
Source:  US DOT Form 41 via BTS, schedule T2.
Note: Shaded data means data appear questionable.