Table 12.  Airline Domestic Unit Costs (Cents per Mile),,,,,,,
Regionals,,,,,,,
Ranked by 2nd Quarter Domestic Unit Costs ,,,,,,,
 (Domestic Operating Expenses per Available Seat Mile in cents) ,,,,,,,
2Q 2004 Rank,Regional Carriers,2nd Quarter 2003,3rd Quarter 2003,4th Quarter 2003,1st Quarter 2004,2nd Quarter 2004,2nd Quarter Operating Expenses $(Millions)
1,Atlantic Coast,16.30,15.33,16.49,17.30,19.81,210.5
2,Air Wisconsin,15.66,13.45,14.65,15.66,15.40,145.5
3,American Eagle,14.73,15.23,13.50,14.76,14.27,292.3
4,Sky West,13.60,12.49,12.79,13.19,13.35,232.2
5,Express Jet,13.65,13.32,12.92,13.40,12.58,301.0
6,Atlantic Southeast,11.92,11.68,11.97,12.15,11.99,199.7
7,Comair,11.24,10.81,10.88,11.58,11.49,270.5
,Seven-Carrier Total,13.54,12.99,12.96,13.61,13.53,"1,651.7"
Source: Form 41; Schedule p1.2.  T100; T2 Data.,,,,,,,