Table 1: System* Quarterly Operating profit/loss margin (in percent),,,,,,,
Passenger Airlines by Group ,,,,,,,
Ranked by 4th Quarter 2006 Margin ,,,,,,,
(Operating Profit/Loss as Percent of Total Operating Revenue),,,,,,,
4Q 2006 Rank,,4th Quarter 2005 (%),1st Quarter 2006 (%),2nd Quarter 2006 (%),3rd Quarter 2006 (%),4th Quarter 2006 (%),4th Quarter Operating Profit/Loss $(Millions)
1,Regional Carriers,8.9,9.3,8.1,8.9,10.0,245
2,Low-Cost Carriers,1.8,2.5,10.8,3.3,2.7,131
3,Network Carriers,-7.3,-3.3,7.5,5.4,1.7,393
,21-Carrier Total,-4.5,-1.3,8.1,5.4,2.6,769
"Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Form 41, Schedule P1.2 ",,,,,,,
* System = domestic + international ,,,,,,,
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