Table 3: System* Quarterly Operating profit/loss margin (in percent),,,,,,,
Low-Cost Carriers ,,,,,,,
Ranked by 4th Quarter 2006 Margin ,,,,,,,
(Operating Profit/Loss as Percent of Total Operating Revenue),,,,,,,
4Q 2006 Rank,Low-Cost Carriers,4th Quarter 2005 (%),1st Quarter 2006 (%),2nd Quarter 2006 (%),3rd Quarter 2006 (%),4th Quarter 2006 (%),4th Quarter Operating Profit/Loss $(Millions)
1,JetBlue,-4.0,-5.1,7.7,5.5,9.6,61
2,Southwest,8.2,4.9,16.4,11.2,7.6,174
3,AirTran,0.5,-1.1,10.3,-0.7,0.5,3
4,Spirit,-22.3,-7.3,-3.2,-20.3,-3.7,-5
5,ATA,50.1,-13.1,-0.7,2.2,-6.6,-11
6,Frontier,-4.7,-3.4,3.5,1.0,-6.9,-19
7,America West,-16.7,9.4,5.9,-11.2,-7.9,-72
,Seven-Carrier Total,1.8,2.5,10.8,3.3,2.7,131
"Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Form 41, Schedule P1.2 ",,,,,,,
* System = domestic + international,,,,,,,