Table 2: System* Quarterly Operating profit/loss margin (in percent),,,,,,,
Network Carriers ,,,,,,,
Ranked by 1st Quarter 2007 Margin ,,,,,,,
(Operating Profit/Loss as Percent of Total Operating Revenue),,,,,,,
1Q 2007 Rank,Network Carriers,1st Quarter 2006 (%),2nd Quarter 2006 (%),3rd Quarter 2006 (%),4th Quarter 2006 (%),1st Quarter 2007 (%),1st Quarter Operating Profit/Loss $(Millions)
1,Northwest,-0.2,9.2,11.1,3.7,7.2,205
2,US Airways,2.4,12.6,5.9,7.4,4.4,84
3,Delta,-12.8,8.0,3.0,-0.1,3.5,147
4,American,1.0,7.0,3.8,2.3,3.4,183
5,Continental,-0.1,6.8,4.9,0.2,1.5,45
6,United,-3.8,5.1,6.6,0.3,-2.0,-89
7,Alaska,-25.1,6.3,0.5,-0.7,-2.7,-18
,Seven-Carrier Total,-3.3,7.5,5.4,1.7,2.5,559
" Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Form 41, Schedule P1.2 ",,,,,,,
* System = domestic + international ,,,,,,,