Table 3: System* Quarterly Operating profit/loss margin (in percent),,,,,,,
Low-Cost Carriers ,,,,,,,
Ranked by 3rd Quarter 2007 Margin ,,,,,,,
(Operating Profit/Loss as Percent of Total Operating Revenue,,,,,,,
3Q 2007 Rank,Low-Cost Carriers,3rd Quarter 2006 (%),4th Quarter 2006 (%),1st Quarter 2007 (%),2nd Quarter 2007 (%),3rd Quarter 2007 (%),3rd Quarter Operating Profit/Loss $(Millions)
1,JetBlue,5.5,9.6,-2.2,10.2,10.0,77
2,Southwest,11.2,7.6,3.8,12.7,9.7,252
3,AirTran,-0.7,0.5,2.7,11.7,6.3,39
4,Frontier,1.3,-6.9,-2.1,0.5,6.1,23
5,Spirit,-20.3,-20.1,7.0,5.5,3.7,8
6,America West,-11.2,-7.9,5.1,-2.6,-4.5,-41
7,ATA**,2.2,-6.6,-16.9,-6.0,N/A,N/A
,Seven-Carrier Total**,3.3,2.3,2.3,8.1,N/A,N/A
"Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Form 41, Schedule P1.2 ",,,,,,,
* System = domestic + international ,,,,,,,
** No calculations were made for 3rd Quarter 2007 because ATA Airlines failed to file its quarterly financial report with BTS.,,,,,,,