Table 4: System* Quarterly Operating profit/loss margin (in percent),,,,,,,
Regional Carriers ,,,,,,,
Ranked by 3rd Quarter 2007 Margin ,,,,,,,
(Operating Profit/Loss as Percent of Total Operating Revenue) ,,,,,,,
3Q 2007 Rank,Regional Carriers,3rd Quarter 2006 (%),4th Quarter 2006 (%),1st Quarter 2007 (%),2nd Quarter 2007 (%),3rd Quarter 2007 (%),3rd Quarter Operating Profit/Loss $(Millions)
1,Atlantic Southeast,12.1,13.1,12.9,11.6,12.9,42
2,Pinnacle,12.3,29.8,9.0,9.1,10.4,16
3,Sky West,9.6,7.3,7.6,9.1,9.5,51
4,American Eagle,9.8,10.1,11.2,10.3,6.5,33
5,Comair,6.8,4.6,2.5,7.0,5.6,16
6,Mesa ,3.7,4.3,-8.2,3.1,3.6,10
7,Express Jet,8.4,8.3,3.8,-10.3,-8.1,-35
,Seven-Carrier Total,8.9,10.0,6.3,5.7,5.3,132
"Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Form 41, Schedule P1.2 ",,,,,,,
* System = domestic + international,,,,,,,