Table 1: Passenger Airline System* Quarterly Operating Profit/Loss Margin (In Percent) ,,,,,,,
Airline Groups Ranked by 4th Quarter 2007 Margin ,,,,,,,
(Operating Profit/Loss as Percent of Total Operating Revenue),,,,,,,
4Q 2007 Rank,Airline Group,4th Quarter 2006 (%),1st Quarter 2007 (%),2nd Quarter 2007 (%),3rd Quarter 2007 (%),4th Quarter 2007 (%),4th Quarter Operating Profit/Loss $(Millions)
1,Regional ,7.5,5.3,5.0,4.9,3.6,93
2,Low-Cost ,2.6,3.1,8.6,6.6,2.9,126
3,Network,1.7,2.5,9.2,8.8,-1.1,-274
,21-Carrier Total,2.3,2.8,8.8,8.2,-0.02,-55
"Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Form 41, Schedule P1.2 ",,,,,,,
* System = domestic + international,,,,,,,
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