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Nine Measures of Airline Performance, 2000-2005

This series of Airline Industry Performance Measures is provided to offer insight into the operational performance of the network and low-cost carrier segments of the airline industry. These nine measures, developed by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), examine three different performance categories.

Financial

1. System Operating Profit/(Loss) per Enplanement
2. Operating Expenses (Excluding Fuel/Labor) per Enplanement
3. Passenger Revenue per Enplanement as a Percentage of System Operating Expenses (Excluding Fuel/Labor) per Enplanement

Employment and Traffic

4. Average Full-Time Equivalent Employees per Aircraft
5. Average Revenue Aircraft Minutes per Full-Time Equivalent Employee
6. Average Enplanements per Full-Time Equivalent Employee

Operating Expense

7. Average Fuel Cost per Enplanement
8. Average Full-Time Equivalent Employee Compensation per Enplanement
9. Average Annual Full-Time Equivalent Employee Compensation