BTS | Table 1: Annual System Operating Profit/(Loss) per Enplanement - Passenger Airlines by Group - Ranked by Second Quarter 2006 Performance

Table 1: System Operating Profit/(Loss) per Enplanement
Passenger Airlines by Group
Ranked by Second Quarter 2006 Performance

(Dollars of Profit or Loss per Enplanement)

2Q 2006 Rank		2Q 2001	2Q 2002	2Q 2003	2Q 2004	2Q 2005	2Q 2006	Change 2Q 2001-2Q 2006
1	Network Carriers	-7.34	-15.99	-10.39	0.34	0.72	18.48	25.82
2	Low-Cost Carriers	10.12	5.20	7.42	7.02	7.35	12.60	2.48
	14-Carrier Average	-3.72	-11.05	-5.72	2.14	2.55	16.70	20.42
	Group Dollar Difference	-17.46	-21.19	-17.81	-6.68	-6.63	5.88	23.34

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Form 41 Airline Financial Data and T-100 Segment Data