Table 8: System Operating Expenses (excluding Regional Jet
Contract) per Aircraft
Network Carriers
Ranked by 2006 Performance
(Cost
in Millions of Dollars Excluding Regional Jet Contract Expenses per
Aircraft)
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| 1 |
Delta |
21.974 |
21.367 |
23.624 |
30.132 |
32.130 |
35.880 |
13.960 |
| 2 |
United |
31.130 |
28.311 |
24.236 |
28.167 |
30.677 |
33.461 |
2.331 |
| 3 |
Continental |
22.071 |
20.920 |
20.762 |
22.899 |
26.154 |
28.461 |
6.390 |
| 4 |
American |
25.247 |
23.281 |
22.867 |
24.647 |
26.462 |
28.045 |
2.798 |
| 5 |
Northwest |
23.544 |
22.009 |
21.619 |
23.662 |
26.943 |
27.205 |
3.661 |
| 6 |
Alaska |
17.627 |
18.666 |
18.944 |
20.875 |
21.840 |
24.994 |
7.367 |
| 7 |
US Airways |
27.123 |
21.480 |
21.176 |
20.173 |
19.371 |
22.351 |
-4.772 |
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7-Carrier Average |
24.818 |
23.041 |
22.540 |
25.198 |
27.161 |
29.409 |
4.591 |
Source: Bureau
of Transportation Statistics, Form 41 Airline Financial Data
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