Table 9: System Operating Expenses (excluding Regional Jet
Contract) per Aircraft
Low-Cost Carriers
Ranked by 2006 Performance
(Cost
in Millions of Dollars Excluding Regional Jet Contract Expenses per
Aircraft)
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| 1 |
ATA |
25.282 |
22.253 |
21.628 |
31.294 |
36.405 |
35.591 |
10.309 |
| 2 |
America West |
17.094 |
15.213 |
15.543 |
16.745 |
19.961 |
22.438 |
5.344 |
| 3 |
Frontier |
17.763 |
15.239 |
15.689 |
17.629 |
19.087 |
21.974 |
4.211 |
| 4 |
JetBlue |
17.806 |
19.615 |
19.249 |
19.168 |
21.182 |
20.112 |
2.306 |
| 5 |
Spirit |
13.046 |
14.689 |
15.269 |
17.281 |
16.853 |
18.975 |
5.929 |
| 6 |
Southwest |
13.856 |
13.948 |
14.317 |
14.759 |
15.626 |
17.614 |
3.758 |
| 7 |
AirTran |
11.506 |
11.493 |
12.054 |
12.931 |
15.622 |
16.180 |
4.674 |
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7-Carrier Average |
15.404 |
14.967 |
15.332 |
16.765 |
18.049 |
19.144 |
3.740 |
Source:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Form 41 Airline Financial Data
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