Skip to Search Skip to Left Navigation U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT) Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) - Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) - United States Department of Transportation (USDOT, US DOT or DOT)
  ABOUT RITA | CONTACT US | PRESS ROOM | CAREERS | SITE MAP
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Data and Statistics
Bookstore
Programs
About BTS
Upcoming Press Releases
External Links
Intelligent Transportation Systems
National Transportation Library
Research, Development and Technology
Transportation Safety Institute
University Transportation Centers
Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
Printable Version

Table 7: System Operating Expenses (excluding Regional Jet Contract) per Aircraft
Passenger Airlines by Group
Ranked by First Quarter 2007 Performance

(Cost in Millions of Dollars Excluding Regional Jet Contract Expenses per Aircraft)

Excel | CSV

2007 Rank   2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Change
2002-2007
1 Network 5.480 5.800 5.742 6.105 6.846 6.836 1.356
2 Low-Cost 3.590 3.658 4.008 4.419 4.574 4.608 1.018
  14-Carrier Average 5.143 5.365 5.376 5.723 6.282 6.235 1.092
  Group Dollar Difference 1.890 2.143 1.734 1.686 2.272 2.228 0.338

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Form 41 Airline Financial Data