Performance Measures: Delta Air Lines Compared to All Network Carriers,,,,,,,,
First Quarter 2007,,,,,,,,
,Delta,Network** Carrier Average,Delta's 2007 Rank Among 7 Network Carriers ,Comment,,,,
Measure 1: System Operating Profit/(Loss) per Originating Passenger in Dollars,$16.17,$13.52,2,"Network carriers Northwest, Delta, US Airways and American all had operating profits per originating passenger  higher than  America West, the leading low cost carrier.",,,,
Measure 2: System Operating Expenses (excluding Regional Jet Contract) per Originating Passenger in Dollars,$332,$331,4,"The network carriers’ aggressive downsizing in operations reduced other costs, partially offsetting the rise in fuel expense. ",,,,
Measure 3: System Operating Expenses (excluding Regional Jet Contract) per Aircraft in Millions of Dollars,$6.873,$6.836,5,Network operating expenses per aircraft increased 24 percent from 2002 as that group moved towards more international flying which requires larger and more expensive aircraft.,,,,
Measure 4: Passenger Revenue per Originating Passenger  (excluding Regional Jet Contract Revenue) in dollars,$307,$302,4,Network and low-cost carriers benefited from fare increases that began in mid-2005.  Network carrier revenue per passenger rose 2 percent from 2002 to 2005 and 18 percent from 2005 to 2007. ,,,,
Measure 5: Full-Time Equivalent Employees* per Aircraft,102,99,5,"The industry showed a wide-range of performance, with AirTran's 59 FTEs per aircraft, the fewest of any carrier, about half the 113 FTEs reported by United.",,,,
Measure 6: Average Monthly Available Seat-Miles (ASMs) per Full-Time Equivalent Employee* in millions of ASMs,219,212,4,Both the network carriers and low-cost airlines substantially improved productivity with more ASMs generated per FTE from 2002 to 2007. ,,,,
Measure 7: Average Monthly Revenue Aircraft Minutes per Full-Time Equivalent Employee* in Minutes,155,159,5,The network carriers improved by 31 percent but the low-cost carrier group has a wide advantage over the network airlines in average monthly revenue air minutes per FTE.,,,,
Measure 8: Average Monthly Originating Passengers per Full-Time Equivalent Employee*,68,59,5,"In 2007, the low-cost carriers generated 166 originating passengers per FTE employee compared to 69 passengers per FTE for the network airlines.",,,,
Measure 9: Fuel Cost in Dollars per Originating Passenger ,$99,$93,6,The low-cost group paid $55 less in fuel costs per originating passenger than the network carriers in 2007.,,,,
Measure 10: Average Full-Time Equivalent Employee* Compensation (Salaries + Benefits) per Originating Passenger in dollars,$90,$100,4,"The financially stronger low-cost carrier group’s compensation expenses increased a modest $3 per originating passenger, reflecting wage increases for the group’s increasingly senior work force partially offset by sustained operational efficiencies.",,,,
Measure 11: Average Annual Full-Time Equivalent Employee* Compensation (Salaries + Benefits) in dollars,"$72,612","$83,374",7,"From 2002 to 2007, low-cost carrier annual compensation costs rose 43 percent while network airline costs declined 0.8 percent. ",,,,
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,,,,,,
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.,,,,,,,,
** Network carriers operate a significant portion of their flights using at least one hub where connections are made for flights on a spoke system. ,,,,
"*** Low-cost carriers are those that the industry recognizes as operating under a low-cost business model, with fewer infrastructure costs and greater expectations of productivity.",,,,
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