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Figure 11: Percent of Available Seat Miles on Domestic Flight Segments for Passenger Aircraft by Jet Type - Legacy and Low Cost Carriers - Q1 2000 to Q1 2011

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Figure 11: Percent of Available Seat Miles on Domestic Flight Segments for Passenger Aircraft by Jet Type - Legacy and Low Cost Carriers - Q1 2000 to Q1 2011

(Data are quarterly)

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Year.quarter Legacy and low cost carriers
Percent of available seat miles by passenger aircraft Total available seat miles (millions) on passenger aircraft
2-Engine 3-Engine 4-/6-Engine
2000.1 87.44 11.26 1.30 154,187.34
2000.2 88.17 10.78 1.05 156,809.80
2000.3 88.88 10.39 0.73 161,109.09
2000.4 90.50 9.00 0.51 157,767.28
2001.1 91.57 8.13 0.29 156,008.26
2001.2 92.37 7.47 0.17 161,317.25
2001.3 93.04 6.79 0.16 154,980.62
2001.4 95.91 3.60 0.48 136,615.97
2002.1 96.63 2.92 0.45 138,776.11
2002.2 97.52 2.18 0.30 147,697.07
2002.3 97.82 1.80 0.38 152,986.49
2002.4 98.54 1.19 0.27 144,491.78
2003.1 98.85 0.91 0.24 139,201.25
2003.2 99.37 0.46 0.16 139,343.24
2003.3 99.28 0.40 0.32 144,732.26
2003.4 99.52 0.38 0.10 142,871.56
2004.1 99.36 0.52 0.12 145,629.78
2004.2 99.37 0.40 0.22 150,229.14
2004.3 99.55 0.23 0.22 152,082.51
2004.4 99.55 0.31 0.14 149,886.27
2005.1 99.60 0.36 0.04 146,742.93
2005.2 99.63 0.30 0.06 153,118.98
2005.3 99.64 0.29 0.07 153,982.12
2005.4 99.79 0.17 0.05 146,358.69
2006.1 99.83 0.15 0.02 143,248.75
2006.2 99.76 0.13 0.11 149,472.83
2006.3 99.76 0.13 0.11 152,052.71
2006.4 99.82 0.14 0.04 147,328.78
2007.1 99.93 0.01 0.06 145,349.50
2007.2 99.97 0.00 0.03 151,141.64
2007.3 99.98 0.00 0.02 153,298.33
2007.4 99.97 0.00 0.03 148,262.56
2008.1 99.97 0.00 0.03 144,405.68
2008.2 99.97 0.00 0.03 148,205.56
2008.3 99.97 0.00 0.03 146,487.78
2008.4 99.95 0.00 0.05 133,438.77
2009.1 99.94 0.00 0.06 129,257.60
2009.2 99.72 0.00 0.28 135,355.72
2009.3 99.80 0.00 0.20 136,970.37
2009.4 99.91 0.00 0.09 128,683.48
2010.1 99.93 0.00 0.07 126,009.32
2010.2 99.88 0.00 0.12 135,525.85
2010.3 99.90 0.00 0.10 139,316.41
2010.4 99.91 0.00 0.09 132,474.66
2011.1 99.98 0.00 0.02 128,300.74

NOTE: Legacy carriers include American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, and US Airways. TWA, Northwest, and America West are included as these carriers merged with American Airlines, Delta, and US Airways respectively. Low cost carriers include JetBlue Airways, Frontier Airlines, AirTran Airways, Spirit Airlines, and Southwest Airlines.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Form 41 Financial Data Schedule B43 Inventory as of Apr. 29, 2011.