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Table 1. Annual U.S. Scheduled Service Passenger Airlines Financial Reports

Reports from 25 airlines in 2016, (Millions of dollars)

Dataset Table:

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Dollar Change ($ in Millions) 2015-2016
Net Income 74.8 12,161.4 7,446.5 24,787.7 13,538.2 -11,250
Operating Profit/Loss 5,995.2 11,303.5 14,600.0 27,986.5 24,826.4 -3,160
Operating Revenue* 156,499.8 161,625.1 169,276.5 169,056.9 168,165.7 -891
Fares 116,869.1 121,361.3 127,455.4 127,060.9 125,244.9 -1,816
Baggage Fees 3,449.7 3,362.0 3,558.4 3,813.5 4,185.8 372
Reservation Change Fees 2,538.2 2,814.1 2,939.9 3,011.8 2,895.9 -116
Operating Expenses 150,504.6 150,321.6 154,676.6 141,070.4 143,339.3 2,269
Fuel 44,885.5 42,636.6 43,431.2 26,979.1 22,366.6 -4,613
Labor 37,179.0 38,050.0 40,760.0 45,487.0 49,712.7 4,226

Notes:

* Passenger airline operating revenue includes four other categories.  1) Transport-related is revenue from services which grow from and are incidental to the air transportation services performed by the air carrier. Examples are in-flight onboard sales (food, liquor, pillows, etc), code share revenues, revenues from associated businesses (aircraft maintenance, fuel sales, restaurants, vending machines, etc). 2) Miscellaneous operating revenue includes pet transportation, sale of frequent flyer award miles to airline business partners and standby passenger fees.  3) Cargo revenue from transporting cargo in the belly of aircraft.  4)  Mail revenue from transporting mail in the belly of aircraft.  See the P1.2 database http://www.transtats.bts.gov/Fields.asp?Table_ID=295.

Source:

Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Form 41; Schedules P1.2 and P6