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Table 1. Quarterly U.S. Scheduled Service Passenger Airlines Financial Reports, 3Q 2017

Reports from 24 airlines in 3Q 2017, (Millions of dollars)

Dataset Table:

3Q 2016 4Q 2016 1Q 2017 2Q 2017 3Q 2017 Dollar Change 2Q2016-2Q2017
Net Income 3,825 2,010 1,939 4,671 3,743 -82
Operating Profit/Loss 7,248 4,102 3,267 7,734 6,335 -914
Operating Revenue* 44,406 41,103 39,696 46,190 45,616 1,211
Fares 33,325 30,450 29,387 34,633 34,200 875
Baggage Fees 1,101 1,029 1,027 1,177 1,216 115
Reservation Change Fees 731 661 724 738 720 -11
Operating Expenses 37,158 37,001 36,428 38,455 39,282 2,124
Fuel 6,096 5,844 5,938 6,450 6,801 705
Labor 12,748 12,955 12,784 13,616 13,589 841

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 belly of aircraft.  4)  Mail revenue from transporting mail in 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