Airline Financial Data
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First Quarter 2019 U.S. Airline Financial Data
U.S. scheduled passenger airlines reported a first-quarter 2019 after-tax net profit of $2.4 billion, the 24th consecutive annual after tax profit, and a pre-tax operating profit of $3.3 billion, the 32nd consecutive quarterly pre-tax profit.
2018 Annual and 4th Quarter U.S. Airline Financial Data
U.S. scheduled passenger airlines reported a 2018 after-tax net profit of $11.8 billion, the sixth consecutive annual after tax profit, and a pre-tax operating profit of $17.6 billion, the 10th consecutive annual pre-tax profit.
Third Quarter 2018 U.S. Airline Financial Data
Date: Monday, December 10, 2018

Results for All 21 Scheduled U.S. Passenger Airlines:
Second Quarter 2018 U.S. Airline Financial Data
Date: Monday, September 17, 2018

Results for All 21 Scheduled U.S. Passenger Airlines:
First Quarter 2018 U.S. Airline Financial Data
Results for All 21 Scheduled U.S. Passenger Airlines:
After-tax net income
- $1.7 billion in 1Q 2018
- down from $5.1 billion in 4Q 2017
- down from $1.9 billion in 1Q 2017
Pre-tax operating profit
- $2.6 billion in 1Q 2018
- down from $4.1 billion in 4Q 2017
- down from $3.3 billion in 1Q 2017
- Total operating revenue: $42.5 billion
- $33.1 billion from fares, 73.7 percent of total first-quarter operating revenue
- $1.1 billion in baggage fees, 2.6 percent of total operating revenue
- $661.9 million from reservation change fees, 1.6 percent of total operating revenue
- Total operating expenses: $39.9 billion
- Fuel costs accounted for $7.4 billion, 18.5 percent of total operating expenses
- Labor costs accounted for $13.5 billion, 33.9 percent of total operating expenses
Fees are included for calculations of net income, operating revenue and operating profit or loss.