9-Jul-2012 3:24 PM
Large US airlines report USD228m operating profit in 1Q2012
US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported (06-Jul-2012) US' 10 largest scheduled passenger airlines reported a 0.7% profit margin in the three months ended 31-Mar-2012. As a group, the airlines reported a profit of USD228 million with losses reported by American Airlines, United Airlines and AirTran. The 10 airlines transported 79.8% of US airlines' scheduled passenger numbers in 1Q2012. Financial highlights for the US' 10 largest scheduled passenger airlines are as follows:
- Operating revenue: USD33,127 million;
- Passenger revenue: USD24,088 million;
- Operating costs: USD32,899 million;
- Operating profit: (loss): USD228 million;
- Delta: USD386 million;
- Southwest: USD29 million;
- United Airlines*: (USD284 million);
- American Airlines: (USD102 million);
- US Airways: USD56 million;
- JetBlue: USD81 million;
- SkyWest: USD22 million;
- AirTran: (USD7 million);
- Alaska Air: USD45 million;
- Passenger yield per RPM: USD 14.7 cents, +5.8% year-on-year;
- Delta: USD 14.7 cents, +6.5%;
- Southwest: USD 15.5 cents, +4.0%;
- United Airlines*: USD 14.5 cents, +5.1%;
- American Airlines: USD 15.2 cents, +8.6%;
- US Airways: USD 14.6 cents, +5.8%;
- JetBlue: USD 13.9 cents, +6.1%;
- SkyWest: USD 14.9 cents, -2.0%;
- AirTran: USD 14.3 cents, +7.5%;
- Alaska: USD 12.9 cents, +2.4%;
- Revenue per ASM: USD 16.1 cents, +8.1%;
- Delta: USD 18.0 cents, +11.1%;
- Southwest: USD 13.3 cents, +4.7%;
- United Airlines*: USD 16.4 cents, -0.6%;
- American Airlines: USD 15.9 cents, +8.9%;
- US Airways: USD 18.8 cents, +5.6%;
- JetBlue: USD 12.6 cents, +5.9%;
- SkyWest: USD 11.9 cents, +0.8%;
- AirTran: USD 12.0 cents, +3.4%;
- Alaska: USD 15.8 cents, +3.9%;
- Cost per ASM: USD 16.0 cents, +6.7%;
- Delta: USD 17.1 cents, +5.6%;
- Southwest: USD 13.1 cents, +74%;
- United Airlines*: USD 16.9 cents, +2.4%;
- American Airlines: USD 16.2 cents, +5.9%;
- US Airways: USD 18.5 cents, +3.4%;
- JetBlue: USD 11.8 cents, +3.5%;
- SkyWest: USD 11.4 cents, +0.9%;
- AirTran: USD 12.1 cents, -0.8%;
- Alaska: USD 15.1 cents, +4.9%. [more - Original PR]
*United Airlines and Continental Airlines began reporting jointly in 1Q2012