4-May-2010 1:28 PM
US airlines report USD61m in operating profit in 4Q2009
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) released (03-May-2010) 4Q2009 Airline Financial Data, which showed low-cost and regional airline groups reporting operating profits while network airline group reported a loss during the quarter. Details include:
- Operating revenue: USD29,652 million;
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- Network: USD22,976 million;
- LCCs: USD4,869 million;
- Regional: USD1,807 million;
- Ancillary Fee revenue: USD1,911 million, +18.3% year-on-year;
- Delta: USD425.7 million, +47.3%;
- American Airlines: USD253.3 million, +2.9%;
- US Airways: USD231.8 million, +2.1%;
- Southwest Airlines: USD157.2 million, +11.8%;
- Northwest Airlines: USD156.7 million, -15.4%;
- United Airlines: USD146.2 million, -3.4%;
- Continental Airlines: USD129.1 million, +66.6%;
- AirTran: USD61.2 million, +69.1%;
- JetBlue: USD48.1 million, -2.8%;
- Alaska Airlines: USD42.2 million, +39.7%;
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- Operating costs: USD29,591 million;
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- Network: USD23,251 million;
- LCCs: USD4,602 million;
- Regional: USD1,738 million;
- Fuel: USD6,879 million;
- Network: USD5,104 million;
- LCCs: USD1,433 million;
- Regional: USD342 million;
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- Operating profit (loss): USD61 million;
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- LCCs: USD267 million;
- Regional: USD69 million;
- Network: (USD275 million);
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- Revenue per ASM: USD 13.8 cents, -3.5%;
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- Network: USD 14.7 cents, -3.3%;
- Regional: USD 13.0 cents, -12.8%;
- LCCs: USD 10.9 cents, +1.9%;
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- Passenger yield: USD 12.5 cents, -8.8%;
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- Regional: USD 16.7 cents, -13.9%;
- LCCs: USD 12.5 cents, -7.4%;
- Network: USD 12.1 cents, -9.0%;
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- Costs per ASM: USD 13.8 cents, -7.4%;
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- Network: USD 14.9 cents, -8.0%;
- Regional: USD 12.5 cents, -12.0%;
- LCCs: USD 10.3 cents, stable. [more]
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