13-Mar-2012 1:10 PM
US airlines operating profit down 28% in three months to Sep-2011
US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported (12-Mar-2012) the following financial highlights for US airlines for three months ended 30-Sep-2011:
- Operating revenue: USD39,725 million, n/a year-on-year;
- Network: USD31,150 million;
- LCCs: USD6752 million;
- Regional: USD1823 million;
- Ancillary revenue: USD2381 million, +10.7%;
- Baggage fees: USD898.2 million, -0.9%;
- Reservation change fees: USD602.9 million, +2.1%;
- Operating costs: USD37,043 million;
- Network: USD28,940 million;
- LCCs: USD6344 million;
- Regional: USD1758 million;
- Fuel: USD11,610 million,
- Network: USD8720 million;
- LCCs: USD2485 million;
- Regional: USD405 million;
- Operating profit (loss): USD2683 million, -28.3%;
- Network: USD2210 million;
- Delta Air Lines: USD866 million;
- United Airlines: USD577 million;
- Continental Airlines: USD360 million;
- Alaska Airlines: USD220 million;
- US Airways: USD177 million;
- American Airlines: USD10 million;
- Network: USD2210 million;
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- LCCs: USD408 million;
- Southwest Airlines: USD207 million;
- JetBlue: USD108 million;
- Virgin America: USD17 million;
- AirTran: USD17 million;
- Allegiant: USD11 million;
- Spirit Airlines: USD4.5 million;
- Frontier: USD2 million;
- Regional: USD65 million;
- SkyWest: USD34 million;
- American Eagle: USD29 million;
- Horizon Air: USD8 million;
- Pinnacle: USD1 million;
- Atlantic Southwest: (USD2 million);
- ExpressJet: (USD7 million);
- LCCs: USD408 million;
- Operating revenue per ASM: USD16.0 cents, +8.8%;
- Network: USD 17.4 cents, +10.1%;
- LCCs: USD 12.8 cents, +9.4%;
- Regional: USD 11.2 cents, -6.7%;
- Cost per ASM: USD 14.9 cents, +12.9%;
- Network: USD 16.2 cents, +14.1%;
- LCCs: USD 12.0 cents, +15.4%;
- Regional: USD 10.8 cents, -2.7%;
- Passenger yield: USD 14.1 cents, +7.6%;
- Network: USD 14.2 cents, +9.2%;
- LCCs: USD 13.7 cents, +7.9%;
- Regional: USD 13.7 cents, -6.8%. [more - original PR]