US airlines report USD160m operating loss in 1Q2011

US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reports (19-Sep-2011) the following airline financial highlights for the three months ended 31-Mar-2011:

• Operating revenue: USD33,184 million, n/a year-on-year;
  • • Network: USD25,547 million;
    • LCCs: USD5789 million;
    • Regional: USD1848 million;
  • Ancillary: USD2063 million, +11.1%;
    • • Delta: USD658.6 million, +11.2%;
      • American Airlines: 277.7 million, +6.4%;
      • US Airways: USD238.5 million, +0.2%;
      • Southwest: USD212.6 million, +26.9%;
      • United Airlines: USD160.8 million, +3.4%;
• Operating costs: USD33,345 million;
  • Network: USD25,833 million;
  • LCCs: USD5705 million;
  • Regional: USD1807 million;
• Operating profit (loss): (USD160 million), compared to a profit of USD12 million in p-c-p;
  • Regional: USD41 million;
  • LCCs: USD84 million;
  • Network carriers: (USD285 million);
• Passenger yield: USD 14.0 cents, +8.5%;
  • Regional: USD 16.8 cents, +2.4%;
  • Network: USD 13.9 cents, +10.3%;
  • LCCs: USD 13.7 cents, +8.7%;
• Revenue per ASM: USD 14.8 cents, +8.0%;
  • Network: USD 15.8 cents, +8.2%;
  • Regional: USD 12.7 cents, +2.4%;
  • LCCs: USD 12.2 cents, +13.0%;
• Costs per ASM: USD 14.9 cents, +8.8%;
  • Network: USD 15.9 cents, +8.2%;
  • Regional: USD 12.4 cents, +3.3%;
  • LCCs: USD 12.0 cents, +13.2%. [more]