Baggage fees and reservation change fees are the only
ancillary fees paid by passengers that are reported to
BTS as separate items. Other fees, such as revenue from
seating assignments and on-board sales of food,
beverages, pillows, blankets, and entertainment are
combined in different categories and cannot be
identified separately.
Total operating expenses for all passenger airlines in
the second-quarter of 2013 were $37.5 billion, of which
$10.9 billion, or 28.9 percent, was used for fuel costs.
See the database for expense and fuel data.
Large Airline System (Domestic + International)
Quarterly Net Income
Ranked by 2Q 2013 System Passengers (Net income in
millions of dollars)
2Q 2013 Passenger Rank
|
Airline
|
2Q 2012
|
3Q 2012
|
4Q 2012
|
1Q 2013
|
2Q 2013
|
1
|
Delta
|
-120.4
|
1,169.9
|
-20.4
|
6.8
|
688.7
|
2
|
Southwest*
|
228.3
|
16.1
|
78.3
|
58.5
|
224.0
|
3
|
United
|
369.6
|
-25.1
|
-574.3
|
-361.5
|
484.0
|
4
|
American
|
-263.7
|
-256.9
|
270.8
|
-252.8
|
227.8
|
5
|
US Airways
|
321.5
|
263.3
|
46.7
|
69.0
|
325.0
|
6
|
ExpressJet
|
-1.8
|
-0.4
|
-3.5
|
-15.4
|
-2.6
|
7
|
JetBlue
|
52.5
|
44.3
|
0.8
|
13.8
|
36.4
|
8
|
SkyWest
|
18.2
|
22.8
|
19.0
|
14.4
|
24.7
|
9
|
Alaska
|
66.0
|
160.7
|
38.1
|
33.9
|
102.2
|
11*
|
American Eagle
|
30.0
|
15.7
|
-88.3
|
0.6
|
12.5
|
|
10-Carrier Total
|
700.2
|
1,410.4
|
-232.8
|
-432.7
|
2,122.6
|
Large Airline System (Domestic + International)
Quarterly Operating Profit/Loss Margin (In Percent)
Ranked by 2Q 2013 System Passengers (Operating
Profit/Loss as Percent of Total Operating Revenue)
2Q 2013 Passenger Rank
|
Airline
|
2Q 2012 (%)
|
3Q 2012 (%)
|
4Q 2012 (%)
|
1Q 2013 (%)
|
2Q 2013 (%)
|
2nd Quarter 2013 Operating Profit/Loss
$(Millions)
|
1
|
Delta
|
3.8
|
14.6
|
5.4
|
3.8
|
9.8
|
949
|
2
|
Southwest*
|
10.0
|
1.2
|
2.2
|
1.7
|
9.3
|
433
|
3
|
United
|
5.9
|
2.1
|
-5.1
|
-3.0
|
7.7
|
771
|
4
|
American
|
1.9
|
0.4
|
-0.1
|
0.8
|
7.4
|
478
|
5
|
US Airways
|
10.3
|
7.3
|
3.3
|
3.0
|
12.1
|
477
|
6
|
ExpressJet
|
0.9
|
1.1
|
0.0
|
-5.7
|
0.3
|
2
|
7
|
JetBlue
|
9.4
|
8.6
|
3.8
|
4.5
|
7.0
|
93
|
8
|
SkyWest
|
8.2
|
10.3
|
9.4
|
7.7
|
11.1
|
51
|
9
|
Alaska
|
15.8
|
18.7
|
7.8
|
7.3
|
15.1
|
189
|
11*
|
American Eagle
|
9.1
|
8.7
|
5.7
|
3.0
|
4.2
|
13
|
|
10-Carrier Total
|
6.0
|
6.4
|
1.2
|
1.3
|
9.0
|
|
|