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[Thebean]

Here's the data for 4Q 2011.

The weighted averages are heavily skewed by AMR's pitifully poor numbers.

We await Skywest, Pinnacle, Mesa and Expressjet.

Operating Margin, (including interest as an expense)

Spirit     13.7%
Allegiant   10.3%
Alaska    9.2%
Delta 6.1%
Hawaiian    5.9%
WestJet   5.7%
jetBlue    3.2%
Southwest   2.3%
US Airways .7%
Average -1.2%
United    -1.9%
Air Canada    -6.5%
AMR     -16.5%

Break-even load factor

Spirit 73.6%
WestJet 74.2%
Delta 76.8%
Alaska    76.9%
Allegiant 77.7%
Southwest 78.6%
Hawaiian    79.0%
jetBlue    79.6%
USAirways    81.3%
Average 82.4%
United     83.1%
Air Canada 83.4%
AMR   94.9%

Edited by Thebean, 16 February 2012 - 09:47 AM.

[Thebean]

Updated numbers.....

We await Pinnacle, Mesa and Expressjet.



Operating Margin including interest as an expense

Spirit 13.7%
Allegiant 10.3%
Alaska 9.2%
Delta 6.1%
Hawaiian 5.9%
WestJet 5.7%
jetBlue 3.2%
Southwest 2.3%
US Airways .7%
Average -1.23%
United -1.9%
Skywest -2.8%
Air Canada -6.5%
AMR -16.5%

Break-even load factor

Spirit 73.6%
WestJet 74.2%
Delta 76.8%
Alaska 76.9%
Allegiant 77.7%
Southwest 78.6%
Hawaiian 79.0%
jetBlue 79.6%
USAirways 81.3%
Skywest 82.0%
Average 82.4%
United 83.1%
Air Canada 83.4%
AMR 94.9%

[Miles]

Always an interesting read. Thanks Bean. As I was trying to remember what Allegiant's previous profit margins were, I then wondered if you have a quarterly history of these airlines saved? What I'm wondering about was wasn't their margins up around 17% not all that long ago?