Table 9.  Airline Domestic Unit Costs (Cents per Mile),,,,,,
Passenger Airlines by Group ,,,,,,
Ranked by 2nd Quarter 2005 Domestic Unit Costs ,,,,,,
(Domestic Operating Expenses per Available Seat Mile in cents),,,,,,
,"2nd Quarter
2004","3rd Quarter
2004","4th Quarter
2004","1st Quarter
2005","2nd Quarter
2005","2nd Quarter
Operating Expenses
$(Millions)"
Network Carriers,12.4,12.6,13.7,13.2,13.6,"16,200.0"
Regional Carriers,12.5,12.6,13.1,13.3,12.7,"2,044.2"
Low Cost Carriers ,7.9,7.8,8.8,8.8,8.3,"3,662.5"
21-Carrier Total,11.3,11.4,12.4,12.1,12.2,"21,906.7"
"Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Form 41, Schedule P1.2  T100; T2 Data",,,,,,
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