Table 3: Quarterly Domestic Operating profit/loss margin (in percent),,,,,,,
Low-Cost Carriers ,,,,,,,
Ranked by 1st Quarter 2005 Margin ,,,,,,,
(Operating Profit/Loss as Percent of Total Operating Revenue),,,,,,,
1Q 2005 Rank,Low-Cost Carriers,1st Quarter 2004 (%),2nd Quarter 2004 (%),3rd Quarter 2004 (%),4th Quarter 2004 (%),1st Quarter 2005 (%),1st Quarter Operating Profit/Loss $(Millions)
1,JetBlue,11.3,14.1,7.1,3.7,6.9,25.8
2,America West,2.0,2.6,-4.7,-6.9,6.6,47.9
3,Southwest,3.1,11.5,11.4,7.2,6.4,106.2
4,Frontier,-8.0,-3.8,-0.3,-7.3,-1.3,-2.8
5,AirTran,4.3,11.3,-4.9,1.3,-3.2,-9.4
6,Spirit,2.0,-3.0,-13.3,-31.6,-3.8,-5.3
7,ATA,-14.8,-9.1,-12.5,-187.0,-185.0,-318.3
,Seven-Carrier Total,1.6,7.1,3.6,-11.5,-4.3,-155.7
"Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Form 41, Schedule P1.2 ",,,,,,,