Table 9.  Airline Domestic Unit Costs (Cents per Mile),,,,,,,
Passenger Airlines by Group ,,,,,,,
Ranked by 2nd Quarter 2003 Domestic Unit Costs,,,,,,,
(Domestic Operating Expenses per Available Seat Mile in cents),,,,,,,
Rank,Group,2nd Quarter 2002,"3rd
 Quarter 2002","4th
 Quarter  2002","1st
 Quarter 2003",2nd Quarter 2003,Operating Expenses $(Millions)
1,Regionals,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,13.3,"1,377.30"
2,Network,11.5,11.3,11.8,12.6,12,"13,574.30"
3,Low-Cost,7.6,7.5,7.5,7.6,7.5,"2,815.10"
,Industry Total,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,11,"17,766.70"
Source: Form 41; Schedule p1.2.  T100; T2 Data.,,,,,,,