Table 6. Airline Domestic Unit Revenue (Cents Per Mile),,,,,,,
Network Carriers ,,,,,,,
Ranked by 3rd Quarter 2005 Domestic Unit Revenue ,,,,,,,
(Domestic Operating Revenue Per Available Seat Mile),,,,,,,
3Q 2005 Rank,Network Carriers,3rd Quarter 2004,4th Quarter 2004,1st Quarter 2005 ,2nd Quarter 2005 ,3rd Quarter 2005 ,3rd Quarter Operating Revenue $(Millions)
1,Northwest,14.1,13.7,13.7,15.0,15.4,"2,202.1"
2,US Airways,14.1,13.7,13.0,15.2,15.2,"1,511.0"
3,Continental,10.3,13.2,14.1,14.9,14.6,"1,880.1"
4,United,11.4,11.3,11.4,13.7,14.1,"3,064.8"
5,Delta,12.3,11.9,12.0,13.0,12.9,"3,265.8"
6,Alaska,10.8,9.9,9.9,11.3,12.1,652.3
7,American,10.1,10.2,10.8,11.6,11.5,"3,404.3"
,Seven-Carrier Total,11.7,11.8,12.0,13.3,13.4,"15,980.4"
"Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Form 41, Schedule P1.2.  T100; T2 Data",,,,,,,