Table 4: System* Quarterly Operating profit/loss margin (in percent),,,,,,,
Regional Carriers ,,,,,,,
Ranked by 1st Quarter 2007 Margin ,,,,,,,
(Operating Profit/Loss as Percent of Total Operating Revenue) ,,,,,,,
1Q 2007 Rank,Regional Carriers,1st Quarter 2006 (%),2nd Quarter 2006 (%),3rd Quarter 2006 (%),4th Quarter 2006 (%),1st Quarter 2007 (%),1st Quarter Operating Profit/Loss $(Millions)
1,Atlantic Southeast,13.6,13.2,12.1,13.1,12.9,42
2,American Eagle,11.0,8.1,9.8,10.1,11.2,53
3,Pinnacle,10.4,9.5,12.3,29.8,9.0,13
4,Sky West,9.4,10.0,9.6,7.3,7.6,37
5,Express Jet,9.4,8.5,8.4,8.3,3.8,16
6,Comair,1.5,2.1,6.8,4.6,2.5,7
7,Mesa,8.9,4.1,3.7,4.3,-8.2,-20
,Seven-Carrier Total,9.3,8.1,8.9,10.0,6.3,149
" Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Form 41, Schedule P1.2 ",,,,,,,
* System = domestic + international ,,,,,,,