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TABLE A-18 Average Age of U.S. Commercial Aircraft:
1995-2005
Years, unless noted
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| 1995 |
12.4 |
11.3 |
76.1 |
| 1996 |
13.2 |
12.3 |
72.5 |
| 1997 |
13.5 |
12.4 |
78.7 |
| 1998 |
13.6 |
12.3 |
77.8 |
| 1999 |
12.9 |
11.8 |
78.5 |
| 2000 |
12.8 |
11.8 |
78.8 |
| 2001 |
12.3 |
11.6 |
82.9 |
| 2002 |
11.7 |
11.7 |
77.8 |
| 2003 |
11.0 |
11.7 |
72.9 |
| 2004 |
10.8 |
11.1 |
74.9 |
| 2005 |
11.3 |
11.3 |
81.5 |
NOTES: Average aircraft age is
based on the year that an aircraft was delivered to the original owner from
the manufacturer and does not reflect the age of the engines or other parts
that may have been replaced more recently. Commercial
aircraft are aircraft of air carriers
providing scheduled or nonscheduled passenger or freight service, including
commuter and air taxi on-demand services.
Major airlines includes only commercial airlines with operating revenues
greater than $1 billion annually. In
2005 they were: American Airlines, Abx Air, AirTran Airways, Alaska Airlines,
America West Airlines, American Eagle Airlines, ATA Airlines, Atlantic
Southeast Airlines, Comair, Continental Air Lines, Delta Air Lines,
Expressjet Airlines, Federal Express, JetBlue Airways, Mesa Airlines,
Northwest Airlines, Skywest Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Air Lines,
United Parcel Service, and US Airways.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of
Transportation Statistics, calculations using data from USDOT, RITA, BTS,
Form 41, Schedule B-43, 1995-2006.
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