Table 4: Regional Airline System* Quarterly Operating Profit/Loss Margin (In Percent) ,,,,,,,
Ranked by 3rd Quarter 2008 Margin,,,,,,,
(Operating Profit/Loss as Percent of Total Operating Revenue),,,,,,,
3Q 2008 Rank,Regional Airlines,3rd Quarter 2007 (%),4th Quarter 2007 (%),1st Quarter 2008 (%),2nd Quarter 2008 (%),3rd Quarter 2008 (%),3rd Quarter Operating Profit/Loss $(Millions)
1,Comair,5.6,8.2,7.8,9.7,9.0,30.0
2,SkyWest,9.5,9.2,7.2,7.1,6.5,35.0
3,Atlantic Southeast,12.9,10.5,8.1,7.9,6.0,23.0
4,American Eagle,6.5,8.9,4.1,3.3,5.3,31.0
5,Horizon,4.0,-7.4,-11.0,-6.0,4.2,8.0
6,ExpressJet,-8.1,-9.4,-7.7,-9.6,-11.2,-29.0
7,Mesa**,3.6,-3.2,-2.6,-0.6,N/A,N/A
,Seven-Carrier Total,4.9,3.6,2.0,2.5,N/A,N/A
"Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Form 41, Schedule P1.2 ",,,,,,,
* System = domestic + international ,,,,,,,
** Mesa Airlines requested confidentiality for its third quarter 2008 financial report,,,,,,,