Table 3: Quarterly Domestic Operating profit/loss margin (in percent),,,,,,,
Low-Cost Carriers ,,,,,,,
Ranked by 4th Quarter 2005 Margin ,,,,,,,
(Operating Profit/Loss as Percent of Total Operating Revenue) ,,,,,,,
4Q 2005 Rank,Low-Cost Carriers,4th Quarter 2004 (%),1st Quarter 2005 (%),2nd Quarter 2005 (%),3rd Quarter 2005 (%),4th Quarter 2005 (%),4th Quarter Operating Profit/Loss $(Millions)
1,ATA,-187.0,-185.0,-38.9,-81.4,53.8,74
2,Southwest,7.2,6.4,11.5,13.7,8.2,163
3,AirTran,1.3,-3.2,5.3,0.3,0.9,3
4,JetBlue,3.7,6.9,9.3,3.2,-4.0,-18
5,Frontier,-7.3,-1.3,-0.2,5.2,-5.5,-13
6,America West,-6.9,6.6,3.4,-6.2,-16.5,-139
7,Spirit,-31.6,-3.8,-10.7,-14.2,-22.3,-21
,Seven-Carrier Total,-11.5,-4.3,5.3,2.1,1.2,50
"Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Form 41, Schedule P1.2 ",,,,,,,