The statistic illustrates the operating profit per available seat mile - a metric also referred to as unit profit - of selected U.S. airlines from the second quarter 2014 to the third quarter of 2018. Allegiant and Delta airlines reported the highest profit in the third quarter of 2018, with 2.1 U.S. cents per available seat mile.
U.S. airlines' operating profit per available seat mile from Q2 2014 to Q3 2018, by key airline
(in U.S. dollar cents)
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Figures prior to Q3 2017 were taken from previous editions.
Only includes mainline operations. Transport-related revenue and cost like regional operations were not considered.
Delta Air Lines' unit profit includes Northwest Airlines.
Southwest Airlines figure includes the unit profit for AirTran Airways.
American Airlines' unit profit includes U.S. Airways and America West Airlines.
United Airlines' figure includes the unit profit for Continental.
Data for the second quarter of 2014 and 2015 was taken from previous reports.
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Oliver Wyman. (April 23, 2019). U.S. airlines' operating profit per available seat mile from Q2 2014 to Q3 2018, by key airline (in U.S. dollar cents) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/527693/us-airlines-operating-profit-per-asm/
Oliver Wyman. "U.S. airlines' operating profit per available seat mile from Q2 2014 to Q3 2018, by key airline (in U.S. dollar cents)." Chart. April 23, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/527693/us-airlines-operating-profit-per-asm/
Oliver Wyman. (2019). U.S. airlines' operating profit per available seat mile from Q2 2014 to Q3 2018, by key airline (in U.S. dollar cents). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/527693/us-airlines-operating-profit-per-asm/
Oliver Wyman. "U.S. Airlines' Operating Profit per Available Seat Mile from Q2 2014 to Q3 2018, by Key Airline (in U.S. Dollar Cents)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/527693/us-airlines-operating-profit-per-asm/
Oliver Wyman, U.S. airlines' operating profit per available seat mile from Q2 2014 to Q3 2018, by key airline (in U.S. dollar cents) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/527693/us-airlines-operating-profit-per-asm/ (last visited February 28, 2025)
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