Annual Pre-Tax Earnings: U.S. Passenger Airlines
The data below reflects the results of U.S. passenger airlines, from 1991 to present, as captured in the ATA Airline Cost Index. Results for each year are generally not available for six months. Pre-tax earnings reflect DOT Form 41 account “Income Before Income Tax.”
| YEAR |
Operating Revenues
($ Millions) |
PRE-TAX EARNINGS |
| $ Millions |
Margin (%) |
| 1991 |
65,836 |
(2,444) |
(3.7) |
| 1992 |
71,543 |
(3,842) |
(5.4) |
| 1993 |
73,591 |
(1,800) |
(2.4) |
| 1994 |
75,992 |
(675) |
(0.9) |
| 1995 |
80,523 |
3,142 |
3.9 |
| 1996 |
86,684 |
4,036 |
4.7 |
| 1997 |
91,681 |
7,110 |
7.8 |
| 1998 |
94,515 |
7,380 |
7.8 |
| 1999 |
98,595 |
7,947 |
8.1 |
| 2000 |
109,267 |
4,693 |
4.3 |
| 2001 |
94,594 |
(10,382) |
(11.0) |
| 2002 |
87,183 |
(14,488) |
(16.6) |
| 2003 |
95,023 |
(2,069) |
(2.2) |
| 2004 |
108,371 |
(8,566) |
(7.9) |
| 2005 |
121,156 |
(27,612) |
(22.8) |
| 2006 |
132,081 |
16,500 |
12.5 |
| 2007 |
138,704 |
6,325 |
4.6 |
| 2008 |
146,824 |
(25,674) |
(17.5) |
Last Modified: 7/12/2009