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Nine Measures of Airline Performance, 2000-2005

This series of Airline Industry Performance Measures is provided to offer insight into the operational performance of the network and low-cost carrier segments of the airline industry. These nine measures, developed by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), examine three different performance categories.

Financial

  1. System Operating Profit/(Loss) per Enplanement
  2. Operating Expenses (Excluding Fuel/Labor) per Enplanement
  3. Passenger Revenue per Enplanement as a Percentage of System Operating Expenses (Excluding Fuel/Labor) per Enplanement

Employment and Traffic

  1. Average Full-Time Equivalent Employees per Aircraft
  2. Average Revenue Aircraft Minutes per Full-Time Equivalent Employee
  3. Average Enplanements per Full-Time Equivalent Employee

Operating Expense

  1. Average Fuel Cost per Enplanement
  2. Average Full-Time Equivalent Employee Compensation per Enplanement
  3. Average Annual Full-Time Equivalent Employee Compensation
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