Table 26: Fuel Cost per Originating Passenger

Network Carriers
Ranked by First Quarter 2007 Performance

(Fuel Cost in Dollars per Originating Passenger)

2007 Rank	Network	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	Change 2002-2007
1	United	46	67	71	94	119	114	68
2	Delta	28	42	45	63	84	99	71
3	American	39	56	57	70	92	94	55
4	Northwest	43	61	64	82	102	92	49
5	Continental	32	55	56	73	91	89	57
6	US Airways	25	37	40	55	71	66	41
7	Alaska	22	32	36	46	59	62	40
	7-Carrier Average	35	52	55	71	92	93	58

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Form 41 Airline Financial Data and DB1B Origin & Destination Data