Oh and here is an airline that is doing fairly well. Budget for 2012.
Year over year change
estimates Financial
5.6% Passenger revenue
7.0% Cargo & freight revenue
6.0% Other revenue
5.6% Total consolidated operating revenue
5.2% Total consolidated operating expenses
1.0% Wage, salary & benefit expense
10.8% Fuel & oil expense
3.0% Unrestricted cash & short term investments
Total assets
Net debt = (long-term debt - cash & equivalents)
Air traffic liability/Advance ticket sales
Operational
-1.0% Fuel consumption
12.0% Fuel price
1.0% Revenue passenger miles (RPM's)
0.0% Available seat miles (ASM's)
1.0% Passenger load factor (LF)
4.5% Passenger yield
5.6% Unit revenue (RASM)
5.5% Passenger unit revenue (PRASM)
5.3% Unit costs (CASM)
0.0% Passengers
1.9% Unit costs ex-fuel
2.8% Unit costs ex fuel and ex-labor
5.6% Average passenger fare (calculated by AF)
Line item ratio of total operating costs
27.8% Wages, salaries & benefits (mainline operations)
40.1% Fuel & oil (mainline operations)
6.3% Other rentals/landing fees (mainline operations)
4.5% Depreciation/amortization (mainline operations)
6.4% Maintenance materials/repairs (mainline operations)
2.4% Aircraft rentals (mainline operations)
12.5% Other operating expenses
-2.0% Other non operating Income/expense
-0.5% Other income/expense (taxes/misc)
Line item ratio of total operating revenue
26.3% Wages, salaries & benefits (mainline operations)
Net debt = (long-term debt - cash & equivalents) TTM*
0.80% Net interest expense ratio of total revenue
Air traffic liability/Advance ticket sales TTM*