USA The Big Five

[apaddyinuk]

Hello, can anyone list for me the Big Five US airlines which are also the most unprofitable? Anyone with any sort of financial figures would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

[Cyrano]

Paddy:

ATI gives the following 2005 results:

Airline.....Net profit/loss
United.....-$21bn
Delta.....-$3.8bn
Northwest.....-$2.5bn
AMR (American).....-$861m
(Continental.....-$68m)

Note these are net losses, not operating losses, so in several cases (especially United's ) they include one-off bankruptcy/restructuring costs.
More detail available from the individual carriers' websites.

Cheers
C.

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Delta Air Lines $(2,208)
Northwest Airlines $(1,400)
AMR $(681)
UAL $(557)
Continental $(255)

2005 full year filed financial statements - one-offs removed (different accounting reference dates)