Table 1: Passenger Airline System* Quarterly Operating Profit/Loss Margin (In Percent) ,,,,,,,
Airline Groups Ranked by 1st Quarter 2008 Margin ,,,,,,,
(Operating Profit/Loss as Percent of Total Operating Revenue),,,,,,,
1Q 2008 Rank,Airline Group,1st Quarter 2007 (%),2nd Quarter 2007 (%),3rd Quarter 2007 (%),4th Quarter 2007 (%),1st Quarter 2008 (%),1st Quarter Operating Profit/Loss $(Millions)
1,Regional,5.3,5.0,4.0,3.6,2.0,53
2,Low-Cost,3.1,8.6,6.6,2.9,1.0,45
3,Network,2.5,9.2,8.8,-1.1,-5.2,"-1,324"
,21-Carrier Total,2.8,8.8,8.2,0.0,-0.5,"-1,226"
"Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Form 41, Schedule P1.2 ",,,,,,,
* System = domestic + international ,,,,,,,
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