Summary of Traffic and Airline Results / 2014

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1 Summary of Traffic and Airline Results A S S O C I A T I O N O F E U R O P E A N A I R L I N E S / 2014

2 July 2014 Dear Reader, Welcome to the latest edition of the AEA Summary of Traffic & Airline Results or S.T.A.R. S.T.A.R. is an unrivalled source for AEA member airlines traffic and yield data and therefore an essential source for researchers, analysts and planners. You will find a wealth of passenger and cargo data, by airline and by region. At the aggregate AEA level, yield and revenue information is also presented. Key figures are shown in historical time series. A further section of the report shows aircraft utilisation data, by type and by airline. Regular users will note that the yield time series data, corrected for exchange rate adjustments and inflation, has been re-based from this edition and is now using the year 2000 as base year, presenting a continuous time series of thirteen years. To assist with interpreting the figures, we have added detailed notes on data collection techniques, reporting methodologies and data coverage. These can be found under the headings General Notes and Definitions and Explanatory Notes. Data is also available in spreadsheet format, containing a longer time series dated back from The Excel spreadsheet can be purchased from the AEA website For more information, please contact us at aeasec@aea.be

3 CONTENTS Participating AEA Carriers 4 Regional Breakdown of Traffic Results 2013 Summary Sheet, AEA Historic Overview, Passenger Traffic, Cargo Traffic, Total Passenger & Cargo Traffic, Yield Data, Fleet Statistics (SY) EU Cross-border Europe 6 DO Domestic 12 ET Total Europe 18 NF Europe North Africa 24 EM Europe Middle East 30 IE International Short/Medium Haul 36 NA North Atlantic 42 MA Mid Atlantic 48 SA South Atlantic 54 AF Europe Sub Saharan Africa 60 AE Europe Far East/Australasia 66 IC Total Longhaul 72 IT Total International 78 TO Total Scheduled 84 CT Non-Scheduled Traffic 90 SY Systemwide 96 Fleet Statistics 102 General Notes to 2013 Data Reporting Coverage (subsidiaries, franchisees,...) 109 Comments to Individual Airline Data 110 Definitions and Explanatory Notes AEA Regions 112 Basic Report Layout 113 Definition of Listed Data Items 117 Description of Downloadable Spreadsheet 123 3

4 Participating AEA Carriers Carrier Code Carrier Name Participating as of / from-to 3V TNT Airways A3 Aegean Airlines AB airberlin AF Air France AY Finnair AZ Alitalia BA British Airways BD British Midland International BR British Caledonian BT airbaltic CV Cargolux CY Cyprus Airways EI Aer Lingus FI Icelandair IB Iberia IG Meridiana , JK Spanair JP Adria Airways JU Air SERBIA ,1995- KL KLM KM Air Malta LG Luxair LH Lufthansa LO LOT Polish Airlines LX SWISS LZ Balkan Bulgarian Airlines MA Malev Hungarian Airlines OA Olympic Air OK Czech Airlines OS Austrian OU Croatia Airlines PS Ukraine International Airlines QY DHL - RO TAROM Romanian Airlines SK SAS SN brussels airlines

5 Carrier Code Carrier Name Participating as of / from-to SR Swissair TK Turkish Airlines TP TAP Portugal UT UTA VS Virgin Atlantic Airways VV AeroSvit XAP Air One XAZ Alitalia XOA Olympic Airlines XSN Sabena

6 Note to readers: This is a sample report, displaying a selection of representative pages only. For more information about this report contact AEA at stats@aea.be.

7 Europe-North Africa NF The route area 'Europe-North Africa' includes all scheduled services between Europe and six North-African countries. 6 countries are included: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia Key Figures unit %/pt Number of AEA carriers reporting 15 % share of region in Total Scheduled RPKs 0.9 % share of region in Total Scheduled Freight TKms 0.4 % share of region in Total Scheduled Revenues 1.0 Traffic Data Passengers (000) 4, Revenue Passenger Kilometres (mill) 8, Available Seat Kilometres (mill) 11, Passenger Load Factor (%) Total Freight Tonnes Carried (000) Total Freight Tonne Kilometres (mill) % Freight on Passenger Services 59.0 Total Revenue Tonne Kilometres (mill) Available Tonne-Kilometres (mill) 1, Overall Load Factor (%) Revenue Data Total Revenue (mill USD) 1, Total Yield (USc/RTK) Passenger Yield (USc/RPK) Freight Yield (USc/FTK) Operating Data Average Stage Distance (km) 1,667 Average Number of Flights/day 128 Average Number of Seats

8 Europe-North Africa AEA Historic Overview Carrier AEA Region NF Start Year 1975 Year Nº of carriers RPKs (mill) ASKs (mill) PLF (%) Passengers (000) Cargo TKms (000) RTKs (mill) ATKs (mill) OLF (%) Explanatory notes RPKs Revenue Passenger Kilometres ASKs Available Seat Kilometres PLF Passenger Load Factor Cargo TKms The sum of Freight Tonne Kilometres and Mail Tonne Kilometres on All Services RTKs Revenue Tonne Kilometres on All Services ATKs Available Tonne Kilometres on All Services All Services The sum of Passenger and All-Cargo Services OLF Overall Load Factor For further information see Definitions and Explanatory Notes 25

9 Europe-North Africa Passenger Traffic Region Year NF 2013 Carrier % TO RPKs RPKs (mill) % l.y. ASKs (mill) % l.y. PLF (%) pt l.y. PAX (000) % l.y. % Econ 3V A3 AB AF AY AZ BA BT CV CY FI IB IG JP JU KL KM LG LH LO LX OK OS OU PS QY RO SK SN TK TP VS AEA Explanatory notes % TO RPKs % share of region in a carrier's Total Scheduled Revenue Passenger Kilometres RPKs Revenue Passenger Kilometres ASKs Available Seat Kilometres PLF Passenger Load Factor PAX Number of passengers carried % Econ % of total passengers travelling in economy class % l.y. % change versus last year pt l.y. point change versus last year For further information see Definitions and Explanatory Notes 26

10 Europe-North Africa Cargo Traffic- All Services Region NF Year 2013 Carrier % TO FTK+FTKF Freight TKms (mill) % l.y. Freight Tonnes (000) % l.y. Cargo TKms (mill) % l.y. Cargo Tonnes (000) % l.y. 3V A3 AB AF AY AZ BA BT CV CY FI IB IG JP JU KL KM LG LH LO LX OK OS OU PS QY RO SK SN TK TP VS AEA Explanatory notes % TO FTK+FTKF % share of region in a carrier's Total Scheduled Freight Tonne Kilometres on All Services Freight TKms Freight Tonne Kilometres on All Services Cargo Tonnes The sum of Revenue Freight Tonnes and Revenue Mail Tonnes on All Services Cargo TKms The sum of Freight Tonne Kilometres and Mail Tonne Kilometres on All Services % l.y. % change versus last year All Services The sum of Passenger and All-Cargo Services For further information see Definitions and Explanatory Notes 27

11 Europe-North Africa Total Passenger & Cargo Region NF Year 2013 Carrier % TO RTKs RTKs (mill) % l.y. ATKs (mill) % l.y. OLF (%) pt l.y. KMS (mill) HRS (000) LND (000) 3V A3 AB AF AY AZ BA BT CV CY FI IB IG JP JU KL KM LG LH LO LX OK OS OU PS QY RO SK SN TK TP VS AEA Explanatory notes % TO RTKs % share of region in a carrier's Total Scheduled Revenue Tonne Kilometres on All Services RTKs Revenue Tonne Kilometres ATKs Available Tonne Kilometres OLF Overall Load Factor KMS The number of Revenue Kilometres on All Services HRS The number of Revenue Hours on All Services LND The number of Revenue Landings on All Services % l.y. % change versus last year pt l.y. point change versus last year All Services The sum of Passenger and All-Cargo Services For further information see Definitions and Explanatory Notes 28

12 Europe-North Africa Yield Data Carrier Region Start Year AEA NF 2000 Year Nº of carriers Pax Revenue current US$ (000) Freight Revenue current US$ (000) Cargo Revenue current US$ (000) Total Revenue current US$ (000) Year Nº of carriers Passenger Yields US /RPK Freight Yields US /FTK Base Year for Exchange Rate 2013 Base Year for C.P.I Cargo Yields US /CTK Total Yields US /RTK Current Constant Real Current Constant Real Current Constant Real Current Constant Real Explanatory notes Passenger Revenue Revenues received from the carriage of passengers on Passenger Services Freight Revenue Revenues received from the carriage of freight on All Services Cargo Revenue Revenues received from the carriage of freight and mail on All Services Total Revenue Revenue received from the carriage of passengers, freight and mail on All Services US /RPK US cents per Revenue Passenger Kilometre US /FTK US cents per Freight Tonne Kilometre on All Services US /CTK US cents per Cargo (Freight + Mail) Tonne Kilometre on All Services US /RTK US cents per Revenue Tonne Kilometre on All Services All Services Sum of Passenger and All-Cargo Services For further information see Definitions and Explanatory Notes 29

13 Note to readers: This is a sample report, displaying a selection of representative pages only. For more information about this report contact AEA at stats@aea.be.

14 Systemwide Fleet Statistics Year 2013 Passenger/Freight P Passenger Aircraft - Wide-Body Wide-Body/Narrow-Body W M W Aircraft Type A/C Code - No of Aircraft Revenue Hours per Average Stage Seating Carriers Category (year average) Aircraft Distance (km) Boeing J AEA Boeing J BA Boeing J LO Boeing J OS Boeing J AEA Boeing J V Boeing J AF Boeing J LH Boeing J TK Boeing J TK Boeing J AEA Boeing J AZ Boeing J BA Boeing J KL Boeing J OS Boeing J AEA Boeing J BA Boeing ER Passenger 77W - 2J AEA Boeing ER Passenger 77W - 2J KL Boeing J AEA Boeing J BA Boeing J LO McDonnell Douglas MD-11 M11-3J AEA McDonnell Douglas MD-11 M11-3J KL

15 General Notes to 2013 Data Reporting Coverage For 2013 data, the following subsidiaries and/or franchisees are reported to the annual data collection by the participating airlines: Carrier AF - Air France AY - Finnair AZ - Alitalia BA - British Airways IG - Meridiana KL - KLM LH - Lufthansa LO - LOT Polish Airlines LX - SWISS OS - Austrian SK - Scandinavian Airlines TK - Turkish Airlines TP - TAP Portugal 3V - TNT Airways Subsidiaries and/or franchisees BritAir (DB), Regional (YS), CityJet (WX), VLM (VG), Corse Méditerranée (XK) Aero Oy (AY) CAI First (XM), CAI Second (VE), Air One (AP), Alitalia CityLiner (CT) BA Cityflyer (CJ) Air Italy (I9) partial routes KLM Cityhopper (WA) Lufthansa Cargo, Lufthansa Regional (CityLine (CL) and Eurowings (EW) operating solely under LH flight number), and LH flightnumber services of of Air Dolomiti (EN), Augsburg Airways (IQ), Germanwings (4U), PrivatAir (PT). EuroLOT (K2) Swiss European Air Lines (SWU) Tyrolean (VO) SAS Cargo, SAS Norge, Scandinavian Airlines Denmark, Scandinavian Airlines International, Scandinavian Airlines Sverige and from 1 November 2012, Blue1 (KF) AnadoluJet (TK) PGA Portugalia Airlines (NI) PAN Air (PV) Participating carriers that do NOT have or do NOT report any subsidiaries and/or franchisees to the annual data collection for 2013 data: A3 - Aegean Airlines, AB - airberlin, BT - airbaltic, CV - Cargolux, CY - Cyprus Airways, FI Icelandair, IB Iberia, IG Meridiana, JP - Adria Airways, JU Air SERBIA, KM - Air Malta, LG - Luxair, OK - Czech Airlines, OU - Croatia Airlines, PS - Ukraine International Airlines, SN - brussels airlines, RO - TAROM, and Virgin Atlantic (VS). 109

16 Comments to Individual Airline Data 3V TNT Airways No revenue information available A3 Aegean Airlines Data is AEA estimate based on the carrier s monthly data submission. No revenue or fleet information is available. AB airberlin Has not reported to the 2014 collection (2013 data). No estimates are available. BA British Airways BMI Group was acquired by International Airlines Group in April 2012 and services integrated into British Airways (BA) by the end of October BMI Regional was sold off in May 2012 and bmibaby ceased operations in September BT Air Baltic No revenue information available. CY Cyprus Airways Data is AEA estimate based on the carrier s monthly data submission. No revenue or fleet information available. CV Cargolux Cargolux Italia is not included. One F was leased to Cargolux Italia since May 2009 and wet-leased back for certain flights. This is reflected by the wet-leased 74Y in Fleet Statistics. Around the world flights, which cannot be split into regions, are included under Other. IG Meridiana No revenue information available. Air Italy (I9) merged into Meridiana in April JU Air SERBIA Data is AEA estimate based on the carrier s monthly data submission. No revenue or fleet information available. 110

17 LH Lufthansa Lufthansa, LH Regional (Lufthansa CityLine, Eurowings), LH Cargo and LH flight number services operated by Germanwings (only) are included in operating and revenue data. Traffic data are based on flightnumber including Frequent Flyers. Revenue data are based on risk excluding Frequent Flyers. OK Czech Airlines Data is AEA estimate based on the carrier s monthly data submission. No revenue or fleet information available. OS Austrian The freight data is inclusive of mail data. Freight and mail revenue information not reported since LH Cargo AG assumed the marketing risk of OS operated flights in July OU Croatia Airlines The Public Service Obligtion (PSO) subsidy in amount of HRK 94.7 million for maintaining traffic connectivity between the regions is excluded from Domestic passenger revenue. RO TAROM Data is preliminary. VS Virgin Atlantic Airways No revenue information available. In April 2013 Virgin Atlantic started flying domestic services to ABZ, EDI and MAN. These flights are marketed by VS and operated by Aer Lingus on a wetlease basis. AEA For the 2014 edition of this report (covering data for 2013): The following AEA carriers did provide traffic data. A3, CY, JU and OK (AEA estimates), AB The following carriers did not provide revenue data: A3, 3V, BT, CY, IG, JU, OK, VS The following carriers did not provide fleet data: A3, CY, JU, OK 111

18 Definitions and Explanatory Notes AEA Regions Reported Geographical Regions Geographical Code AE AF DO CT EM ET EU IC IE IT LE MA NA NF OI OT SA TO SY Name Geographical Region Far East/Australasia Sub-Saharan Africa Domestic Non-Scheduled Services Middle East Total Europe Cross-border Europe Total Longhaul International Short and Medium Haul Total International Local Europe Mid Atlantic North Atlantic North Africa Other Intercontinental than NA Other Route Areas South Atlantic Total Scheduled Systemwide A detailed definition for a particular geographical region can be found at the top of each summary page introducing the statistics for that region. Evolution of Reported Geographical Regions As of 1994 LE EU EU EU DO DO DO DO ET ET ET NF NF NF EM EM EM EM IE IE IE IE NA NA NA OI MA MA SA SA AE AE AF AF OT OT IC IC IC IC IT IT IT IT TO TO TO TO CT SY Bold = calculated item 112

19 Currently the calculated items are: ET = EU + DO IE = EU + NF + EM IC = NA + MA + SA + AE + AF + OT IT = IE + IC TO = IT + DO SY = TO + CT Basic Report Layout The following gives a brief overview of the different pages shown in a typical route area chapter together with their main features and data coverage. Summary Page The summary page provides an at a glance review of the geographical region with some key indicators.the page starts at the top with a definition of the geographical region. Below, current year s Key Figures are displayed with, at the top, the number of carriers reporting and the percentage share the region constitutes in Total Scheduled RPKs, FTKs and Revenues. For the calculated regions, a pie chart displaying the composition of the route area is shown, as well as its weight in terms of AEA services. 113

20 AEA Historic Overview The AEA Historic Overview page gives a longer time-series of AEA figures for each region as early as 1975 for some regions. For each year, the number of carriers reporting the region is shown. Please bear this figure in mind when calculating growth rates from one year to another as changing participation to the annual data collection may have a major impact. The following traffic items are shown: Revenue Passenger Kilometres (RPKs) Available Seat Kilometres (ASKs) Passenger Load Factor (PLF) Number of Passengers transported Cargo (Freight + Mail) Tonne Kilometres on All Services Revenue Tonne Kilometres (RTKs) on All Services Available Tonne Kilometres (ATKs) on All Services Overall Load Factor (LF) Passenger Traffic The Passenger Traffic page is the first of three pages showing detailed traffic statistics by carrier for current year. The first column indicates for each listed carrier the relative weight of the passenger traffic for this region in its Total Scheduled passenger traffic, measured in RPKs (for the regions Total Scheduled, Non-Scheduled Traffic and Systemwide, this measure is related to the Systemwide figure). The following traffic items are shown: Revenue Passenger Kilometres (RPKs) Available Seat Kilometres (ASKs) Passenger Load Factor (PLF) Number of Passengers Transported % Share Economy Class Passengers In addition to the absolute figures, growth rates adjusted for constant memebership versus previous year s figures are also included. 114

21 Cargo Traffic The Cargo Traffic page focuses on the cargo traffic performed by each carrier on all services (passenger and all-cargo) in current year. The relative weight of the region for each carrier is calculated in function of Total Scheduled (or Systemwide) Freight Tonne Kilometres on All Services. The following traffic items are included on this page: Freight Tonne Kilometres (Freight TKms) Freight Tonnes Cargo (Freight + Mail) Tonne Kilometres (Cargo TKms) Cargo (Freight + Mail) Tonnes In addition to the absolute figures, growth rates adjusted for constant memebership versus previous year s figures are also included. Total Passenger & Cargo Total traffic for each carrier in current year is covered in the Total Passenger & Cargo page. The relative weight of the region for each carrier is calculated in function of Total Scheduled (or Systemwide) Revenue Tonne Kilometres on All Services. Next to the traffic items Revenue Tonne Kilometres (RTKs) Available Tonne Kilometres (ATKs) Overall Load Factor (LF), the operational items Number of Revenue Kilometres flown (KMS) Number of Revenue Hours flown (HRS) Number of Revenue Landings (LND) are displayed for all services (passenger and cargo). In addition to the absolute figures, growth rates adjusted for constant membership versus previous year s figures are also included, except for the operational data items. 115

22 Yield Data The Yield page is divided into two separate blocks of data. The first block shows the Passenger, Freight, Cargo and Total Revenues in current US dollars for all AEA carriers for a time period of ten years. The second block of data shows three types of yields current, constant and real for the same time period, covering Passenger, Freight, Cargo and Total yields. See Definition of listed data items, Revenue Items below for more about current, constant and real yield calculation. In both blocks, the number of carriers reporting revenues is also displayed; important when looking at growth rates from one year to another (see above). Systemwide Fleet Statistics In addition to the previous kind of pages, the Systemwide chapter has an extra section covering the Systemwide Fleet Statistics for AEA carriers. This section is divided into three parts: Passenger Aircraft Wide-Body Passenger Aircraft Narrow-Body Freighter Aircraft Wide- & Narrow-Body For each aircraft type in the AEA fleet the following items are displayed: Aircraft Name Aircraft Code (A/C code) and its Category (= number of Jet (J) or Turboprop (T) engines) Standard Minimum and Maximum Seating AEA carriers operating the Aircraft Type Yearly Average Number of Aircraft in service Revenue Hours per Aircraft Average Stage Distance 116

23 Definition of Listed Data Items Traffic Items Reporting coverage: As of 2001 data, all operational and traffic items in this data collection are reported by the operating carrier, including those performed as code-shared, franchised, pooled, blocked-off charter, blocked-space arrangements, joint services and leased aircraft services. In this context the term operating carrier refers to the carrier whose flight number is being used for air traffic control purposes (according to new ICAO definition). Note that data for year 2000 and earlier, before the implementation of the new ICAO definitions, was collected on the following basis: The submitting carrier reports all services offered under the flight number, and at the risk of, their company. With regard to codeshared, franchised, pooled, blocked-off charter, blocked space arrangements, joint services and leased aircraft services, each carrier reports its share of traffic. Scheduled Services: Are defined as Scheduled services : Flights scheduled and performed for remuneration according to a published timetable, or so regular or frequent as to constitute a recognisably systematic series, which are open to direct booking by members of the public. Extra flights occasioned by overflow traffic from scheduled flights and preparatory revenue flights on planned air services are also considered to be scheduled services. This definition includes, inter alia: part charters, blocked space purchased for charter traffic, inaugural flights, extra sections, special flights operated on rare occasions, e.g. special scheduled service to an annual trade fair. Are defined as Non-Scheduled Services : charter flights ( inclusive tours ) and special flights performed for remuneration on an irregular basis, including empty flights related thereto and ad-hoc blocked-off charters, other than those reported under scheduled services. Revenue Passenger: Passengers for whose transportation an air carrier receives commercial remuneration. a) This definition includes according to the new ICAO definition, for example, (i) passengers travelling under publicly available promotional offers (for example two-for-one ) or loyalty programmes (for example redemption of frequent flyer points); (ii) passengers travelling as compensation for denied boarding; (iii) passengers travelling at corporate discounts; (iv) passengers travelling on preferential fares (government, seamen, military, youth, student, etc); b) This definition excludes according to the new ICAO definition, for example, (i) persons travelling free; (ii) persons travelling at a fare or discount available only to employees of air carriers or their agents or only for travel on the business of the carriers; (iii) infants who do not occupy a seat. Note that data for year 2000 and earlier, before the implementation of the new ICAO definitions, was collected on the following basis: All passengers counted on a point-to-point basis, as carried at 25% or more of the normal applicable fare for the journey. 117

24 Percentage Share Economy Class Passengers (% Econ): The percentage of total revenue passengers carried in the economy class compartment of the aircraft. The remainder share of total revenue passengers (100 - % Econ) is carried in the first or business class compartment of the aircraft. The passenger split shown is therefore not based on the fare paid, but on the seat occupancy in the aircraft. Revenue Passenger Kilometres (RPKs): The product of the total number of revenue passengers on all routes under consideration and the corresponding stage distances. Available Seat Kilometres (ASKs): The product of the total number of seats offered on all stages of the routes under consideration and the corresponding stage distances. The calculation of the aircraft seating capacities is the one applied internally by the reporting airline, but only the number of seats actually available for sale is taken into consideration. Passenger Load Factor (PLF): The percentage of seating capacity which is actually sold and utilised. Computed by dividing Revenue Passenger Kilometres by Available Seat Kilometres on passenger services. Revenue Freight Tonnes: All air freight counted on a point-to-point basis (in metric tonnes) covered by air waybills for which any tariff charge was made. The weight of containers is treated as revenue freight when travelling on a commercial air waybill. Freight carried on Trucking Services is not included. Revenue Freight Tonne Kilometres (FTKs): The product of the revenue tonnes of air freight on all stages of the routes under consideration and the corresponding stage distances. Revenue Cargo Tonnes: The sum of all air freight counted on a point-to-point basis (in metric tonnes) covered by air waybills for which any tariff charge was made (= Revenue Freight Tonnes, see above) and all air mail carried on a point-to-point basis (in metric tonnes) including letters, printed matter, parcel and troop mail for which revenue was received. Revenue Cargo Tonne Kilometres (CTKs): The sum of the revenue tonnes of air freight and air mail on all stages of the routes under consideration multiplied by the corresponding stage distances. Revenue Tonne Kilometres (RTKs): One tonne of revenue traffic transported one kilometre. RTKs are the product of the total revenue traffic (passenger, freight and mail) in metric tonnes on all stages of the routes under consideration and the corresponding stage distances. Passenger Tonne Kilometres is calculated according to the standard weights used internally by each airline. If no such standard exists, the IATA standard of 100 kgs average weight, including free and excess baggage is used. 118

25 Available Tonne Kilometres (ATKs): The product of the total number of metric tonnes available for the transportation of passengers, freight and mail on all stages of the routes under consideration and the corresponding stage distances. Overall Load Factor (LF): The percentage of total capacity available for passengers, freight and mail which is actually sold and utilised. Computed by dividing Revenue Tonne Kilometres (RTKs) actually flown by Available Tonne Kilometres (ATKs). Distances: Airport-to-airport great circle distances are used throughout. Number of Revenue Landings: The total number of aircraft landings including operational/fuel stops in scheduled revenue services and extra sections. Revenue Aircraft Kilometres: The product of the number of revenue flights and the corresponding stage distances. Revenue Aircraft Hours: The total number of revenue hours flown block-to-block. Block-to-block time is defined as the total number of hours (and minutes) measured from the time the aircraft moves from the loading point until it stops at the unloading point. Average Stage Distance: The Revenue Aircraft Kilometres divided by the Number of Revenue Landings. Average Number of Flights/day: The number of Revenue Landings divided by 365. Average Number of Seats: The Available Seat Kilometres (ASKs) divided by the number of Revenue Aircraft Kilometres. Passenger Services: Services which are predominantly aimed at transporting passengers. Any freight and/or mail is usually carried in belly-hold. All-Cargo Services: Services which are aimed at transporting cargo (freight and/or mail) only. The whole capacity of the airplane is reserved for that purpose only. All Services: The sum of Passenger and All-Cargo Services 119

26 Revenue Items Passenger Revenues: GROSS revenues, being revenues before any deduction for COMMISSIONS [interline rate, credit card commisiion, front-end ( usual ) commission, back-end ( kick-back ) commission] earned from the transportation of the revenue passenger traffic reported including excess baggage and excluding (1) taxes on sale of passenger transportation, (2) revenue arising from persons not regarded as a revenue passenger (see definition of a revenue passenger above); (3) capacity equalisation payments arising from pooled services and from the sale of blocked space to other carriers on an aircraft operated by the reporting carrier; (4) no-show and cancellation fees, (5) revenues from the sale of food, drinks and in-flight entertainment and ground transportation not included in the ticket price; (6) royalties earned from franchises. From the 2006 Ed. ALL surcharges (fuel, security ) are also included (2004 data onwards). Freight Revenues: GROSS revenues earned from the transportation of the revenue air freight traffic reported, including express revenues and revenue from the carriage of diplomatic bags. It excludes (1) revenue from airline staff personnel consignments at reduced rates, (2) excess baggage; (3) rentals received for sale of capacity on joint freighter services, (4) revenue related to freight carried on trucking services ; (5) royalties earned from franchises. From the 2006 Ed. ALL surcharges (fuel, security ) are also included (2004 data onwards). Cargo Revenues: Freight revenues increased with any GROSS revenues earned from the transportation of the revenue mail traffic reported. Total Revenue: The sum of Passenger Revenues and Cargo Revenues. Passenger Yield: The average amount of passenger revenue received per Revenue Passenger Kilometre (RPK). Freight Yield: The average amount of freight revenue received per Freight Tonne Kilometre (FTK). Cargo Yield: The average amount of cargo (freight and mail) revenue received per Cargo Tonne Kilometre (CTK). Total Yield: The average amount of total (passenger, freight and mail) revenue received per Revenue Tonne Kilometre (RTK). 120

27 Current Constant Real Yields: - Current Yields: Yields without any exchange rate or inflation adjustments. - Constant Yields: Yields adjusted for exchange rate fluctuations versus the US dollar. The exchange rate effect is extracted from the revenues of selected carriers, using OECD Exchange Rates, fixing as base year the latest reporting year (2011). These constant revenues are then aggregated and used to calculate a general index that is then applied to original AEA Totals. The reason for using only a basket of carriers to calculate the general index lies in the fact that not all AEA carriers belong to OECD member countries, and that some countries suffer exchange rate flucturations too extreme to be included in the calculation. - Real Yields: Yields adjusted for exchange rate fluctuations and inflation. The constant revenues (see above) are deflated (base year 1991), based on OECD Consumer Price Indices for the same basket of countries and are then aggregated and used to calculate a general index that is then applied to original AEA Totals. Fleet Items Passenger Aircraft: An aircraft that carries any person other than a crew member, an operator s employee in an official capacity, an authorised representative of an appropriate national authority or a person accompanying a consignment or other cargo. Freighter Aircraft: Any aircraft, other than a passenger aircraft, which is carrying goods or property. Wide-Body Aircraft: A large transport aircraft with internal cabin width sufficient for normal passenger seating to be divided into three axial groups by two aisles (in practice this means not less than 4.72 metres). Narrow-Body Aircraft: An aircraft having only one aisle in the cabin with passenger seating divided into two axial groups. Seating: The minimum and maximum seating capacity of an aircraft type, based on different class configurations. The standard seating capacity provided by the aircraft manufacturers are shown. Number of Aircraft: The average number of aircraft for the year, calculated on a days-in-service basis. Aircraft are considered part of the fleet from the date of the first, to the date of the last revenue service, except: a) for days out of service due to major accidents or conversions; b) for days when an aircraft is in the possession of others; 121

28 c) when the aircraft is not available because of government action such as grounding by government regulatory agencies. At all other times, for example during maintenance and overhaul, aircraft are considered as part of the fleet. Data covers aircraft normally considered part of the fleet (see above) and used on the carrier s own operations. In other words, aircraft on long-term and medium-term finance leases are included, while aircraft on operating leases probably are not, unless the period of lease is a substantial one, accounting for more than half an aircraft/year. Aircraft leased to third-party carriers are also included if such leases are short-term; excluded if the owner does not have use of the aircraft for more than half the year. Revenue Hours per Aircraft: The total number of revenue hours flown block-to-block. Block-to-block time is defined as the total number of hours (and minutes) measured from the time the aircraft moves from the loading point until it stops at the unloading point. Average Stage Distance: The Revenue Aircraft Kilometres divided by the Number of Revenue Landings. 122

29 Description of Downloadable Spreadsheet In addition to this.pdf report, there is a spreadsheet available that can be purchased from the AEA website at This Excel sheet contains the full time-series (from 1975 onwards) for all AEA traffic items by carrier for all regions. The downloadable spreadsheet is therefore more complete than the printed report. The following table gives an overview of which traffic items can additionally be found in the spreadsheet. Traffic Item Passenger Services Downloadable Spreadsheet Pdf Report Revenue Passengers First & Business Class Revenue Passengers Economy Class Revenue Passengers % Share Economy Class Revenue Passengers Revenue Passenger Kilometres Available Seat Kilometres Passenger Load Factor Revenue Freight Tonnes carried on Pax Services Freight Tonne Kilometres on Pax Services Revenue Mail Tonnes carried on Pax Services Mail Tonne Kilometres on Pax Services Revenue Cargo Tonnes carried on Pax Services Cargo Tonne Kilometres on Pax Services Revenue Tonne Kilometres on Pax Services Available Tonne Kilometres on Pax Services Overall Load Factor on Pax Services Fuel Consumption in US gallons (000) Number of Revenue Landings on Pax Services Revenue Aircraft Kilometres on Pax Services Revenue Aircraft Hours on Pax Services All-Cargo Services Revenue Freight Tonnes carried on All-Cargo Services Freight Tonne Kilometres on All-Cargo Services Revenue Mail Tonnes carried on All-Cargo Services Mail Tonne Kilometres on All-Cargo Services Revenue Cargo Tonnes carried on All-Cargo Services Cargo Tonne Kilometres on All-Cargo Services Revenue Tonne Kilometres on All-Cargo Services 123

30 Traffic Item Available Tonne Kilometres on All-Cargo Services Overall Load Factor on All-Cargo Services Fuel Consumption in US gallons (000) Number of Revenue Landings on All-Cargo Services Revenue Aircraft Kilometres on All-Cargo Services Revenue Aircraft Hours on All-Cargo Services Downloadable Spreadsheet Pdf Report All Services Revenue Freight Tonnes carried on All Services Freight Tonne Kilometres on All Services Revenue Mail Tonnes carried on All Services Mail Tonne Kilometres on All Services Revenue Cargo Tonnes carried on All Services Cargo Tonne Kilometres on All Services Revenue Tonne Kilometres on All Services Available Tonne Kilometres on All Services Overall Load Factor on All Services Fuel Consumption in US gallons (000) Number of Revenue Landings on All Services Revenue Aircraft Kilometres on All Services Revenue Aircraft Hours on All Services 124

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