Here is some historical DOT data to put the April numbers in context. The 2012 data below does not include the April data.
INVOLUNTARY DB’s PER 10,000 PASSENGERS
Code:
Year AA CO DL NW UA US AVG
2007 0.90 1.80 3.22 1.09 0.62 1.45 1.51
2008 0.77 1.46 1.62 0.84 1.04 1.57 1.22
2009 0.56 1.57 1.14 0.60 1.31 1.40 1.10
2010 0.87 1.84 0.42 1.28 1.64 1.21
2011 1.04 1.55 0.30 1.05 0.97 0.98
2012 0.81 0.44 1.73 0.72 0.93
AVG 0.82 1.64 1.19 0.84 1.17 1.29
VOLUNTARY DB’s PER 10,000 PASSENGERS
Code:
Year AA CO DL NW UA US AVG
2007 9.99 9.05 15.71 17.01 14.40 14.90 13.51
2008 7.99 9.66 9.32 12.14 14.06 17.47 11.77
2009 7.48 10.10 9.06 12.35 15.97 14.49 11.58
2010 8.43 8.95 11.15 12.53 12.51 10.71
2011 7.55 8.05 10.48 17.34 8.19 10.32
2012 7.96 12.18 11.83 5.53 9.38
AVG 8.23 9.16 11.32 13.83 14.36 12.18
COMPLAINTS PER 100,000 ENPLANEMENTS
Code:
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Jan-May Jul-Dec Jan-Jun Jul-Dec Jan-Jun Jul-Dec Jan-Jun Jul-Dec Jan-Mar Jul-Dec
AA 1.68 1.09 1.03 1.55 1.32 1.49 1.37 1.12
CO 1.23 1.10 0.90 1.63 1.31 1.71 2.18
DL 1.96 1.89 2.01 2.17 1.79 1.30 1.27 0.73
NW 1.11 1.18 1.26
UA 2.26 1.38 1.30 1.84 1.44 1.99 2.26 2.59
US 2.19 1.46 1.16 1.69 1.37 1.72 2.00 1.53
AVG 1.71 1.35 1.28 1.78 1.45 1.64 1.81 1.49