| US Airways has gained the support of unions at American Airlines for a possible merger of the airlines. While the deal is far from a sure thing, here is a look at how much money the U.S. airlines took in last year, how many miles they flew their passengers and where a combined American and US Airways might measure up. |
| Airline Revenue Passenger Miles (billions) Operating Revenue (billions) |
| Combined American/US Airways 207.7 $37.0 |
| United Airlines 207.5 $37.1 |
| Delta Air Lines 192.8 $35.1 |
| American Airlines 136.4 $24.0 |
| Southwest Airlines 97.6 $15.7 |
| US Airways 71.3 $13.1 |
| JetBlue Airways 30.7 $4.5 |
| Alaska Airlines 25.0 $4.3 |
| Frontier Airlines 12.9 $1.7 |
| Hawaiian Airlines 10.1 $1.7 |
| Spirit Airlines 8.0 $1.1 |
| Virgin America 7.3 $1.0 |
| Allegiant Air 5.6 $0.8 |
| Sources: SEC filings, company press releases |
| x Virgin America’s figures are an AP estimate off company press releases |