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Monday, January 16, 2006

BoxScores: 2005 Rankings

2005 Top Regionals Ranked By Total RPMs
Rank Carrier Miles
1.
SkyWest
9.5B
2.
ExpressJet
8.9B
3.
American Eagle
8B
4.
Mesa
6.4B
5.
Comair
6.1B
6.
Republic
4.5B
7.
Pinnacle
4.1B
8.
US Airways
3.4B
9.
Air Wisconsin
2.7B
10.
Jazz
2.49B
11.
Horizon
2.47B
12.
Mesaba
1.9B
13.
Midwest Connect
242M
14.
Great Lakes
117M
15.
Era
44M
Total accumulated revenue passenger miles on scheduled carriers.
Excludes Chicago Express and Independence Air which are no longer flying.

2005's Fastest Growing Regional Carriers
Rank Carrier Rate
1.
SkyWest
72%
2.
US Airways
66%
3.
Jazz
48%
4.
Republic
47%
5.
Pinnacle
42%
6.
American Eagle
25%
7.
ExpressJet
20%
8.
Midwest Connect
18%
9.
Mesa
17%
10.
Horizon
14%
11.
Era
5.5%
12.
Mesaba
3.2%
13.
Comair
-1.9%
14.
Air Wisconsin
-6.2%
15.
Great Lakes
-8.5%
Ranked by 2005 growth in revenue passenger miles over 2004.
Excludes Chicago Express and Independence Air which are no longer flying.

2005 Largest Regionals Ranked By Passenger Enplanements
Rank Carrier Passengers
1.
SkyWest
20,343,975
2.
American Eagle
20,162,094
3.
Mesa
13,559,655
4.
US Airways
9,472,806
5.
Republic
9,137,132
6.
Pinnacle
8,104,918
7.
Air Wisconsin
6,858,550
8.
Horizon
6,481,000
9.
Mesaba
5,704,308
10.
Midwest Connect*
820,487
11.
Great Lakes
443,304
12.
Era
369,008
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Comair
not provided
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ExpressJet**
not provided
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Jazz
not provided
Ranked by 2005's total number of passengers enplaned.
*Midwest Connect reports origin and destination passengers.
**ExpressJet reported 449,928 departures.
Excludes Chicago Express and Independence Air which are no longer flying.

Source: Company reports