Tracking US airline expense growth trends

The US DOT updated its T6 dataset, part of Form 41 financials. You will recall that the US airline industry significantly increased pilot salaries last year. This story should be read in conjunction with an earlier post on the industry’s state.

The data reported is through year-end 2024 and provides the latest insight into how these airlines deal with the two most significant input costs: pilots and fuel.  We split the airlines into categories: LCC, network, and ULCCs.