Originally Posted by
pjflyer
I found some numbers to start with. I'm sorry but I can only find year end 08' results as of right now. I will look for Q1 and Q2, but again I think the results are very similar.
CONTINENTAL EXPRESS ON-TIME PERFORMANCE ENDING 2008
A14
CHAUTAUQUA-87.5
EXPRESSJET-84
D0
CHAUTAUQUA-81.3
EXPRESSJET-73.8
I don't have a dog in this fight, but i hope to remind others to be objective. It has been said by smarter and funnier people than me that there are lies, damn lies and statistics. I'm not saying they can't show valid information but they aren't always completely representative of whats happening. E.G. Airlines without ACARS magically perform better than their rivals that can't fudge numbers.
Here is a list showing the on time performance from January to July of this year. Take from it what you will, just keep in mind that this ranking depicts Mesa as being on par with ExpressJet.
Airline On-Time Arrival Pct Jan-July 2009
Carrier On-Time Arrival Pct.
1. Hawaiian 91.71
2. Southwest 83.08
3. Pinnacle 83.07
4. SkyWest 82.45
5. Alaska 80.22
6. Northwest 79.61
7. US Airways 79.51
8. United 79.15
9. ExpressJet 78.26
10. Mesa 78.02
11. Continental 77.67
12. Delta 77.00
13. Frontier 76.94
14. American Eagle 76.65
15. AirTran 75.77
16. JetBlue 75.57
17. American 75.36
18. Atlantic Southeast 69.81
19. Comair 66.31
All Airlines 78.69
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistic