March 2007
Airline maintenance
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As maintenance outsourcing continues to rise, so do cancellations. |
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| The largest carriers with the highest percentage of major maintenance outsourcing, and the proportion of delay times blamed on the airline. |
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2005
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Percent |
Percent of delays caused |
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Alaska |
92% | 42% | ||||
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Hawaiian |
80 | 70 | ||||
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US Airways |
77 | 24 | ||||
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Northwest |
76 | 43 | ||||
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America West* |
76 | 39 | ||||
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Continental |
69 | 20 | ||||
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JetBlue |
68 | 18 | ||||
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Southwest |
68 | 20 | ||||
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AirTran |
66 | 14 | ||||
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Frontier |
65 | 31 | ||||
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United |
63 | 27 | ||||
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Delta |
48 | 26 | ||||
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American |
46 | 26 | ||||
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ATA |
18 | 19 | ||||
