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  1. In 2013, Canadian Level I to III air carriers reported 67.3 million enplaned passengers, up 0.6% from 2012. The domestic sector rose 3.0% to 37.4 million passengers, while the international sector (including Canada-United States) decreased 2.1% to 29.9 million passengers. The passenger counts on scheduled flights reached 60.7 million (+0.8%), while the number of passengers flying on chartered flights declined 1.0% to 6.6 million. These air carriers recorded 155.8 billion passenger-kilometres flown in their scheduled and charter operations in 2013, down 0.3% from the previous year. The domestic sector advanced 2.8%, while the international sector declined by 1.7%.
  2. After reporting a net income of $680.4 million in 2012, Canadian Level I to III air carriers reported a net income of $521.6 million in 2013. In 2013, total operating revenues reached $20.6 billion, up 1.7% (or +$0.3 billion) from 2012. Total operating expenses increased to $19.3 billion in 2013, up 0.6% (or +$0.1 billion) from the previous year.
  3. In 2013, 93.7 cents of each operating revenue dollar were used to cover operating expenses. Aircraft operations accounted for the largest portion of each dollar, at 49.9 cents, followed by general services and administration (28.3 cents) and maintenance (10.7 cents).
  4. Total assets of the Canadian Level I to III air carriers stood at $19.3 billion in 2013, up 14.3% compared to 2012.
  5. The aviation industry’s earning power is reflected in the profitability ratios of profit margin, return on investment and return on assets. In 2013, the profit margin was 2.5% compared to 3.4% in 2012. This shows that every dollar of service sold in 2013 earned 2.5 cents of profit for the Canadian Level I to III air carriers. The decline in profit in 2013 compared to 2012 reflected the increase in net non-operating expenses. Operating income rose substantially as the gain in operating revenues more than offset the increase in operating expenses; however, this increase was not enough to offset the rise in net non-operating expenses. Both return on assets and return on investment also showed decreasing profitability within the aviation industry in 2013. The rate of return on assets declined from 4.0% in 2012 to 2.7% in 2013, while the rate of return on investment dropped from 6.4% in 2012 to 5.2% in 2013.
  6. Total employment in the aviation industry grew 0.5% to 54,682, while total wages and salaries increased 2.6% to $3.7 billion compared with 2012. In 2013, wages and salaries accounted for 19.3% of the industry’s total operating expenses, up from 18.9% in 2012.
  7. Canadian Level I to III air carriers consumed 6.5 billion litres of fuel (turbine fuel and gasoline) in 2013 and spent $5.9 billion to purchase the fuel. In 2013, fuel costs accounted for 30.3% of total operating expenses, down from 30.9% in 2012.
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