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($ in thousands, except per share data) 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Consolidated fi nancial information
Revenue $ 2,549,506 $ 2,127,156 $ 1,751,269 $ 1,378,794 $ 1,050,009
Earnings (loss) before income taxes $ 254,837 $ 236,757 $ 162,424 $ 46,786 $ (20,383)
Net earnings (loss) $ 178,135 $ 192,833 $ 114,676 $ 24,001 $ (17,168)
Earnings (loss) per share
Basic 1.38 1.49 0.88 0.19 (0.14)
Diluted 1.37 1.47 0.88 0.19 (0.14)
Consolidated operational highlights
Available seat miles (ASM) 17,138,883,465 14,544,737,340 12,524,379,943 10,672,983,797 8,963,103,389
Revenue passenger miles (RPM) 13,730,960,234 11,739,063,003 9,791,878,403 7,957,738,384 6,277,332,668
Load factor 80.1% 80.7% 78.2% 74.6% 70.0%
Yield (cents) 18.57 18.12 17.88 17.33 16.73
Revenue per ASM (cents) 14.88 14.62 13.98 12.92 11.71
Operating cost per ASM (cents) 13.17 12.34* 12.12 11.99 10.95*
Operating cost per ASM, excluding fuel
and employee profi t share (cents) 8.28 8.55* 8.56 8.61 8.23*
*Excludes reservation system impairment of $31.9 million in 2007 and $47.6 million impairment related to retirement of 200-series aircraft in 2004.