"Table 9: Network Carrier FTE Employees, December 2001-2005*",,,,,,,
(Ranked by December 2005 FTE Employees),,,,,,,
Numbers in thousands (000’s),,,,,,,
Rank,,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,Percentage Change 2001-2005
1,American**,97,95,80,77,75,-23.2
2,United,81,77,59,58,54,-33.7
3,Delta,68,64,59,57,49,-28.8
4,Continental,36,36,34,32,33,-8.1
5,Northwest,45,43,38,39,32,-28.9
6,US Airways,35,30,27,25,20,-43.3
7,Alaska,10,10,10,9,9,-9.0
8,TWA,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A
,Total,372,356,306,296,271,-27.3
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.,,,,,,,
.**American Airlines’ statistics beginning in June 2001 reflect that carrier’s absorption of former TWA employees that were retained by AA after its April 2001 acquisition of TWA’s assets. ,,,,,,,
Note: Detail may not add to total due to rounding,,,,,,,
Note: Percentage changes based on numbers prior to rounding.,,,,,,,
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,,,,,