"Table 6: Top 10 Airlines, March 2006",,,,,
Ranked by Number of Full-Time Equivalent Employees* ,,,,,
Rank ,Airline,Total FTE Employees (000),Carrier Group,March  2005 Rank,March   2004 Rank
1,American,74,Network,1,1
2,United,53,Network,2,2
3,Delta,47,Network,3,3
4,Continental,34,Network,5,5
5,Southwest,31,Low-Cost,6,6
6,Northwest,31,Network,4,4
7,US Airways,20,Network,7,7
8,America West,12,Low-Cost,8,8
9,American Eagle,9,Regional,9,10
10,Alaska,9,Network,10,9
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,,,
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.,,,,,