"Table 6: Top 10 Airlines, October 2006",,,,,
Ranked by Number of Full-Time Equivalent Employees* ,,,,,
Rank ,Airline,Total FTE Employees (000) ,Carrier Group,Oct. 2005 Rank,Oct. 2004 Rank
1,American,73,Network,1,1
2,United,52,Network,2,2
3,Delta,44,Network,3,3
4,Continental,35,Network,5,5
5,Southwest,32,Low-Cost,6,6
6,Northwest,30,Network,4,4
7,US Airways,19,Network,7,7
8,America West,12,Low-Cost,8,8
9,JetBlue,10,Low-Cost,12,12
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.,,,,,