"Table 9: Network Carrier Full-time Equivalent Employees*, October 2002-2006",,,,,,,,
(Ranked by October 2006 FTE Employees),,,,,,,,
Numbers in thousands (000’s),,,,,,,,
Rank,,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,"Percent Change
2002-2006","Percent Change
2005-2006"
1,American,99,79,79,75,73,-26.7,-3.2
2,United,78,59,58,54,52,-33.1,-2.4
3,Delta,65,59,57,50,44,-32.0,-11.4
4,Continental,37,34,34,33,35,-5.3,5.9
5,Northwest,44,38,37,33,30,-31.7,-8.0
6,US Airways,33,26,25,20,19,-41.5,-5.8
7,Alaska,10,10,10,9,9,-7.4,4.3
,Total,367,305,301,274,263,-28.3,-4.0
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,,,,,,
Note: Detail may not add to total due to rounding,,,,,,,,
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.,,,,,,,,
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.,,,,,,,,