"Table 3. Top 10 U.S. Airlines, ranked by Jan.-October 2006 System* Scheduled Enplanements",,,, "Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)",,,, Jan-Oct 2006 Rank,Carrier,Jan-Oct 2006 Enplaned Passengers,Jan-Oct 2005 Rank,Jan-Oct 2005 Enplaned Passengers 1,American,82.4,1,82.0 2,Southwest,80.3,2,73.7 3,Delta,61.7,3,73.4 4,United,58.4,4,55.8 5,Northwest,45.9,5,48.0 6,Continental,39.0,7,35.5 7,US Airways,30.5,6,36.1 8,America West,17.8,8,18.5 9,AirTran,16.6,12,13.7 10,SkyWest,16.3,11,13.7 "Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market",,,, * System equals domestic plus international,,,, Note: Percentage changes based on numbers prior to rounding,,,,