"Table 6: Top 10 Airlines, November 2006",,,,,
Ranked by Number of Full-Time Equivalent Employees*,,,,,
Rank ,Airline,Total FTE Employees (000),Carrier Group,Nov. 2005 Rank,Nov. 2004 Rank
1,American,"73,144",Network,1,1
2,United,"52,439",Network,2,2
3,Delta,"44,179",Network,3,3
4,Continental,"34,583",Network,4,5
5,Southwest,"32,594",Low-Cost,6,6
6,Northwest,"29,934",Network,5,4
7,US Airways,"19,350",Network,7,7
8,America West,"12,368",Low-Cost,8,8
9,JetBlue,"9,575",Low-Cost,11,12
10,Alaska,"9,412",Network,10,9
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,,,
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.,,,,,