"Table 9: Network Carrier Full-time Equivalent Employees*, December 2002-2006",,,,,,,,
(Ranked by December 2006 FTE Employees),,,,,,,,
Numbers in thousands (000’s),,,,,,,,
Rank,,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,Percent Change      ,
,,,,,,,2002-2006,2005-2006
1,American,95,80,77,75,73,-23.3,-2.5
2,United,77,59,58,54,52,-32.0,-2.3
3,Delta,64,59,57,49,45,-30.6,-8.1
4,Continental,36,34,32,33,34,-4.7,5.4
5,Northwest,43,38,39,32,30,-31.7,-7.0
6,US Airways,30,27,25,20,19,-35.6,-3.4
7,Alaska,10,10,9,9,9,-7.4,5.2
,Total,356,306,297,271,263,-26.2,-2.5
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.,,,,,,,,