"Table 6: Top 10 Airlines, March 2007",,,,,
Ranked by Number of Full-Time Equivalent Employees* ,,,,,
Rank ,Airline,Total FTE Employees (000),Carrier Group,Mar 2006 Rank,Mar 2005 Rank
1,American,73.2,Network,1,1
2,United,51.9,Network,2,2
3,Delta,45.6,Network,3,3
4,Continental,35.1,Network,4,5
5,Southwest,33.0,Low Cost,5,6
6,Northwest,29.1,Network,6,4
7,US Airways,19.7,Network,7,7
8,America West,12.3,Low Cost,8,8
9,JetBlue,9.6,Low Cost,10,12
10,Alaska,9.5,Network,11,10
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,,,
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.,,,,,
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