"Table 6: Top 10 Airlines, May 2007",,,,,
Ranked by Number of Full-Time Equivalent Employees* ,,,,,
Rank ,Airline,Total FTE Employees (000),Carrier Group,May 2006 Rank,May 2005 Rank
1,American,"73,225",Network,1,1
2,United,"51,765",Network,2,2
3,Delta,"46,575",Network,3,3
4,Continental,"36,005",Network,4,5
5,Southwest,"33,230",Low Cost,5,6
6,Northwest,"29,081",Network,6,4
7,US Airways,"20,393",Network,7,7
8,America West,"12,480",Low Cost ,8,8
9,Sky West,"9,786",Regional,12,11
10,JetBlue,"9,600",Low Cost,9,12
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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