"Table 6: Top 10 Airlines, September 2007",,,,,
Ranked by Number of Full-Time Equivalent Employees*,,,,,
Rank ,Airline,Total FTE Employees (000),Carrier Group,September 2006 Rank,September 2005 Rank
1,American,73.2,Network,1,1
2,United,52.1,Network,2,2
3,Delta,48.3,Network,3,3
4,Continental,35.8,Network,4,5
5,Southwest,33.8,Low Cost,5,6
6,Northwest,29.2,Network,6,4
7,US Airways,20.4,Network,7,7
8,America West,12.4,Low Cost,8,8
9,SkyWest,10.0,Regional,12,11
10,Alaska,9.7,Network,10,10
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,,,
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.,,,,,