"Table 12: Low-Cost Carrier Full-time Equivalent Employees,* February 2004-2008**",,,,,,,,
(Ranked by February 2008 FTEs),,,,,,,,
Rank,,2004***,2005***,2006,2007****,2008,Percent Change      ,
,,,,,,,2004-2008,2007-2008
1,Southwest,"31,611","30,934","31,462",32.839,"34,070",7.8,3.8
2,US Airways,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,"32,828",N/A,N/A
3,JetBlue,"5,320","6,871","8,959","9,467","10,446",96.4,10.3
4,AirTran,"5,325","5,933","6,755","7,532","8,111",52.3,7.7
5,Frontier,"3,616","4,077","4,257","4,614","5,255",45.3,13.9
6,Spirit,"2,390","2,354","2,060","2,137","2,370",-0.8,10.9
7,ATA,"6,997","5,437","3,078","2,410","2,189",-68.7,-9.2
8,SkyBus,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,448,N/A,N/A
9,Virgin America*****,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A
10,Independence,"3,854","3,711",N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A
11,America West,"11,351","11,560","11,435","12,401",N/A,N/A,N/A
,Total,"70,464","70,877","68,006","71,390","95,717",35.8,34.1
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,,,,,,
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.,,,,,,,,
"** US Airways’ employment numbers were included with the network airlines prior to October 2007.  Beginning with October 2007, US Airways’ numbers are combined with America West Airlines’ numbers in the low-cost category.",,,,,,,,
"***Employment numbers in 2004 and 2005 for Independence Air, which changed its business model from a regional to low-cost carrier in mid-2004, are included with low-cost carriers.  The carrier did not meet the standard for filing in previous years. The airline discontinued flights on Jan. 5, 2006.",,,,,,,,
**** Virgin America and SkyBus began reporting employment data in August 2007,,,,,,,,
***** Virgin America has requested confidentiality for its data.,,,,,,,,
"N/A: Carriers did not meet the standard for filing, was no longer operating, merged with another operating carrier or failed to file.  See previous notes.",,,,,,,,
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.,,,,,,,,
Note: Detail may not add to total due to rounding.,,,,,,,,