Table 23: Average Full-Time Equivalent Employee* Compensation per Enplanement,,,,,,,,
Low-Cost,,,,,,,,
Ranked by 2005 Performance,,,,,,,,
2005 Rank ,Low-Cost Airlines,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,"Change
2000-2005"
1,Southwest,107,90,68,72,100,119,12
2,AirTran,62,64,69,76,81,103,41
3,Frontier,-2,-12,-10,12,14,32,34
4,Spirit,-18,-22,-15,-6,13,31,49
5,America West,0,-5,3,13,16,17,17
6,JetBlue,-19,-1,2,5,8,5,24
7,ATA,-133,-134,-108,-88,-62,-89,44
,7-Carrier Average,47,36,31,36,53,67,20
"Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Form 41 Airline Financial Data and T-100 Segment Data",,,,,,,,
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.,,,,,,,,