Table 12: Average Full-Time Equivalent Employees* per Aircraft,,,,,,,,
Low-Cost,,,,,,,,
Ranked by First Quarter 2006 Performance,,,,,,,,
1Q 2006 Rank ,Low-Cost Carriers,1Q 2001,1Q 2002,1Q 2003,1Q 2004,1Q 2005,1Q 2006,"Change
1Q 2001-1Q 2006"
1,ATA,164,127,108,104,105,124,-40
2,Frontier,90,86,78,98,91,96,6
3,JetBlue,127,98,102,96,97,95,-32
4,America West,92,79,80,82,85,83,-9
5,Southwest,85,90,89,81,74,70,-15
6,AirTran,80,73,75,73,67,64,-16
7,Spirit,67,78,80,77,72,62,-5
,7-Carrier Average,92,89,88,84,80,77,-15
"Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Form 41 Airline Financial Data and T-100 Market Data.",,,,,,,,
* Full-Time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.,,,,,,,,