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Table 11: Average Full-Time Equivalent Employees* per Aircraft
Network
Ranked by First Quarter 2006 Performance

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1Q 2006 Rank Network Carriers 1Q 2001 1Q 2002 1Q 2003 1Q 2004 1Q 2005 1Q 2006 Change
1Q 2001-1Q 2006
1 United 160 146 125 110 120 116 −44
2 American 133 117 122 110 108 107 −26
3 Delta 122 112 110 107 101 101 −21
4 Continental 115 104 107 99 96 96 −19
5 Alaska 106 97 99 90 84 83 −23
6 Northwest 122 100 97 89 90 82 −40
7 US Airways 112 104 99 96 79 82 −30
  7-Carrier Average 128 115 112 103 100 99 −29

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Form 41 Airline Financial Data and T-100 Market Data.

* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two art-time employees as one full-time employee.
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