BTS | Table 15: Average Revenue Aircraft Minutes per Full-Time Equivalent Employee* - Network

Table 15: Average Revenue Aircraft Minutes per Full-Time Equivalent Employee*
Network
Ranked by First Quarter 2006 Performance

(Revenue Aircraft Minutes per FTE employee)

1Q 2006 Rank	Network Carriers	1Q 2001	1Q 2002	1Q 2003	1Q 2004	1Q 2005	1Q 2006	Change 1Q 2001-1Q 2006
1	Alaska	159	159	163	180	197	205	46
2	US Airways	137	133	138	151	185	176	39
3	Continental	144	142	141	151	164	173	29
4	Northwest	117	125	137	150	152	166	49
5	Delta	126	124	121	132	148	150	24
6	United	100	99	116	141	140	149	49
7	American	118	118	121	142	145	144	26
	7-Carrier Average	122	121	127	144	153	157	35

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.