Table 24: Average Full-Time Equivalent Employee* Compensation per Enplanement,,,,,,,,
Low-Cost,,,,,,,,
Ranked by Second Quarter 2006 Performance,,,,,,,,
(FTE Compensation in Dollars Per Enplanement),,,,,,,,
2Q 2006 Rank ,Low-Cost Carriers,2Q 2001,2Q 2002,2Q 2003,2Q 2004,2Q 2005,2Q 2006,"Change
2Q 2001-2Q 2006"
1,ATA,47,47,41,41,57,72,25
2,America West,30,31,32,32,32,37,7
3,JetBlue,28,31,33,32,32,33,5
4,Southwest,25,28,31,30,31,33,8
5,Spirit,28,32,33,32,30,31,3
6,Frontier,32,33,32,32,30,26,-6
7,AirTran,20,21,21,21,20,20,0
,7-Carrier Average,27,29,31,31,31,32,5
"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.,,,,,,,,