BTS | Table 25: Average Annual Full-Time Equivalent Employee Compensation - Passenger Airlines by Group - Ranked by Second Quarter 2006 Performance

Table 25: Average Annual Full-Time Equivalent Employee* Compensation
Passenger Airlines by Group
Ranked by Second Quarter 2006 Performance

(Salary + Benefits in Dollars)

2Q 2006 Rank		2Q 2001	2Q 2002	2Q 2003	2Q 2004	2Q 2005	2Q 2006	Change 2Q 2001-2Q 2006
1	Network	78,014	88,509	89,452	89,035	84,315	85,372	7,358
2	Low-Cost	57,727	59,351	65,701	70,792	74,738	83,098	25,371
	14-Carrier Average	75,536	84,221	85,399	85,742	82,487	84,902	9,366
	Group Dollar Difference	20,287	29,158	23,751	18,243	9,577	2,274	-18,013

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.