BTS | Table 27: Average Annual Full-Time Equivalent Employee Compensation - Low-Cost - Ranked by Second Quarter 2006 Performance

Table 27: Average Annual Full-Time Equivalent Employee* Compensation
Low-Cost Carriers
Ranked by Second Quarter 2006 Performance

(Salary + Benefits in Dollars)

2Q 2006 Rank	Low-Cost Carriers	2Q 2001	2Q 2002	2Q 2003	2Q 2004	2Q 2005	2Q 2006	Change 2Q 2001-2Q 2006
1	Southwest	66,892	64,865	74,266	83,811	89,757	104,081	37,189
2	ATA	48,059	54,736	58,660	64,805	68,609	81,200	33,141
3	Spirit	46,744	52,080	51,019	59,259	70,005	72,782	26,038
4	America West	49,897	53,920	59,601	59,664	61,384	69,531	19,634
5	JetBlue	56,712	61,987	66,530	64,422	63,809	62,130	5,418
6	AirTran	43,330	48,573	47,978	52,104	56,263	60,270	16,940
7	Frontier	49,768	48,348	52,256	52,116	55,610	56,078	6,310
	7-Carrier Average	57,727	59,351	65,701	70,792	74,738	83,098	25,371

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.