Table 21: Average Monthly Revenue Aircraft Minutes per Full-Time Equivalent Employee*,,,,,,,,
Network Carriers,,,,,,,,
Ranked by Third Quarter 2006 Performance,,,,,,,,
(Revenue Aircraft Minutes per FTE),,,,,,,,
3Q 2006 Rank ,Network ,3Q 2001,3Q 2002,3Q 2003,3Q 2004,3Q 2005,3Q 2006,"Change
3Q 2001-3Q 2006"
1,Alaska,158,173,191,199,211,211,53
2,Continental,139,146,150,155,178,184,45
3,US Airways,128,134,152,164,199,184,56
4,Northwest,125,136,151,157,171,179,54
5,Delta,120,129,127,141,161,171,51
6,United,101,113,136,151,151,159,58
7,American,113,128,141,143,148,148,35
,7-Carrier Average,119,130,142,151,163,167,48
"Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,  T-100 Segment Data",,,,,,,,
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.,,,,,,,,