Table 22: Average Monthly Originating Passengers per Full-Time Equivalent Employee*,,,,,,,,
Passenger Airlines by Group,,,,,,,,
Ranked by Third Quarter 2006 Performance,,,,,,,,
(Originating Passengers per FTE),,,,,,,,
3Q 2006 Rank ,,3Q 2001,3Q 2002,3Q 2003,3Q 2004,3Q 2005,3Q 2006,"Change
3Q 2001-3Q 2006"
1,Low-Cost ,136,136,147,163,177,178,42
2,Network,58,68,74,84,94,92,34
,14-Carrier Average,68,78,87,98,110,110,42
,Group Difference,78,68,73,79,83,86,8
"Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, DB1B Origin & Destination Data",,,,,,,,
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.,,,,,,,,