Table 32: Average Annual Full-Time Equivalent Employee* Compensation,,,,,,,,
Network Carriers,,,,,,,,
Ranked by Third Quarter 2006 Performance,,,,,,,,
(Salary + Benefits in Dollars),,,,,,,,
3Q 2006 Rank ,Network ,3Q 2001,3Q 2002,3Q 2003,3Q 2004,3Q 2005,3Q 2006,"Change
3Q 2001-3Q 2006"
1,Northwest,"85,891","88,990","100,444","102,973","119,859","92,809","6,918"
2,American,"77,491","84,678","80,858","81,956","83,599","87,860","10,369"
3,Alaska,"68,787","76,266","82,684","96,944","82,196","86,412","17,625"
4,Continental,"69,788","73,877","79,845","79,894","78,992","86,319","16,531"
5,United,"97,081","95,901","84,340","91,355","78,582","84,987","-12,094"
6,Delta,"76,338","86,688","96,283","100,952","83,484","81,484","5,146"
7,US Airways,"93,417","84,631","90,749","94,728","68,219","76,054","-17,363"
,7-Carrier Average,"83,142","86,652","87,676","91,332","85,343","85,667","2,525"
"Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Form 41 Airline Financial Data ",,,,,,,,
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.,,,,,,,,