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Table 31: Average Annual Full-Time Equivalent Employee* Compensation
Passenger Airlines by Group
Ranked by Third Quarter 2006 Performance

(Salary + Benefits in Dollars)

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3Q 2006 Rank   3Q 2001 3Q 2002 3Q 2003 3Q 2004 3Q 2005 3Q 2006 Change
3Q 2001-3Q 2006
1 Network 83,142 86,652 87,676 91,332 85,343 85,667 2,525
2 Low-Cost 58,060 60,284 64,297 70,324 76,407 80,831 22,771
  14-Carrier Average 80,043 82,739 83,547 87,526 83,595 84,654 4,611
  Group Dollar Difference 25,082 26,368 23,379 21,008 8,936 4,836 -20,246

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.
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