Table 24: Average Monthly Originating Passengers per Full-Time Equivalent Employee*,,,,,,,,
Network Carriers,,,,,,,,
Ranked by 2006 Performance,,,,,,,,
(Originating Passengers per FTE),,,,,,,,
2006 Rank ,Network ,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,"Change
2001-2006"
1,Alaska,87,87,93,97,113,111,24
2,US Airways,65,66,72,78,93,89,24
3,Northwest,50,54,59,67,73,85,35
4,Delta,61,64,65,71,79,76,15
5,Continental,58,58,58,62,70,75,17
6,American,43,49,52,61,68,70,27
7,United,41,42,48,55,57,62,21
,7-Carrier Average,52,54,58,65,72,75,23
"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.,,,,,,,,