Table 28: Average Full-Time Equivalent Employee* Compensation per Originating Passenger,,,,,,,, Passenger Airlines by Group,,,,,,,, Ranked by 2006 Performance,,,,,,,, (FTE Compensation (Salary + Benefits) in Dollars per Originating Passenger),,,,,,,, 2006 Rank ,,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,"Change 2001-2006" 1,Network ,127,134,127,115,98,95,-32 2,Low-Cost ,35,36,38,38,39,39,4 ,14-Carrier Average,102,104,98,88,77,74,-28 ,Group Dollar Difference,92,98,89,77,59,56,36 "Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Form 41 Airline Financial Data and DB1B Origin & Destination Data",,,,,,,, * Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.,,,,,,,,