Table 30: Average Full-Time Equivalent Employee* Compensation  per Originating Passenger,,,,,,,,
Low-Cost Carriers,,,,,,,,
Ranked by 2006 Performance,,,,,,,,
(FTE Compensation (Salary + Benefits) in Dollars per Originating Passenger),,,,,,,,
2006 Rank ,Low-Cost ,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,"Change
2001-2006"
1,ATA,64,59,57,55,77,115,51
2,America West,48,48,51,49,51,59,11
3,Southwest,30,33,35,36,37,37,7
4,Frontier,42,44,39,41,42,37,-5
5,JetBlue,32,34,35,34,34,36,4
6,Spirit,32,32,35,32,35,33,1
7,AirTran,30,30,29,29,29,28,-2
,7-Carrier Average,35,36,38,38,39,39,4
"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.,,,,,,,,