Table 15: Full-Time
Equivalent Employees* per Aircraft
Low-Cost Carriers
Ranked by 2006 Performance
| 2006 Rank | Low-Cost | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | Change 2001-2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ATA | 150 | 118 | 115 | 105 | 111 | 123 | -27 |
| 2 | Frontier | 91 | 85 | 85 | 93 | 91 | 94 | 3 |
| 3 | America West | 85 | 80 | 79 | 82 | 84 | 88 | 3 |
| 4 | JetBlue | 99 | 108 | 105 | 99 | 98 | 85 | -14 |
| 5 | Southwest | 86 | 91 | 87 | 78 | 72 | 69 | -17 |
| 6 | Spirit | 71 | 80 | 83 | 78 | 67 | 63 | -8 |
| 7 | AirTran | 76 | 74 | 75 | 72 | 68 | 62 | -14 |
| 7-Carrier Average | 90 | 89 | 87 | 82 | 79 | 75 | -15 |
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.