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Table 4: Airline Group Full-time Equivalent Employees*, December 2013 - 2017

Dataset Table:

Network Airlines Low-Cost Airlines Regional Airlines Other Airlines All Passenger Airlines**
2013 255,155 69,365 50,191 6,098 380,809
2014 257,251 72,399 50,083 6,489 386,222
2015 266,136 78,035 50,521 6,748 401,440
2016 272,614 85,434 50,616 7,673 416,337
2017 278,176 91,004 53,639 7,788 430,607
Percent of Total Passenger Airline Employees in 2017 64.6 21.1 12.5 1.8 100.0

Notes:

* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.
** Includes network, low-cost, regional and other carriers.

Source:

Bureau of Transportation Statistics