Low-Cost Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees*, November 2012-2016
(FTEs for November of each year. Ranked by November 2016 FTEs)
Dataset Table:
| Rank | Airline | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | Percent Change 2012-2016 | Percent Change 2015-2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southwest | 45,953 | 44,911 | 46,299 | 49,578 | 53,678 | 16.8 | 8.3 |
| 2 | JetBlue | 12,465 | 12,990 | 13,677 | 15,214 | 16,681 | 33.8 | 9.6 |
| 3 | Spirit | 2,888 | 3,521 | 4,447 | 4,623 | 5,484 | 89.9 | 18.6 |
| 4 | Frontier | 3,950 | 3,444 | 3,672 | 2,875 | 3,380 | -14.4 | 17.6 |
| 5 | Allegiant | 1,779 | 2,048 | 2,398 | 2,737 | 3,223 | 81.2 | 17.8 |
| 6 | Virgin America | 2,407 | 2,488 | 2,521 | 2,756 | 2,993 | 24.3 | 8.6 |
| Total | 69,442 | 69,402 | 73,014 | 77,783 | 85,439 | 23.0 | 9.8 |
Notes:
Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.
Source:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics