TABLE 12: LOW-COST AIRLINE FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES*, OCTOBER 2012-2016
(FTEs for October of each year. Ranked by October 2016 FTEs)
Dataset Table:
| Rank | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | Percent Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-2016 | 2015-2016 | |||||||
| 1 | Southwest | 46,015 | 45,074 | 46,095 | 49,167 | 53,480 | 16.2 | 8.8 |
| 2 | JetBlue | 12,506 | 12,993 | 13,598 | 15,014 | 16,495 | 31.9 | 9.9 |
| 3 | Spirit | 2,812 | 3,487 | 3,859 | 4,530 | 5,408 | 92.3 | 19.4 |
| 4 | Allegiant | 1,779 | 2,009 | 2,335 | 2,737 | 3,347 | 88.1 | 22.3 |
| 5 | Frontier | 4,007 | 3,437 | 3,703 | 2,905 | 3,221 | -19.6 | 10.9 |
| 6 | Virgin America | 2,433 | 2,496 | 2,520 | 2,710 | 2,994 | 23.1 | 10.5 |
| Total | 69,552 | 69,496 | 72,110 | 77,063 | 84,945 | 22.1 | 10 |
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