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

Dataset Table:

Network Airlines Low-Cost Airlines Regional Airlines Other Airlines All Passenger Airlines**
2013 255,674 69,677 49,387 5,749 380,487
2014 256,732 70,751 50,526 6,256 384,265
2015 262,905 73,695 50,326 6,513 393,439
2016 269,169 81,180 50,374 7,040 407,763
2017 276,225 88,079 51,438 7,795 423,537
Percent of Total Passenger Airline Employees in 2017 65.2% 20.8% 12.1% 1.8% 100%

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