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Table 4: Airline Group Full-Time Equivalent Employees*, August 2013 - 2017

Dataset Table:

Network Airlines Low-Cost Airlines Regional Airlines Other Airlines All Passenger Airlines**
2013 255,800 69,286 49,434 5,966 380,486
2014 256,095 71,387 50,671 6,325 384,478
2015 265,567 75,549 49,320 6,571 397,007
2016 272,112 83,823 50,957 7,350 414,242
2017 278,158 89,718 52,559 7,964 428,399
Percent of Total Passenger Airline Employees in 2017 64.9 20.9 12.3 1.9 100

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