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Table 4: Airline Group Full-time Equivalent Employees*, February 2014 - 2018

Dataset Table:

Network Airlines Low-Cost Airlines Regional Airlines Other Airlines All Passenger Airlines**
2014 255,158 70,135 50,458 6,234 381,985
2015 258,796 73,351 50,318 6,511 388,976
2016 266,987 79,578 50,416 6,936 403,917
2017 273,365 87,030 51,614 7,753 419,762
2018 281,741 89,096 53,490 7,905 432,232
Percent of Total Passenger Airline Employees in 2018 65.2 20.6 12.4 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.