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

Dataset Table:

Network Airlines Low-Cost Airlines Regional Airlines Other Airlines All Passenger Airlines**
2014 255,518 69,693 50,425 6,183 381,819
2015 257,627 72,909 49,477 6,515 386,528
2016 266,245 78,638 50,544 6,843 402,270
2017 272,407 86,287 51,430 7,709 417,833
2018 281,138 88,502 53,818 7,850 431,308
Percent of Total Passenger Airline Employees in 2018 65.2 20.5 12.5 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.

Source:

Bureau of Transportation Statistics