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

Dataset Table:

Network Airlines Low-Cost Airlines Regional Airlines Other Airlines All Passenger Airlines**
2013 256,474 69,510 49,387 5,928 381,299
2014 257,541 71,272 51,107 6,323 386,243
2015 265,551 74,999 49,403 6,550 396,503
2016 271,963 83,481 51,021 7,281 413,746
2017 278,325 89,576 52,408 7,900 428,209
Percent of Total Passenger Airline Employees in 2017 65.0 20.9 12.2 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