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

Dataset Table:

Network Airlines Low-Cost Airlines Regional Airlines Other Airlines All Passenger Airlines**
2013 256,791 69,574 49,415 5,892 381,672
2014 257,491 71,074 50,336 6,342 385,243
2015 265,486 74,592 50,373 6,522 396,973
2016 271,503 82,796 50,823 7,211 412,333
2017 278,390 89,392 52,144 7,892 427,818
Percent of Total Passenger Airline Employees in 2017 65.1 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