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

Dataset Table:

Year Network Airlines Low-Cost Airlines Regional Airlines Other Airlines
2013 254,871 69,854 50,181 5,634
2014 256,342 70,384 50,623 6,226
2015 260,794 73,163 50,361 6,499
2016 268,375 80,202 50,424 6,982
2017 275,503 87,532 51,442 7,801
Percent of Total Passenger Airline Employees in 2017 65.2% 20.7% 12.2% 1.8%

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