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

Dataset Table:

Network Airlines Low-cost Airlines Regional Airlines Other Airlines All Passenger Airlines**
2013 256,274 69,818 49,424 5,856 381,372
2014 257,578 71,095 50,633 6,313 385,619
2015 264,438 74,167 50,469 6,547 395,621
2016 270,559 82,070 50,554 7,155 410,338
2017 277,135 88,859 51,803 7,454 425,251
Percent of Total Passenger Airline Employees in 2017 65.2% 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