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

Dataset Table:

Network Airlines Low-Cost Airlines Regional Airlines Other Airlines All Passenger Airlines**
2013 255,914 69,402 49,851 6,057 381,224
2014 256,823 73,014 50,605 6,470 386,912
2015 266,251 77,783 50,522 6,724 401,280
2016 272,347 85,439 50,625 7,635 416,046
2017 277,885 91,015 53,346 7,700 429,946
Percent of Total Passenger Airline Employees in 2017 64.6 21.2 12.4 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