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TABLE 4: AIRLINE GROUP FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES*, OCTOBER 2012-2016

Dataset Table:

Network Low-Cost Regional All Passenger Airlines**
2012 257,270 69,552 50,245 382,162
2013 255,741 69,496 49,890 381,178
2014 256,409 72,110 49,789 384,700
2015 265,704 77,063 50,486 399,928
2016 272,787 84,945 50,637 415,891
Percent of Total Passenger Airline Employees in 2016 65.6% 20.4% 12.2% 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