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

Dataset Table:

Network Airlines Low-Cost Airlines Regional Airlines Other Airlines All Passenger Airlines**
2013 255,741 69,496 49,890 6,051 381,178
2014 256,409 72,110 49,789 6,392 384,700
2015 265,704 77,063 50,486 6,675 399,928
2016 272,787 85,033 50,637 7,522 415,979
2017 278,565 90,751 53,255 7,661 430,232
Percent of Total Passenger Airline Employees in 2017 64.7 21.1 12.4 1.8 100.0

Notes:

* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time 
** Includes network, low-cost, regional and other carriers.

Source:

Bureau of Transportation Statistics