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Table 4: Airline Group Full-time Equivalent Employees*, September 2012-2016

Dataset Table:

Network Low-Cost Regional All Passenger Airlines**
2012 257,875 69,575 51,085 383,604
2013 255,194 69,426 49,546 380,165
2014 256,133 71,428 50,574 384,501
2015 265,315 76,176 49,231 397,326
2016 272,136 84,331 50,663 414,591
Percent of Total Passenger Airline Employees in 2016 65.6% 20.3% 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