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

Dataset Table:

Network Airlines Low-Cost Airlines Regional Airlines Other Airlines All Passenger Airlines**
2013 255,194 69,426 49,546 5,999 380,165
2014 256,133 71,428 50,574 6,366 384,501
2015 265,315 76,176 49,231 6,604 397,326
2016 272,136 84,284 50,677 7,461 414,558
2017 277,857 90,038 52,871 7,577 428,343
Percent of Total Passenger Airline Employees in 2017 64.9 21.0 12.3 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