Table 9: Network Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees*, April 2013 - 2017
(FTEs for April of each year. Ranked by April 2017 FTEs)
Dataset Table:
| Rank | Airline | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | Percent Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 - 2017 | 2016 - 2017 | |||||||
| 1 | AA/US Combined | 89,925 | 31,665 | 32,968 | 97,960 | 100,113 | 11.3 | 2.2 |
| American | 59,047 | 59,899 | 62,753 | 97,960 | 100,113 | 69.5 | 2.2 | |
| US Airways | 30,878 | 31,665 | 32,968 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 2 | United | 82,446 | 80,397 | 78,795 | 80,354 | 82,854 | N/A | 3.1 |
| 3 | Delta | 73,863 | 74,996 | 77,802 | 79,809 | 81,082 | 9.8 | 1.6 |
| 4 | Alaska | 9,440 | 9,775 | 10,587 | 11,046 | 12,176 | 29.0 | 10.2 |
| Total | 255,674 | 256,732 | 262,905 | 269,169 | 276,225 | 8.0 | 2.6 | |
Notes:
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.
** American Airlines and US Airways merged and began reporting combined numbers in July 2015.
Source:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics