Table 9: Network Airline Full-Time Equivalent Employees*, August 2013 - 2017
(FTEs for August of each year. Ranked by August 2017 FTEs)
Dataset Table:
| Rank | Airline | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | Percent Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 - 2017 | ||||||||
| 1 | American (+ US)** | 90,320 | 91,132 | 96,719 | 98,919 | 100,697 | 11.5 | 1.8 |
| American | 59,140 | 59,602 | 96,719 | 98,919 | 100,697 | 70.3 | 1.8 | |
| US Airways | 31,180 | 31,530 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 2 | United | 82,082 | 79,263 | 78,796 | 81,707 | 82,801 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| 3 | Delta | 73,873 | 75,734 | 79,127 | 80,195 | 81,899 | 10.9 | 2.1 |
| 4 | Alaska | 9,525 | 9,966 | 10,925 | 11,291 | 12,761 | 34.0 | 13.0 |
| Total | 255,800 | 256,095 | 265,567 | 272,112 | 278,158 | 8.7 | 2.2 | |
Notes:
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time
** American Airlines and US Airways merged and began reporting combined numbers in July 2015.
Source:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics