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Table 9: Network Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees*, March 2013-2017

(FTEs for March of each year. Ranked by March 2017 FTEs)

Dataset Table:

Rank Airline 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Percent Change
2013 - 2017 2016 - 2017
1 American (+ US) 89,712 91,498 94,627 97,723 100,295 11.8 2.6
American 59,006 59,835 62,090 97,723 100,295 70.0 2.6
US Airways 30,706 31,663 32,537 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2 United 82,385 80,694 78,683 80,077 82,524 N/A 3.1
3 Delta 73,395 74,521 77,005 79,568 80,713 10.0 1.4
4 Alaska 9,379 9,629 10,479 11,007 11,971 27.6 8.8
Total 254,871 256,342 260,794 268,375 275,503 8.1 2.7

Notes:

* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.

** American Airlines and US Airways began reporting combined numbers in July 2015.

Source:

Bureau of Transportation Statistics