TABLE 9: NETWORK AIRLINE FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES*, OCTOBER 2012-2016

(FTEs for October of each year. Ranked by October 2016 FTEs)

Dataset Table:

Rank	Airline	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	Percent Change
							2012-2016	2015-2016
1	AA/US Combined	93,066	90,613	92,095	96,873	99,191	6.6	2.4
	American**	62,700	59,249	60,461	96,873	99,191	N/A	2.4
	US Airways**	30,366	31,364	31,634	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2	United	82,312	82,141	78,448	78,476	81,903	-0.5	4.4
3	Delta	72,687	73,492	75,776	79,406	80,244	10.4	1.1
4	Alaska	9,205	9,495	10,090	10,949	11,449	24.4	4.6
	Total	257,270	255,741	256,409	265,704	272,787	6.0	2.7

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

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TABLE 9: NETWORK AIRLINE FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES*, OCTOBER 2012-2016