"Table 4: Total Number of Full-time Equivalent Employees* by Carrier Group, December 2001-2005",,,,
Numbers in thousands (000’s),,,,
,Network,Low-Cost,Regional* ,All Passenger Airlines*
2001,372,60,N/A,N/A
2002,356,66,N/A,N/A
2003,306,67,43,430
2004,296,72,56,434
2005,271,***69,55,407
Pct. Change 2001-2005,-27.3,9.6,N/A,N/A
Percent of Total Passenger Airline Employees in 2005,66.6,16.9,13.6,100
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.,,,,
"** Includes network, low-cost, regional and other carriers.",,,,
*** Spirit Airlines has not reported employment numbers for December 2005,,,,
Note: Percentage changes based on numbers prior to rounding.,,,,
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,,