"Table 9: Network Carrier Full-time Equivalent Employees*, March 2003-2007",,,,,,,,
(Ranked by March 2007 FTEs),,,,,,,,
Numbers in thousands (000’s),,,,,,,,
Rank,,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,Percent Change      ,
,,,,,,,2003-2007,2006-2007
1,American,90.6,79.0,"75,688",74.4,73.2,-19.2,-1.7
2,United,67.1,58.6,"55,899",53.4,51.9,-22.6,-2.9
3,Delta,61.1,57.8,"54,090",47.1,45.6,-25.4,-3.2
4,Continental,35.8,34.5,"32,319",33.6,35.1,-2.0,4.7
5,Northwest,41.7,38.5,"38,416",30.6,29.1,-30.1,-4.8
6,US Airways,27.4,26.3,"23,697",19.5,19.7,-28.2,0.8
7,Alaska,10.1,9.8,"9,206",9.1,9.5,-6.4,3.7
,Total,"333,789",304.6,"289,315",267.8,264.1,-20.9,-1.4
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,,,,,,
Note: Detail may not add to total due to rounding,,,,,,,,
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.,,,,,,,,
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.,,,,,,,,
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