"Table 9: Network Carrier Full-time Equivalent Employees*, April 2003-2007",,,,,,,,
(Ranked by April 2007 FTEs),,,,,,,,
Numbers in thousands (000’s),,,,,,,,
Rank,,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,Percent Change      ,
,,,,,,,2003-2007,2006-2007
1,American,89.3,79.1,75.4,74.3,73.2,-18.1,-1.5
2,United,67.0,59.4,55.5,53.6,51.8,-22.6,-3.3
3,Delta,59.0,58.1,52.9,46.0,46.0,-22.0,0.1
4,Continental,35.5,34.6,32.4,34.0,35.6,0.4,4.9
5,Northwest,39.3,38.4,38.0,30.0,29.0,-26.2,-3.4
6,US Airways,27.0,26.1,22.3,19.5,19.7,-27.2,1.0
7,Alaska,10.1,10.0,9.2,9.2,9.5,-6.5,2.6
,,327.2,305.6,285.8,266.6,264.8,-19.1,-0.7
 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.