"Table 6: Top 10 Airlines, January 2007",,,,,
Ranked by Number of Full-Time Equivalent Employees* ,,,,,
Rank ,Airline,Total FTE Employees (000),Carrier Group,Jan 2006 Rank,Jan 2005 Rank
1,American,72.7 ,Network,1,1
2,United,52.0 ,Network,2,2
3,Delta,44.5 ,Network,3,3
4,Continental,34.8 ,Network,4,5
5,Southwest,32.5 ,Low-Cost,5,6
6,Northwest,29.1 ,Network,6,4
7,US Airways,19.5 ,Network,7,7
8,America West,12.4 ,Low-Cost,8,8
9,JetBlue,9.5 ,Low-Cost,11,11
10,Alaska,9.3 ,Network,10,10
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,,,
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.,,,,,