"Table 12: Low-Cost Carrier Full-time Equivalent Employees*, January 2003-2007",,,,,,,,
(Ranked by January 2007 FTE Employees),,,,,,,,
Numbers in thousands (000’s),,,,,,,,
Rank, ,2003**,2004**,2005**,2006,2007,Percent Change      ,
,,,,,,,2003-2007,2006-2007
1,Southwest,33.4,32.5,31.0,31.4,32.5,-2.8,3.4
2,America West,11.6,11.3,11.5,11.4,12.4,7.1,8.7
3,JetBlue,4.0,5.2,6.8,8.8,9.5,143.6,8.2
4,AirTran,4.7,5.5,5.9,6.7,7.4,55.3,10.1
5,Frontier,2.7,3.5,4.1,4.2,4.5,65.7,8.8
6,ATA,6.9,6.9,5.8,3.2,2.4,-65.0,-24.4
7,Spirit,2.4,2.4,2.5,2.1,2.1,-13.9,0.5
8,Independence,N/A,3.9,4.0,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A
,Total,65.7,71.2,71.6,67.8,70.8,7.8,4.5
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,,,,,,
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.,,,,,,,,
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.,,,,,,,,
"**Employment numbers in 2003, 2004 and 2005 for Independence Air, which changed its business model from a regional to low-cost carrier in mid-2004, are included with low-cost carriers.  The carrier did not meet the standard for filing in previous years. The airline discontinued flights on Jan. 5, 2006.",,,,,,,,
N/A: Not applicable because carriers did not meet the standard for filing.,,,,,,,,