Table 1   Airline Employees by Business Model and Size Classification:  2004,,,,,,
Carrier,All employees,Full-time employees,Business model classification,Size classification,,
American Airlines,"82,222","71,232",Network,Major,,
United,"61,092","54,460",Network,Major,,
Delta,"59,972","53,394",Network,Major,,
Northwest,"39,784","37,572",Network,Major,,
Continental,"35,395","28,227",Network,Major,,
US Airways,"26,169","23,180",Network,Major,,
Alaska Airline,"9,857","8,747",Network,Major,,
Southwest,"31,274","30,749",Low cost,Major,,
America West,"12,654","10,129",Low cost,Major,,
JetBlue,"7,399","5,956",Low cost,National,,
AirTran,"6,072","5,754",Low cost,National,,
ATA,"6,268","5,625",Low cost,Major,,
Frontier,"4,492","3,620",Low cost,National,,
Independence,"4,301","4,014",Low cost,National,,
Spirit,"2,627","2,339",Low cost,National
"Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Certified Carriers (Full-time and Part-time), available at www.bts.gov/programs/airline_information/number_of_employees.",,,,
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