"Table 9: Network Carrier Full-time Equivalent Employees*, August 2004-2008**",,,,,,,,
(Ranked by August 2008 FTEs),,,,,,,,
Numbers in thousands (000’s),,,,,,,,
Rank,,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,Percent Change      ,
,,,,,,,2004-2008,2007-2008
1,American,79.8,75.9,73.3,73.1,72.5,-9.2,-0.8
2,United,58.5,53.9,53.1,51.8,49.8,-14.9,-3.9
3,Delta,57.9,52.0,45.0,48.6,47.2,-18.4,-2.8
4,Continental,34.8,32.6,34.3,35.7,35.5,1.9,-0.5
5,US Airways,25.9,21.3,19.1,20.4,32.3,24.8,57.8
6,Northwest,38.3,33.1,30.3,29.3,28.8,-24.7,-1.6
7,Alaska,10.2,9.0,9.5,9.8,10.0,-1.7,1.9
,Total,305.3,277.8,264.8,268.8,276.1,-9.6,2.7
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.,,,,,,,,
"** Beginning with October 2007, US Airways' numbers are combined with America West Airlines’ numbers in the network category.  For America West's previous year numbers in the low-cost category, see Table 12.",,,,,,,,
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.,,,,,,,,