"Table 9: Network Carrier Full-time Equivalent Employees*, October 2004-2008**",,,,,,,,
(Ranked by October 2008 FTEs),,,,,,,,
Numbers in thousands (000’s),,,,,,,,
Rank,,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,Percent Change      ,
,,,,,,,2004-2008,2007-2008
1,American,78.7,75.1,72.7,73.3,70.4,-10.5,-3.9
2,United,58.3,53.7,52.4,52.4,47.2,-19.1,-9.9
3,Delta,57.1,50.3,44.5,48.4,45.7,-20.0,-5.7
4,Continental,34.4,32.7,34.6,36.0,34.6,0.5,-3.8
5,US Airways,25.3,20.4,19.2,32.9,31.2,23.3,-5.0
6,Northwest,37.4,32.8,30.2,29.2,27.7,-26.0,-5.1
7,Alaska,9.7,9.0,9.4,9.8,9.9,1.8,0.2
,Total,300.9,274.1,263.0,281.9,266.6,-11.4,-5.4
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.,,,,,,,,
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