"Table 9: Network Carrier Full-time Equivalent Employees*, September 2002-2006",,,,,,,,
(Ranked by September 2006 FTE Employees),,,,,,,,
Numbers in thousands (000’s),,,,,,,,
Rank,,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,Percent Change      2002-2006,Percent Change 2005-2006
1,American,99,81,79,75,73,-26.7,-3.4
2,United,79,60,58,54,53,-33.1,-1.9
3,Delta,66,58,57,51,44,-32.3,-12.5
4,Continental,37,35,35,33,34,-6.8,5.3
5,Northwest,45,38,38,33,31,-30.6,-6.3
6,US Airways,32,26,26,21,19,-41.0,-7.2
7,Alaska,10,10,10,9,9,-8.4,4.5
,Total,368,308,302,275,264,-28.3,-4.1
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.,,,,,,,,
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.,,,,,,,,