Table 4: Change in Passenger Airline Pilots and Pilots Per Aircraft 2000-2007,,,,,
"Total Passenger Airlines, Network Airlines and Low-Cost Airlines",,,,,
,2000,2005,2006,2007,Pct. Change 2000-2007
Passenger Airlines*,,,,,
     Total Pilots,"66,119","65,289","64,804","63,648",-3.7
     Pilots Per Aircraft,13.3,12.5,12.8,12.1,-9.0
Network (7 Airlines),,,,,
     Total Pilots,"50,201","34,497","33,993","35,186",-29.9
     Pilots Per Aircraft,15.0,12.5,13.1,13.5,-10.0
Low-Cost (6 Airlines)**,,,,,
     Total Pilots,"8,626","11,488","11,217","10,713",24.2
     Pilots Per Aircraft,13.3,12.7,12.0,11.1,-16.5
"Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, P-10",,,,,
"* All scheduled passenger airlines reporting annual employment numbers to BTS: 30 in 2000, 33 in 2005, 37 in 2006, 36 in 2007.",,,,,
"** Five airlines in 2000, six in 2005, 2006 and 2007",,,,,
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