"Table 6: Top 10 Airlines, December 2005",,,,,
Ranked by Number of Full-Time Equivalent Employees* ,,,,,
Rank ,Airline,Total FTE Employees (000),Carrier Group,Dec. 2004 Rank,Dec. 2003 Rank
1,American,75,Network,1,1
2,United,54,Network,2,3
3,Delta,49,Network,3,2
4,Continental,33,Network,5,5
5,Northwest,32,Network,4,4
6,Southwest,32,Low-cost,6,6
7,US Airways,20,Network,7,7
8,America West,12,Low-cost,8,8
9,American Eagle,9,Regional,10,10
10,Alaska,9,Network,9,9
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.,,,,,
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,,,