"Table 6: Top 10 Airlines, February 2008",,,,
Ranked by Number of Full-Time Equivalent Employees*,,,,
Rank ,Airline,Total FTE Employees (000),Carrier Group,Top 10 Airlines February 2007
1,American,73.2,Network,American
2,United,52.4,Network,United
3,Delta,48.5,Network,Delta
4,Continental,36.3,Network,Continental
5,Southwest,34.1,Low Cost,Southwest
6,US Airways,32.8,Low Cost,Northwest
7,Northwest,29.4,Network,US Airways
8,JetBlue,10.4,Low Cost,America West
9,Sky West,10.2,Regional,JetBlue
10,Alaska,9.9,Network,Alaska
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,,
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.,,,,