"Table 9: Network Carrier Full-time Equivalent Employees*, April 2004-2008**",,,,,,,,
(Ranked by April 2008 FTEs),,,,,,,,
Numbers in thousands (000’s),,,,,,,,
Rank,,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,Percent Change      ,
,,,,,,,2004-2008,2007-2008
1,American,79.1,75.4,74.3,73.2,73.1,-7.7,-0.2
2,United,59.4,55.5,53.6,51.8,52.7,-11.3,1.6
3,Delta,58.1,52.9,46.0,46.0,48.9,-15.8,6.3
4,Continental,34.6,32.4,34.0,35.6,36.7,6.1,3.0
5,US Airways,26.1,22.3,19.5,19.7,33.0,26.5,67.5
6,Northwest,38.4,38.0,30.0,29.0,29.3,-23.7,1.0
7,Alaska,10.0,9.2,9.2,9.5,10.1,0.6,6.3
,Total,305.6,285.8,266.6,264.8,283.7,-7.2,7.1
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.,,,,,,,,
"** 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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