"Table 5: Full-time Equivalent Employees* by Carrier Group, Year-to-Year Change, September 2004-2008",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Percent Change from the previous year,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,Network**,Low-Cost**,Regional*** ,All Passenger Airlines****,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
2004,-1.7,0.7,N/A,N/A,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
2005,-8.9,-1.0,4.3,-5.8,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
2006,-4.1,-0.4,-0.3,-2.6,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
2007,1.8,6.0,5.2,3.1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
2008,-0.2,-17.9,-2.1,-4.5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"** America West’s employment numbers were included with the low-cost airlines prior to October 2007.  Beginning with October 2007, America West’s numbers are combined with US Airways numbers in the network category.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"*** Some regional carriers were not required to report employment numbers before 2005, so year-to-year comparisons involving regional carriers, or the total industry, are not appropriate for the years before 2005.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"**** Includes network, low-cost, regional and other carriers.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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