"Table 9: Network Carrier Full-time Equivalent Employees*, September 2004-2008**",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
(Ranked by September 2008 FTEs),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Numbers in thousands (000’s),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Rank,,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,Percent Change      ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,2004-2008,2007-2008,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
1,American,79.2,75.5,72.9,73.2,70.6,-10.8,-3.5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
2,United,58.4,53.9,52.9,52.1,47.7,-18.3,-8.4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
3,Delta,57.2,50.7,44.4,48.3,46.3,-19.2,-4.2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
4,Continental,34.5,32.6,34.3,35.8,34.8,0.9,-2.8,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
5,US Airways,25.7,20.7,19.2,20.4,31.3,22.0,53.6,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
6,Northwest,37.5,33.0,30.9,29.2,27.8,-25.8,-4.8,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
7,Alaska,9.8,9.0,9.4,9.7,9.8,0.0,0.7,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,Total,302.4,275.4,264.0,268.8,268.4,-11.2,-0.2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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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