"Table 9: Network Carrier Full-time Equivalent Employees*, March 2004-2008**",,,,,,,,
(Ranked by March 2008 FTEs),,,,,,,,
Numbers in thousands (000’s),,,,,,,,
Rank,,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,Percent Change      ,
,,,,,,,2004-2008,2007-2008
1,American,79.0,75.7,74.4,73.2,73.1,-7.5,-0.1
2,United,58.6,55.9,53.4,51.9,52.8,-9.9,1.7
3,Delta,57.8,54.1,47.1,45.6,48.9,-15.5,7.1
4,Continental,34.5,32.3,33.6,35.1,36.5,5.8,4.0
5,US Airways,26.3,23.7,19.5,19.7,32.8,25.0,66.7
6,Northwest,38.5,38.4,30.6,29.1,29.8,-22.6,2.3
7,Alaska,9.8,9.2,9.1,9.5,10.0,1.8,5.7
,Total,304.6,289.3,267.8,264.1,283.9,-6.8,7.5
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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