"Table 6: Top 10 Airlines, December 2008",,,,
Ranked by Number of Full-Time Equivalent Employees*,,,,
Rank ,Airline,Total FTE Employees (000),Carrier Group,Top 10 Airlines December 2007
1,American,70.1,Network,American
2,United,45.8,Network,United
3,Delta,45.4,Network,Delta
4,Southwest,35.5,Low Cost,Continental
5,Continental,34.5,Network,Southwest
6,US Airways,31.4,Network,US Airways
7,Northwest,28.0,Network,Northwest
8,JetBlue,10.4,Low Cost,SkyWest
9,Alaska,9.6,Network,JetBlue
10,American Eagle,9.2,Regional,Alaska
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,,
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.,,,,
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