"Table 9: Network Carrier Full-time Equivalent Employees*, December 2004-2008**",,,,,,,,
(Ranked by December 2008 FTEs),,,,,,,,
Numbers in thousands (000’s),,,,,,,,
Rank,,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,Percent Change      ,
,,,,,,,2004-2008,2007-2008
1,American,76.7,74.8,73.0,73.2,70.1,-8.6,-4.3
2,United,57.8,53.6,52.3,52.4,45.8,-20.7,-12.7
3,Delta,56.7,48.6,44.6,48.4,45.4,-19.9,-6.2
4,Continental,31.8,32.7,34.5,36.0,34.5,8.5,-4.2
5,US Airways,24.7,20.1,19.4,32.7,31.4,27.2,-4.0
6,Northwest,38.7,31.9,29.6,30.0,28.0,-27.7,-6.9
7,Alaska,9.3,9.0,9.4,9.9,9.6,2.8,-3.0
,Total,295.7,270.6,262.9,282.7,264.7,-10.5,-6.3
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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