"Table 6: Top 10 Airlines, January 2009",,,,
Ranked by Number of Full-Time Equivalent Employees*,,,,
Rank ,Airline,Total FTE Employees (000),Carrier Group,Top 10 Airlines January 2008
1,American,69.9,Network,American
2,United,45.8,Network,United
3,Delta,45.0,Network,Delta
4,Southwest,35.5,Low Cost,Continental
5,Continental,34.8,Network,Southwest
6,US Airways,31.2,Network,US Airways
7,Northwest,27.8,Network,Northwest
8,JetBlue,10.5,Low Cost,JetBlue
9,Alaska,9.5,Network,SkyWest
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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