"Table 9: Network Carrier Full-time Equivalent Employees*, July 2004-2008**",,,,,,,,
(Ranked by July 2008 FTEs),,,,,,,,
Numbers in thousands (000’s),,,,,,,,
Rank,,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,Percent Change      ,
,,,,,,,2004-2008,2007-2008
1,American,79.8,80.5,73.3,72.9,73.1,-8.4,0.3
2,United,58.8,54.5,53.0,51.7,50.9,-13.4,-1.5
3,Delta,57.9,52.3,45.3,48.9,48.1,-16.9,-1.6
4,Continental,35.0,32.6,34.3,35.8,36.5,4.2,1.9
5,US Airways,25.9,21.7,19.2,20.4,32.6,25.8,59.9
6,Northwest,38.6,37.6,30.4,29.2,29.1,-24.6,-0.4
7,Alaska,10.3,9.0,9.4,9.8,10.0,-2.4,2.0
,Total,"306,264","288,244","264,875","268,726","280,293",-8.5,4.3
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.,,,,,,,,