"Table 9: Network Carrier Full-time Equivalent Employees*, June 2004-2008**",,,,,,,,
(Ranked by June 2008 FTEs),,,,,,,,
Numbers in thousands (000’s),,,,,,,,
Rank,,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,Percent Change      ,
,,,,,,,2004-2008,2007-2008
1,American,79.1,75.9,73.4,72.9,73.1,-7.5,0.2
2,United,59.3,54.7,53.2,51.8,51.6,-12.9,-0.3
3,Delta,57.9,52.7,45.1,48.8,49.0,-15.4,0.4
4,Continental,35.1,32.7,34.4,35.9,36.6,4.5,2.0
5,US Airways,26.1,22.2,19.2,20.4,32.9,26.3,61.3
6,Northwest,38.5,37.7,30.5,29.1,29.3,-23.8,0.7
7,Alaska,10.2,8.9,9.5,9.6,10.1,-0.7,5.5
,Total,306.1,284.8,265.3,268.6,282.8,-7.6,5.3
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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