"Table 6: Top 10 Airlines, September 2008",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Ranked by Number of Full-Time Equivalent Employees*,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Rank ,Airline,Total FTE Employees (000),Carrier Group**,Top 10 Airlines September 2007,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
1,American,70.6,Network,American,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
2,United,47.7,Network,United,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
3,Delta,46.3,Network,Delta,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
4,Southwest,35.5,Low Cost,Continental,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
5,Continental,34.8,Network,Southwest,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
6,US Airways,31.3,Network,Northwest,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
7,Northwest,27.8,Network,US Airways,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
8,JetBlue,10.3,Low Cost,America West,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
9,Alaska,9.8,Network,Alaska,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
10,American Eagle,9.5,Regional,SkyWest,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"** America West’s employment numbers were included with the low-cost airlines prior to October 2007.  Beginning with October 2007, America West’s numbers are combined with US Airways numbers in the network category.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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