"Table 12: Low-Cost Carrier Full-time Equivalent Employees*, November 2002-2006",,,,,,,, (Ranked by November 2006 FTE Employees),,,,,,,, Numbers in thousands (000’s),,,,,,,, Rank,,2002,2003**,2004**,2005**,2006,Percent Change 2002-2006,Percent Change 2005-2006 1,Southwest,34,33,32,32,33,-4.6,3.0 2,America West,12,11,11,12,12,5.9,6.8 3,JetBlue,4,5,7,8,10,164.7,15.4 4,AirTran,5,5,6,7,8,61.4,14.5 5,Frontier,3,3,4,4,5,65.8,10.6 6,ATA,7,8,6,4,2,-62.7,-35.1 7,Spirit,2,2,2,2,2,-15.9,-2.6 8,Independence,N/A,4,4,2,N/A,N/A,N/A ,Total,66,72,72,70,71,7.9,0.9 Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,,,,,, Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.,,,,,,,, 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. **Employment numbers in 2003, 2004 and 2005 for Independence Air, which changed its business model from a regional to low-cost carrier in mid-2004, are included with low-cost carriers. The carrier did not meet the standard for filing in previous years. The airline discontinued flights on Jan. 5, 2006.",,,,,,,, N/A: Not applicable because carriers did not meet the standard for filing.,,,,,,,,