"Table 9: Network Carrier Full-time Equivalent Employees*, May 2004-2008**",,,,,,,,
(Ranked by May 2008 FTEs),,,,,,,,
Numbers in thousands (000’s),,,,,,,,
Rank,,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,Percent Change      ,
,,,,,,,2004-2008,2007-2008
1,American,79.2,76.1,73.8,73.2,73.3,-7.5,0.1
2,United,59.3,55.2,53.6,51.8,52.2,-12.0,0.8
3,Delta,58.2,53.2,45.2,46.6,48.8,-16.1,4.8
4,Continental,34.8,32.7,34.4,36.0,36.8,5.8,2.1
5,US Airways,25.9,22.1,19.2,20.4,33.1,27.6,62.3
6,Northwest,38.4,37.7,30.3,29.1,29.4,-23.6,1.1
7,Alaska,10.2,8.9,9.3,9.5,10.1,-0.6,5.8
,Total,306.0,285.8,265.5,266.6,283.6,-7.3,6.4
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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