Table 8: Change in Network Airline Maintenance Employees Per Aircraft and Percent of Maintenance Spending Outsourced* 2000-2007,,,,,
,2000,2005,2006,2007,Pct. Change 2000-2007
Alaska,,,,,
     Maintenance,562,199,152,699,24.4
     Maintenance Empl Per Aircraft,6.2,1.8,1.4,6.5,4.8
     Pct. Outsourced,76.2,74.3,53.5,53.8,-22.4 Pts
American,,,,,
     Maintenance,"15,139","14,694","14,296","13,980",-7.7
     Maintenance Empl Per Aircraft,21.4,20.8,20.9,22.4,4.7
     Pct. Outsourced,23.4,23.4,22.8,23.4,0.0 Pts
Continental,,,,,
     Maintenance,"3,443","3,504","3,676","3,808",10.6
     Maintenance Empl Per Aircraft,9.6,10.4,10.5,11.4,18.8
     Pct. Outsourced,46.6,46.2,48.1,49.2,2.6 Pts
Delta,,,,,
     Maintenance,"5,728","5,917","4,872","5,240",-8.5
     Maintenance Empl Per Aircraft,9.5,13.9,13.1,12.7,33.7
     Pct. Outsourced,18.8,34.6,38.8,31.7,12.9 Pts
Northwest,,,,,
     Maintenance,"5,852","1,460",267,265,-95.5
     Maintenance Empl Per Aircraft,13.9,3.5,0.7,0.8,-94.2
     Pct. Outsourced,23.8,54.7,69.5,71.0,47.2 Pts
United,,,,,
     Maintenance,"15,846","4,785","4,848","4,891",-69.1
     Maintenance Empl Per Aircraft,26.4,10.4,10.5,11.4,-56.8
     Pct. Outsourced,16.3,41.5,44.9,45.7,29.4 Pts
US Airways,,,,,
     Maintenance,"5,353","2,223","2,782","3,074",-42.6
     Maintenance Empl Per Aircraft,13.5,7.7,11.6,9.0,-33.3
     Pct. Outsourced,29.6,57.6,43.2,55.0,25.4 Pts
"Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, P-10",,,,,
* Percent of total maintenance spending that is contracted outside the airline,,,,,