"Table 6: Top 10 Airlines, May 2008",,,,
Ranked by Number of Full-Time Equivalent Employees*,,,,
Rank ,Airline,Total FTE Employees (000),Carrier Group**,Top 10 Airlines May 2007
1,American,73.3,Network,American
2,United,52.2,Network,United
3,Delta,48.8,Network,Delta
4,Continental,36.8,Network,Continental
5,Southwest,33.9,Low Cost,Southwest
6,US Airways,33.1,Network,Northwest
7,Northwest,29.4,Network,US Airways
8,JetBlue,10.6,Low Cost,America West
9,Alaska,10.1,Network,SkyWest
10,American Eagle,9.7,Regional,JetBlue
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.",,,,