Table 14: Full-Time Equivalent Employees* per Aircraft

Network Carriers
Ranked by First Quarter 2007 Performance

2007 Rank	Network	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	Change 2002-2007
1	United	145	124	111	120	116	113	-32
2	American	117	122	111	107	106	108	-11
3	Delta	107	110	105	102	101	102	-5
4	Continental	104	106	100	96	96	99	-5
5	US Airways	104	99	97	79	86	85	-19
6	Alaska	97	99	91	84	83	81	-16
7	Northwest	100	97	89	89	82	78	-22
	7-Carrier Average	114	112	103	100	100	99	-15

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Form 41 Airline Financial Data

* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.