Table 31: Average Annual Full-Time Equivalent Employee* Compensation

Passenger Airlines by Group
Ranked by First Quarter 2007 Performance

(Salary + Benefits in Dollars)

2007 Rank		2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	Change 2002-2007
1	Network	84,084	90,464	88,930	85,720	86,273	83,374	-710
2	Low-Cost	56,634	61,039	68,252	73,656	78,759	81,221	24,587
	14-Carrier Average	80,155	85,704	85,206	83,452	84,757	82,915	2,040
	Group Dollar Difference	27,450	29,425	20,678	12,064	7,514	2,153	-25,297

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.