| Passenger, Cargo and Aircraft Handling Employees per Aircraft | |||||||||||||||
| NO ADJUSTMENTS MADE | |||||||||||||||
| 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | ||
| American | 49.7 | 49.8 | 50.5 | 49.3 | 50.6 | 49.5 | 47.5 | 43.2 | 40.2 | 38.8 | 37.2 | 38.0 | 39.3 | 38.5 | |
| Continental | 34.9 | 36.6 | 37.8 | 38.9 | 39.8 | 41.5 | 42.1 | 40.1 | 40.7 | 39.1 | 40.4 | 40.8 | 42.1 | 40.7 | |
| Delta | 49.7 | 43.8 | 49.9 | 52.8 | 53.6 | 52.1 | 48.7 | 33.0 | 33.3 | 41.0 | 38.7 | 39.8 | 36.7 | 35.3 | |
| Northwest | 48.7 | 48.7 | 48.3 | 48.9 | 49.8 | 49.6 | 46.8 | 42.0 | 40.3 | 38.4 | 36.2 | 34.7 | 32.4 | 34.1 | |
| United | 47.3 | 49.6 | 35.1 | 38.1 | 32.6 | 31.5 | 29.5 | 53.3 | 37.9 | 56.1 | 56.4 | 55.0 | 55.4 | 66.5 | |
| US Airways | 39.8 | 37.1 | 37.7 | 38.4 | 37.5 | 38.0 | 39.6 | 38.1 | 34.8 | 36.2 | 29.3 | 30.5 | 38.6 | 34.5 | |
| America West | 34.8 | 41.3 | 41.6 | 43.7 | 41.7 | 37.9 | 29.2 | 41.1 | 33.6 | 37.8 | 27.4 | - | - | - | |
| --sub Network | 45.8 | 45.2 | 43.8 | 45.1 | 44.5 | 43.9 | 42.0 | 42.0 | 37.8 | 42.0 | 39.5 | 40.1 | 40.9 | 42.0 | |
| Southwest | 44.2 | 57.6 | 57.7 | - | 51.8 | 47.5 | 45.4 | 47.2 | 45.3 | 37.9 | 33.3 | 31.5 | 30.0 | 28.7 | |
| jetBlue | - | - | - | - | - | - | 68.5 | 53.6 | 43.3 | 40.0 | 37.7 | 34.8 | 31.1 | 30.2 | |
| AirTran | - | - | 9.5 | 23.9 | 30.0 | 30.4 | 28.8 | 29.0 | 31.2 | 28.3 | 25.5 | 23.7 | 23.0 | 21.8 | |
| Frontier | 19.4 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 26.6 | 36.7 | 33.1 | 45.3 | 62.4 | 37.8 | 40.9 | 34.0 | 34.3 | 45.5 | 46.5 | |
| Allegiant | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22.3 | 22.1 | 16.0 | 27.9 | 15.3 | 13.0 | |
| --sub LCC | 43.5 | 53.0 | 54.1 | 4.3 | 48.0 | 44.1 | 44.1 | 45.6 | 42.7 | 36.9 | 32.4 | 30.9 | 29.6 | 28.4 | |
| Alaska | 43.8 | 48.1 | 52.5 | 50.7 | 51.3 | 49.9 | 30.3 | 47.1 | 42.2 | 37.1 | 35.3 | 35.7 | 31.3 | 31.8 | |
| Hawaiian | 33.3 | 36.9 | 39.5 | 37.4 | 2.2 | 41.0 | 36.2 | 53.0 | 42.5 | 51.1 | 46.7 | 49.7 | 46.4 | - | |
| Midwest | 30.3 | 31.8 | 34.3 | - | 29.5 | 22.0 | 20.7 | 20.5 | 24.0 | 29.7 | 25.4 | 19.4 | 36.2 | 24.0 | |
| -- sub Other | 39.5 | 43.2 | 46.7 | 38.7 | 37.9 | 42.3 | 29.6 | 42.2 | 39.0 | 38.0 | 35.1 | 34.4 | 34.7 | 24.9 | |
| Total All Sectors | 45.4 | 45.7 | 44.8 | 41.1 | 44.6 | 43.8 | 41.6 | 42.4 | 38.6 | 40.9 | 38.0 | 37.9 | 38.0 | 37.9 | |
| Note: Shaded data means data appear questionable. | |||||||||||||||
| Data Source: US DOT Form 41 via BTS, Schedule P10 & T2. | |||||||||||||||