Thu, Apr 28, 2011
Employment Rose 1.0 Percent From February 2010
U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 1.0 percent more
workers in February 2011 than they did in February 2010, the U.S.
Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics
(BTS) reported today. This is the third consecutive increase in
full-time equivalent employee (FTE) levels for the scheduled
passenger carriers from the same month of the previous year. FTE
calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time
employee.
BTS, a part of the Research and Innovative Technology
Administration, reported that the February FTE total of 381,831 for
the scheduled passenger carriers was 3,811 more than that of
February 2010 and the highest employment number since August 2009.
This third consecutive monthly increase in FTE levels for the
scheduled passenger carriers from the same month of the previous
year follows declines that began in mid-2008. Historic employment
data can be found on the BTS web site.
Three network airlines - American Airlines, Alaska Airlines and
United Airlines - decreased employment from February 2010 to
February 2011. Delta Air Lines reported 4.2 percent more FTEs
in February 2011 than in February 2010. Continental Airlines, which
now includes employees that formerly worked for Continental
Micronesia, reported a 1.1 percent increase. Network airlines
operate a significant portion of their flights using at least one
hub where connections are made for flights to down-line
destinations or spoke cities.
All the low-cost carriers reported more FTEs in February 2011
than in February 2010 except for Frontier Airlines, which reported
a 3.1 percent decrease. They are Virgin America Airlines; Spirit
Airlines; Allegiant Air; JetBlue Airways; AirTran Airways; and
Southwest Airlines.
Regional carriers Lynx Airlines, ExpressJet Airlines, Mesa
Airlines, Horizon Air, Mesaba Airlines, Comair, and Compass
Airlines reported reduced employment levels compared to last
year.
Scheduled passenger airline categories include network,
low-cost, regional and other airlines.
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