Wed, Jul 20, 2011
May 2011 Employment Rose 2.1 Percent from May 2010
U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 2.1 percent more
workers in May 2011 than they did in May 2010, the U.S. Department
of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
reported Tuesday. This is the sixth consecutive increase in
full-time equivalent employee (FTE) levels for the scheduled
passenger carriers from the same month of the previous year and the
largest year-to-year increase since February 2008. 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 May FTE total of 384,974 for the
scheduled passenger carriers was 8,017 more than that of May 2010
and the highest employment number since July 2009. This sixth
consecutive monthly increase in FTE levels for the scheduled
passenger carriers from the same month of the previous year follows
declines that began in July 2008. Historic employment data can be
found on the BTS web site.
Of the network airlines, only Alaska Airlines decreased
employment from May 2010 to May 2011. Delta Air Lines reported 4.9
percent more FTEs in May 2011 than in May 2010, the largest
increase among network carriers. Continental Airlines, which now
includes employees that formerly worked for Continental Micronesia,
followed Delta with a 2.1 percent increase. Network airlines
operate a significant portion of 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 May 2011
than in May 2010 except for Allegiant Air, which reported a 6.0
percent decrease. The low-cost carriers with more reported FTEs are
Virgin America Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Frontier Airlines,
JetBlue Airways, AirTran Airways and Southwest Airlines.
Among the regional carriers, 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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