The statistic shows the leading U.S. passenger airlines in December 2021, based on the number of full-time equivalent employees. In that month, JetBlue Airways employed around 18,500 full-time employees, and was ranked fifth.
Leading U.S. passenger airlines by number of full-time equivalent employees in December 2021
(in 1,000s)
Includes network, low-cost, and regional carriers; the figures have been rounded. Full-time equivalent employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (February 7, 2022). Leading U.S. passenger airlines by number of full-time equivalent employees in December 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/192497/leading-us-passenger-airlines-by-employment-december/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Leading U.S. passenger airlines by number of full-time equivalent employees in December 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192497/leading-us-passenger-airlines-by-employment-december/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (2022). Leading U.S. passenger airlines by number of full-time equivalent employees in December 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192497/leading-us-passenger-airlines-by-employment-december/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Leading U.S. Passenger Airlines by Number of Full-time Equivalent Employees in December 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192497/leading-us-passenger-airlines-by-employment-december/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Leading U.S. passenger airlines by number of full-time equivalent employees in December 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192497/leading-us-passenger-airlines-by-employment-december/ (last visited March 10, 2025)
Leading U.S. passenger airlines by number of full-time equivalent employees in December 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Bureau of Transportation Statistics, February 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/192497/leading-us-passenger-airlines-by-employment-december/
