The statistic shows the number of U.S. low-cost airline full-time equivalent employees by month in 2011. In April 2011, U.S. low-cost airlines employed 66,100 full-time equivalents.
Number of U.S. low-cost airline full-time equivalent employees* by month in 2011**
(in 1,000s)
Low-cost airlines: Southwest, JetBlue, AirTran, Frontier, Spirit, Virgin America, Allegiant, ATA, America West.
* Full-time equivalent employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.
** US Airways' employment numbers were included with the network airlines prior to October 2007 while America West's numbers were included with the low-cost airlines. Beginning with October 2007, US Airways' numbers are combined with America West Airlines' numbers in the network category.
Virgin America and SkyBus began reporting employment data in August 2007. SkyBus stopped reporting employment data effective in April 2008 resulting from its bankruptcy filing.
ATA Airlines ceased operating on April 3, 2008 and stopped reporting employment data effective in April.
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US Department of Transportation. (August 16, 2011). Number of U.S. low-cost airline full-time equivalent employees* by month in 2011** (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/201599/monthly-employee-numbers-of-us-low-cost-airlines-2011/
US Department of Transportation. "Number of U.S. low-cost airline full-time equivalent employees* by month in 2011** (in 1,000s)." Chart. August 16, 2011. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/201599/monthly-employee-numbers-of-us-low-cost-airlines-2011/
US Department of Transportation. (2011). Number of U.S. low-cost airline full-time equivalent employees* by month in 2011** (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/201599/monthly-employee-numbers-of-us-low-cost-airlines-2011/
US Department of Transportation. "Number of U.S. Low-cost Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees* by Month in 2011** (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Aug 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/201599/monthly-employee-numbers-of-us-low-cost-airlines-2011/
US Department of Transportation, Number of U.S. low-cost airline full-time equivalent employees* by month in 2011** (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/201599/monthly-employee-numbers-of-us-low-cost-airlines-2011/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Number of U.S. low-cost airline full-time equivalent employees* by month in 2011** (in 1,000s) [Graph], US Department of Transportation, August 16, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/201599/monthly-employee-numbers-of-us-low-cost-airlines-2011/
