In today’s U.S. Department of Transportation’s federal report on passenger airline employment data, several downward employment trends are noted from 2013:
Number of F/T Employees* change from 2012 to 2013:
US Airways up 491
Spirit up 467
Alaska up 409
JetBlue up 278
Allegiant up 171
United up 146
Virgin America up 27
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Southwest down 534
Frontier down 594
Delta down 2,795
American Airlines down 6,243
*Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 25, 2013.
