US airline employment levels down 2.4% in Jun-2010: US BTS

US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) stated (17-Aug-2010) US scheduled passenger airlines employed 2.4% fewer workers in Jun-2010, the 24th consecutive monthly decrease in full-time equivalent employee (FTE) levels. According to US BTS, five network airlines decreased employment in Jun-2010 while Southwest and AirTran were the only LCCs to report a decrease in employees during the month. Details are as follows:

• Full-time equivalent employees: 378,300, -2.4% year-on-year;
  • Delta: 75,600;
  • American Airlines: 65,900;
  • United Airlines: 43,600;
  • Southwest: 34,600;
  • Continental Airlines: 32,800;
  • US Airways: 29,500;
  • JetBlue: 11,200;
  • American Eagle Airlines: 9,300;
  • Alaska Airlines: 9,200;
  • SkyWest: 8,900. [more]