22-Sep-2010 12:17 PM
US BTS reports 2.3% fall in Jul-2010 passenger airline employment
US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) stated (21-Sep-2010) US passenger airline employment levels fell 2.3% year-on-year in Jul-2010. Details include:
- Full-time equivalent employee levels: -2.3% year-on-year;
- Network: -1.6%;
- LCCs: +1.5%;
- Regional: -7.5%.
- Details of US network airlines' full-time equivalent employee levels include:
- Delta: 75,500, +64.2%;
- American: 65,800, -3.4%;
- United: 43,700, -3.7%;
- Continental: 32,900, -6%;
- US Airways: 29,400, -5.5%;
- Alaska Airlines: 9,200, -3.3%.
- Details of US low cost airlines' full-time equivalent employee levels include: