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U.S. passenger airlines by number of employees in December 2017

Leading U.S. passenger airlines by number of full-time equivalent employees in December 2017 (in thousands)

The data displays the leading U.S. passenger airlines in December 2017, based on the number of full-time equivalent employees. JetBlue Airways employed around 17,730 full-time employees, and was ranked fifth.

American 100.65
United 82.62
Delta 81.77
Southwest 56.11
JetBlue 17.73
Alaska 13.14
Envoy 12.39
SkyWest 12.33
Spirit Airlines 6.66
Hawaiian 6.02