Table 14
Employment and fuel consumption – Canadian air carriers, Levels I and II – Fourth quarter of 2005 and 2006

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Employment and fuel consumption – Canadian air carriers, Levels I and II – Fourth quarter of 2005 and 2006
  2005 2006 Change from 2005 to 2006
      percent
Average number of employees, salaries and wages paid  
Pilots and co-pilots (number) 5,959 6,716 12.7
Salaries and wages ($'000) 162,778 191,198 17.5
Other flight personnel (number) 10,249 10,282 0.3
Salaries and wages ($'000) 107,490 115,200 7.2
General management and administration (number) 1,410 2,155 52.8
Salaries and wages ($'000) 30,994 40,267 29.9
Maintenance labour (number) 4,660 4,645 -0.3
Salaries and wages ($'000) 65,661 73,929 12.6
Aircraft and traffic servicing (number) 3,834 4,136 7.9
Salaries and wages ($'000) 41,426 49,042 18.4
Other personnel (number) 4,549 4,726 3.9
Salaries and wages ($'000) 62,255 68,169 9.5
Total average number of employees (number) 30,661 32,660 6.5
Salaries and wages ($'000) 470,604 537,805 14.3
Fuel and oil  
Turbine fuel ('000 litres) 1,163,768 1,279,978 10.0
Cost ($'000) 757,750 791,377 4.4
Gasoline ('000 litres) 1,298 1,401 8.0
Cost ($'000) 1,040 1,134 9.0
Turbine oil ('000 litres) 86 45 -47.0
Cost ($'000) 569 335 -41.2
Piston oil ('000 litres) 1 1 0.0
Cost ($'000) 8 8 0.0
Note(s):
Level I air carriers. Level IA. This includes every Canadian air carrier that, in each of the two calendar years immediately preceding the reporting year, transported at least 6 million revenue passengers. Level IB. This includes every Canadian air carrier that, in each of the two calendar years immediately preceding the reporting year, transported at least 1 million but fewer than 6 million revenue passengers, or at least 200 thousand tonnes of revenue goods.
Level II air carriers. This includes every Canadian air carrier that, in each of the two calendar years immediately preceding the reporting year, transported at least 100 thousand but fewer than 1 million revenue passengers, or at least 30 thousand but less than 200 thousand tonnes of revenue goods.