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Air Carrier Groupings

Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information, Accounting and Reporting Directive
No. 284
Issue Date:  10-31-07
Effective Date: 1-1-2008
Part: 241
Section: 04

This Accounting and Reporting Directive updates the reporting groups for filing the Form 41 report during calendar year 2008.  From our review, we updated the carrier groupings as follows:

Air Carrier New Reporting Group
Atlas Air International Group III
GoJet Airlines Group II
Southern Air Group II
Ryan Air International Group I Over $20 Million
Sky King Group I Over $20 Million

Carriers are grouped according to the operating revenue boundaries contained in Section 04 of Part 241.  The current reporting levels are:

Group III Over $1 billion
Group II Over $100 million to $1 billion
Group I $100 million and under
Subgroups  
Group I $20 million to $100 million
Group I Under $20 million

Changes in the reporting groups will become effective January 1, 2008.  Any questions regarding the groupings should be directed to Mr. Bernie Stankus on (202) 366-4387 or at bernard.stankus@dot.gov.

M. Clay Moritz

M. Clay Moritz, Jr.
Acting Assistant Director
Airline Information

Attachment

Group III Air Carriers- 22

ABX
Air Tran
Alaska Airlines
American Airlines
American Eagle Airlines
Atlantic Southeast
Atlas Air International
Comair
Continental Airlines
Delta Air Lines
ExpressJet Airlines d/b/a Continental Express
Federal Express
Frontier Airlines
Jet Blue
Mesa Airlines
Northwest Airlines
SkyWest
Southwest Airlines
United Airlines
UPS
USAirways
World Airways *

* Reporting in Group III by waiver.

Group II Air Carriers- 32

Air Transport Int'l
Air Wisconsin
Allegiant Air
Aloha Airlines
Amerijet International Airlines
Arrow Air, Inc.
Astar
ATA
Champion Air
Continental Micronesia
Evergreen Int'l
Executive Airlines
Florida West
Gemini Air Cargo
GoJet Airlines
Hawaiian Airlines
Horizon Air
Kalitta Air Service
Mesaba Airlines
Miami Air International
Midwest Airlines
North American Airlines
Omni Air Express
Pinnacle
Polar Air Cargo
PSA
Spirit Air Lines
Southern Air
Sun Country
Trans States Airlines
USA 3000
USA Jet Airlines

GROUP I AIR CARRIERS (OVER $20 MILLION OPERATING REVENUES) - 26

Aerodynamics, Inc.
Boston-Maine Airways
Capital Cargo International
Cargo 360
Casino Express
Centurion Cargo
Compass
EOS Airlines
Falcon Air
Gulf & Caribbean Cargo
Kitty Hawk Air Cargo
Lynden Air Cargo  
MAXJet 
Netjets Large Aircraft Company
Northern Air Cargo, Inc. 
Omega Holdings d/b/a Focus Air
Pace Airlines
Primaris
Ryan Air International
Republic Airlines
Shuttle America
Skybus
Sky King
Tatonduk Outfitters d/b/a Everts
Tradewinds Airlines
Virgin American

GROUP I AIR CARRIERS (UNDER $20 MILLION OPERATING REVENUES) - 8

Ameristar Air Cargo
Asian Pacific
Aviation Concepts
Kalitta Air Charters
Murray Air
Net Jets
Sierra Pacific Airlines
Victory Air Transport