"Table 7: Regional Carrier FTE Employees, March 2000-2004*",,,,,,,,
(Ranked by March 2005 FTE Employees),,,,,,,,
Rank,,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,Percentage Full-time Employees ,
,,,,,,,2001,2005
1,American Eagle,"8,984","8,497","7,708","8,139","9,412",87.0,88.0
2,Sky West,N/A,N/A,"5,127","6,120","7,363",N/A,86.7
3,ExpressJet,"4,636",N/A,"5,418","5,898","6,464",89.6,91.8
4,Comair,N/A,N/A,"5,288","5,797","6,260",N/A,92.4
5,Atlantic Southeast,"4,068","4,398","5,267","5,573","5,446",92.6,94.2
6,Air Wisconsin,"2,790","2,822","2,925","3,426","3,746",89.2,92.2
7,Horizon,"3,858","3,425","3,387","3,343","3,341",84.9,87.2
8,Mesaba,"3,192","3,164","2,967","2,866","3,253",76.0,76.6
9,Mesa,N/A,N/A,N/A,"3,185","3,233",N/A,98.7
10,Pinnacle,N/A,N/A,N/A,"1,997","2,833",N/A,69.1
11,Executive,"1,244","1,142","1,880","1,914","1,836",73.9,77.6
12,PSA,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,"1,735",N/A,83.5
13,Trans States,"1,268","1,004","1,224","1,327","1,458",88.7,95.0
14,Freedom,N/A,N/A,292,183,N/A,N/A,N/A
,Total**,"30,060","24,452","41,483","49,768","56,380",86.3,88.0
N/A: Carriers did not meet the standard for filing.,,,,,,,,
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count part-time workers as one-half of a full-time employee.,,,,,,,,
** Total numbers for carriers operating in 2005. ,,,,,,,,
"Note: Many regional carriers were not required to report employment numbers before 2003 so year-to-year comparisons involving regional carriers as a group, or the full industry, are not appropriate for earlier years.  ",,,,,,,,
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,,,,,,