"Table 15: Regional Carrier Full-time Equivalent Employees*, June 2004-2008",,,,,,,,
(Ranked by June 2008 FTEs),,,,,,,,
Rank,,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,Percent Change**      ,
,,,,,,,2004-2008,2007-2008
1,American Eagle,"8,500","9,443","9,184","9,453","9,683",13.9,2.4
2,SkyWest,"6,353","7,765","8,043","9,905","9,490",49.4,-4.2
3,ExpressJet,"6,195","6,507","6,665","7,846","7,115",14.9,-9.3
4,Comair,"5,848","6,577","6,210","6,201","5,933",1.5,-4.3
5,Atlantic Southeast,"5,717","5,523","5,475","4,347","4,517",-21.0,3.9
6,Horizon,"3,377","3,395","3,554","3,832","3,713",9.9,-3.1
7,Pinnacle,"2,222","3,052","3,049","3,457","3,424",54.1,-1.0
8,Mesaba,"3,033","3,359","2,850","2,545","3,250",7.2,27.7
9,Air Wisconsin,"3,595","3,322","2,225","2,251","2,956",-17.8,31.3
10,Mesa,"3,682","3,294","3,273","3,219","2,898",-21.3,-10.0
11,Executive,"1,998","1,770","1,757","1,709","1,717",-14.1,0.5
12,Colgan,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,"1,362",N/A,N/A
13,Republic,N/A,N/A,560,"1,019","1,350",N/A,32.5
14,Shuttle America,N/A,398,974,"1,052","1,159",N/A,10.2
15,PSA,N/A,"1,742","1,471","1,444","1,096",N/A,-24.1
16,Compass,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,594,N/A,N/A
17,GoJet,N/A,N/A,306,324,357,N/A,10.2
18,Lynx,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,356,N/A,N/A
19,Trans States***,"1,411","1,476","1,386","1,290",N/A,N/A,N/A
,Total,"51,931","57,623","56,982","59,894","60,970",8.3,1.8
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,,,,,,
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.,,,,,,,,
"** Some regional carriers were not required to report employment numbers before 2005, so year-to-year comparisons involving regional carriers, or the total industry, are not appropriate for the years before 2005. The Percent Change 2004-2008 is based on the 11 carriers reporting in both years.",,,,,,,,
"*** Effective with April 2008 reporting, Trans States Airlines no longer met the reporting requirements for filing monthly airline employment data.",,,,,,,,
N/A: Not applicable because carriers did not meet the standard for filing.,,,,,,,,
Note: Detail may not add to total due to rounding.,,,,,,,,
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