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Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics * Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. **Employment numbers in 2005 for Independence Air, which changed its business model from a regional to low-cost carrier in mid-2004, are included with low-cost carriers. The airline discontinued flights on Jan. 5, 2006. *** Includes network, low-cost, regional and other carriers. Other Carriers generally operate within specific niche markets. They are: Allegiant Air, Aloha Airlines, Boston-Maine Airways, Casino Express Airlines, Continental Micronesia, Eos Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Midwest Airlines, Sun Country Airlines and USA3000 Airlines. USA3000 is included in previous months but did not report in February 2007, January 2007 and December 2006. Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding. Table 2: Total Passenger Airline* Full-time Equivalent Employees**
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Month | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
---|---|---|---|---|
January | −5.6 | −0.8 | −6.0 | −0.5 |
February | −5.3 | −1.4 | −5.8 | 0.2 |
March | −4.1 | −1.9 | −5.4 | |
April | −2.3 | −3.1 | −4.7 | |
May | −0.8 | −3.5 | −5.0 | |
June | 0.5 | −3.8 | −5.0 | |
July | 2.5 | −3.5 | −5.9 | |
August | 2.2 | −5.8 | −3.1 | |
September | 2.4 | −5.8 | −2.7 | |
October | 2.5 | −6.0 | −2.3 | |
November | 2.2 | −6.5 | −1.6 | |
December | 0.9 | −5.9 | −1.0 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
* Includes network, low-cost, regional and other carriers.
** Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Numbers in thousands (000's)
Month | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | Percent Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2003-2007 | 2006-2007 | ||||||
January | 465.7 | 435.0 | 431.5 | 405.7 | 403.6 | −13.3% | −0.5% |
February | 459.4 | 435.0 | 428.9 | 404.5 | 405.4 | −11.7% | 0.2% |
March | 454.3 | 435.9 | 427.7 | 404.6 | |||
April | 448.2 | 437.8 | 424.1 | 404.0 | |||
May | 443.2 | 439.6 | 424.4 | 403.1 | |||
June | 438.9 | 440.9 | 424.3 | 403.0 | |||
July | 433.2 | 444.1 | 428.5 | 403.0 | |||
August | 433.3 | 443.0 | 417.5 | 404.4 | |||
September | 429.6 | 440.0 | 414.5 | 403.4 | |||
October | 428.3 | 439.1 | 412.7 | 403.3 | |||
November | 429.9 | 439.5 | 411.0 | 404.2 | |||
December | 430.2 | 434.0 | 408.6 | 404.7 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
* Includes network, low-cost, regional and other carriers.
** Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.
Note: Percent changes and averages based on numbers prior to rounding.
FTE Numbers in thousands (000's)
Network | Low-Cost | Regional | All Passenger Airlines** | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2003 | 342.3 | 65.9 | 41.7 | 459.4 |
2004 | 304.7 | 70.5 | 48.9 | 435.0 |
2005 | 290.9 | 70.9 | 55.9 | 428.9 |
2006 | 268.2 | 68.0 | 56.6 | 404.5 |
2007 | 262.4 | 71.4 | 59.9 | 405.4 |
Pct. Change 2003-2007*** | −23.3 | 8.3 | 22.4 | −6.8 |
Percent of Total Passenger Airline Employees in 2007 | 64.7% | 17.6% | 14.8% |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.
** Includes network, low-cost, regional and other carriers.
*** Percent change comparison for regional airlines and for all passenger airlines is for 2004 to 2007 because of the number of airlines in these categories that did not meet the standard for reporting monthly employment numbers.
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Percent Change from the previous year
Network | Low-Cost | Regional** | All Passenger Airlines*** | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2003 | −6.0 | 3.6 | 70.3 | −0.5 |
2004 | −11.0 | 6.9 | 17.3 | −5.3 |
2005 | −4.6 | 0.6 | 14.3 | −1.4 |
2006 | −7.8 | −4.1 | 1.1 | −5.7 |
2007 | −2.2 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 0.2 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.
** Many regional carriers were not required to report employment numbers before 2003, so year-to-year comparisons involving regional carriers, or the total industry, are not appropriate for the years before 2003.
*** Includes network, low-cost, regional and other carriers.
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Ranked by Number of Full-Time Equivalent Employees*
Rank | Airline | Total FTE Employees (000) | Carrier Group | Jan 2006 Rank | Jan 2005 Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | American | 72.5 | Network | 1 | 1 |
2 | United | 51.9 | Network | 2 | 2 |
3 | Delta | 45.0 | Network | 3 | 3 |
4 | Continental | 34.9 | Network | 4 | 5 |
5 | Southwest | 32.8 | Low Cost | 5 | 6 |
6 | Northwest | 29.2 | Network | 6 | 4 |
7 | US Airways | 19.5 | Network | 7 | 7 |
8 | America West | 12.4 | Low Cost | 8 | 8 |
9 | JetBlue | 9.5 | Low Cost | 11 | 12 |
10 | Alaska | 9.3 | Network | 10 | 10 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.
Percent change compared to same month the previous year
Month | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
---|---|---|---|---|
January | −12.5 | −4.1 | −8.1 | −2.6 |
February | −11.0 | −4.6 | −7.8 | −2.2 |
March | −8.7 | −5.0 | −7.5 | |
April | −6.6 | −6.5 | −6.7 | |
May | −4.9 | −6.6 | −7.0 | |
June | −3.6 | −7.0 | −6.9 | |
July | −2.0 | −5.9 | −8.1 | |
August | −1.7 | −9.0 | −4.7 | |
September | −1.7 | −8.9 | −4.1 | |
October | −1.4 | −8.9 | −4.0 | |
November | −1.8 | −9.3 | −3.4 | |
December | −3.5 | −8.5 | −2.9 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Numbers in thousands (000's)
Rank | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | Percent Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2003-2007 | 2006-2007 | ||||||
January | 348.7 | 305.1 | 292.7 | 269.1 | 262.0 | −24.9 | −2.6 |
February | 342.3 | 304.7 | 290.9 | 268.2 | 262.4 | −23.3 | −2.2 |
March | 333.8 | 304.6 | 289.3 | 267.8 | |||
April | 327.2 | 305.6 | 285.8 | 266.6 | |||
May | 321.9 | 306.0 | 285.8 | 265.8 | |||
June | 317.5 | 306.1 | 284.8 | 265.0 | |||
July | 312.5 | 306.3 | 288.2 | 264.9 | |||
August | 310.6 | 305.3 | 277.8 | 264.8 | |||
September | 307.6 | 302.4 | 275.4 | 264.0 | |||
October | 305.3 | 300.9 | 274.1 | 263.0 | |||
November | 305.7 | 300.2 | 272.4 | 263.0 | |||
December | 306.2 | 295.7 | 270.6 | 262.9 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.
Note: Percent changes and averages based on numbers prior to rounding.
(Ranked by February 2007 FTE Employees)
Numbers in thousands (000's)
Rank | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | Percent Change | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2003-2007 | 2006-2007 | |||||||
1 | American | 95.2 | 79.2 | 76.0 | 74.6 | 72.5 | −23.8 | −2.8 |
2 | United | 69.2 | 58.6 | 56.9 | 53.4 | 51.9 | −24.9 | −2.7 |
3 | Delta | 61.9 | 58.1 | 54.5 | 47.4 | 45.0 | −27.3 | −5.0 |
4 | Continental | 35.7 | 34.3 | 31.8 | 33.1 | 34.9 | −2.2 | 5.5 |
5 | Northwest | 42.4 | 38.3 | 38.4 | 31.0 | 29.2 | −31.3 | −5.9 |
6 | US Airways | 27.7 | 26.3 | 24.0 | 19.8 | 19.5 | −29.4 | −1.1 |
7 | Alaska | 10.1 | 9.9 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 9.3 | −7.8 | 3.6 |
Total | 342.3 | 304.7 | 290.9 | 268.2 | 262.4 | −23.3 | −2.2 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Note: Detail may not add to total due to rounding
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Percent change compared to same month the previous year
Month | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
---|---|---|---|---|
January | 8.4 | 0.5 | −5.3 | 4.5 |
February | 6.9 | 0.6 | −4.1 | 5.0 |
March | 0.5 | 0.0 | −3.0 | |
April | 0.6 | −0.7 | −2.2 | |
May | 0.8 | −1.0 | −2.1 | |
June | 1.5 | −1.2 | −2.1 | |
July | 2.3 | −1.5 | −2.0 | |
August | 1.1 | −0.7 | −0.8 | |
September | 0.7 | −1.0 | −0.4 | |
October | −0.2 | −1.2 | 0.8 | |
November | 0.5 | −2.5 | 0.9 | |
December | 0.5 | −1.4 | 1.4 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.
Note: Employment numbers in 2004 and 2005 for Independence Air, which changed its business model from a regional to low-cost carrier in mid-2004, are included with low-cost carriers. The airline discontinued flights on Jan. 5, 2006.
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Numbers in thousands (000's)
Rank | 2003** | 2004** | 2005** | 2006 | 2007 | Percent Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2003-2007 | 2006-2007 | ||||||
January | 65.7 | 71.2 | 71.6 | 67.8 | 70.8 | 7.8 | 4.5 |
February | 65.9 | 70.5 | 70.9 | 68.0 | 71.4 | 8.3 | 5.0 |
March | 70.5 | 70.8 | 70.8 | 68.7 | |||
April | 70.6 | 71.0 | 70.4 | 68.9 | |||
May | 70.7 | 71.3 | 70.5 | 69.1 | |||
June | 70.6 | 71.7 | 70.8 | 69.4 | |||
July | 70.7 | 72.3 | 71.3 | 69.4 | |||
August | 70.8 | 71.3 | 71.1 | 70.5 | |||
September | 70.7 | 71.3 | 70.6 | 70.3 | |||
October | 71.3 | 71.2 | 70.4 | 70.9 | |||
November | 71.9 | 72.3 | 70.5 | 71.1 | |||
December | 71.3 | 71.6 | 70.6 | 71.6 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Note: Percent changes and averages based on numbers prior to rounding.
Note: Detail may not add to total due to rounding
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.
** Employment numbers in 2004 and 2005 for Independence Air, which changed its business model from a regional to low-cost carrier in mid-2004, are included with low-cost carriers. The airline discontinued flights on Jan. 5, 2006.
(Ranked by February 2007 FTE Employees)
Numbers in thousands (000's)
Rank | 2003** | 2004** | 2005** | 2006 | 2007 | Percent Change | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2003-2007 | 2006-2007 | |||||||
1 | Southwest | 33.5 | 31.6 | 30.9 | 31.5 | 32.8 | −2.1 | 4.3 |
2 | America West | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 12.4 | 7.5 | 8.4 |
3 | JetBlue | 3.9 | 5.3 | 6.9 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 145.2 | 5.7 |
4 | AirTran | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 54.9 | 11.5 |
5 | Frontier | 2.8 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 65.0 | 8.4 |
6 | ATA | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.4 | 3.1 | 2.4 | −65.4 | −21.7 |
7 | Spirit | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.1 | −10.8 | 3.7 |
8 | Independence | N/A | 3.9 | 3.7 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Total | 65.9 | 70.5 | 70.9 | 68.0 | 71.4 | 8.3 | 5.0 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Note: Detail may not add to total due to rounding
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.
**Employment numbers in 2004 and 2005 for Independence Air, which changed its business model from a regional to low-cost carrier in mid-2004, are included with low-cost carriers. The carrier did not meet the standard for filing in previous years. The airline discontinued flights on Jan. 5, 2006.
N/A: Not applicable because carriers did not meet the standard for filing.
Percent change compared to same month the previous year
2004** | 2005*** | 2006 | 2007 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
January | 16.3 | 15.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
February | 17.3 | 14.3 | 1.1 | 5.9 |
March | 21.6 | 13.7 | 0.1 | |
April | 21.7 | 12.6 | 0.1 | |
May | 23.3 | 11.1 | −1.2 | |
June | 24.9 | 11.0 | −1.6 | |
July | 33.0 | 6.0 | −0.8 | |
August | 31.6 | 5.1 | −1.0 | |
September | 32.4 | 4.3 | −0.3 | |
October | 33.0 | 2.7 | 0.6 | |
November | 31.0 | 2.1 | 2.4 | |
December | 29.3 | 1.8 | 3.4 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.
** Mesa, Pinnacle and PSA began reporting employment numbers in 2004.
*** Republic, Shuttle America and GoJet began reporting in 2005.
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Numbers in thousands (000's)
2004** | 2005*** | 2006 | 2007 | Percent Change | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004-2007 | 2006-2007 | |||||
January | 48.3 | 55.8 | 57.2 | 58.9 | 22.0 | 3.0 |
February | 48.9 | 55.9 | 56.6 | 59.9 | 22.4 | 5.9 |
March | 49.6 | 56.4 | 56.4 | |||
April | 50.3 | 56.6 | 56.6 | |||
May | 51.2 | 56.9 | 56.2 | |||
June | 51.9 | 57.6 | 56.7 | |||
July | 54.3 | 57.6 | 57.1 | |||
August | 55.0 | 57.8 | 57.2 | |||
September | 55.2 | 57.6 | 57.4 | |||
October | 55.8 | 57.4 | 57.7 | |||
November | 55.6 | 56.8 | 58.1 | |||
December | 55.3 | 56.3 | 58.2 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.
** Mesa, Pinnacle and PSA began reporting employment numbers in 2004.
*** Republic, Shuttle America and GoJet began reporting in 2005.
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
(Ranked by February 2007 FTE Employees)
Rank | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | Percent Change** | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2003-2007 | 2006-2007 | |||||||
1 | American Eagle | 7,781 | 7,794 | 9,373 | 9,345 | 9,343 | 20.1 | 0.0 |
2 | Sky West | 5,224 | 5,895 | 7,329 | 8,147 | 9,277 | 77.6 | 13.9 |
3 | Express Jet | 5,418 | 5,898 | 6,456 | 6,429 | 7,357 | 35.8 | 14.4 |
4 | Comair | 5,191 | 5,790 | 6,174 | 6,087 | 6,149 | 18.5 | 1.0 |
5 | Atlantic Southeast | 5,198 | 5,449 | 5,415 | 5,294 | 6,015 | 15.7 | 13.6 |
6 | Horizon | 3,390 | 3,376 | 3,341 | 3,508 | 3,711 | 9.5 | 5.8 |
7 | Pinnacle | N/A | 1,991 | 2,753 | 2,991 | 3,324 | N/A | 11.1 |
8 | Mesa | N/A | 3,378 | 3,178 | 3,222 | 3,244 | N/A | 0.7 |
9 | Mesaba | 3,159 | 2,904 | 3,288 | 3,065 | 2,620 | −17.1 | −14.5 |
10 | Air Wisconsin | 2,974 | 3,315 | 3,644 | 2,358 | 2,285 | −23.2 | −3.1 |
11 | Executive | 1,964 | 1,876 | 1,786 | 1,778 | 1,697 | −13.6 | −4.6 |
12 | PSA | N/A | N/A | 1,758 | 1,595 | 1,442 | N/A | −9.6 |
13 | Trans States | 1,176 | 1,270 | 1,436 | 1,452 | 1,280 | 8.8 | −11.8 |
14 | Shuttle America | N/A | N/A | N/A | 740 | 1,014 | N/A | 37.0 |
15 | Republic | N/A | N/A | N/A | 341 | 784 | N/A | 129.9 |
16 | GoJet | N/A | N/A | N/A | 218 | 337 | N/A | 54.6 |
Total | 41,475 | 48,936 | 55,931 | 56,570 | 59,879 | 19.9 | 5.9 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Note: Detail may not add to total due to rounding
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.
** Many regional carriers were not required to report employment numbers before 2003, so year-to-year comparisons involving regional carriers, or the total industry, are not appropriate for the years before 2003. The Percent Change 2003-2007 is based on the 10 carriers reporting in both years.
N/A: Not applicable because carriers did not meet the standard for filing.