May
Passenger Airline Employment Data: Network Airlines Report First Monthly
Increase since August 2001
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Tuesday, July 17, 2007 - The seven network
airlines, a group that includes most of the industry's largest passenger
carriers, employed 0.3 percent more workers in May 2007 than in May 2006, the
first increase in full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) from the same
month of the previous year since August 2001, the month before 9/11, the U.S.
Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
reported today (Table 1). FTE
calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.
BTS, a part of the Research and Innovative
Technology Administration (RITA), reported that network carriers Continental
Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines and US Airways added FTEs from May 2006
to May 2007 while Northwest Airlines, United Airlines and American Airlines
reduced FTEs (Table 9).
Network carriers operate a significant portion
of their flights using at least one hub where connections are made for flights
to down-line destinations or spoke cities.
The entire
U.S. scheduled
passenger airline industry employed 2.0 percent more workers in May 2007 than
in May 2006, the fourth consecutive increase in full-time equivalent employee
(FTE) levels for the scheduled passenger carriers from the same month
of the previous year (Table 2).
The low-cost carriers employed 5.3 percent more
FTEs than a year earlier, and the regional group reported 7.2 percent more FTEs
(Tables 1, 5).
Other airlines adding FTEs from May 2006 to May 2007
were all of the low-cost carriers except for ATA Airlines (Table 12), and
regional carriers Republic Airlines, Shuttle America, SkyWest Airlines, ExpressJet
Airlines, Pinnacle Airlines, Horizon Air, Atlantic Southeast Airlines, GoJet
Airlines, American Eagle Airlines, Mesa Airlines, and Air Wisconsin (Table 15).
Scheduled passenger airlines include network,
low-cost, regional and other airlines. 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 available for the years before 2003.
The seven network carriers employed 266,600 FTEs
in May, 64.7 percent of the passenger airline total, while low-cost carriers
employed 17.7 percent and regional carriers employed 14.7 percent (Table 4).
American Airlines employed the most FTEs in May
among the network carriers, Southwest Airlines employed the most among low-cost
carriers and Sky West employed the most among regional carriers. Six of the top
10 employers in the industry are network carriers (Table 6).
Network Airlines
Network carrier FTEs increased 0.3 percent in May
2007 compared to May 2006, the first monthly gain from the same month of the
previous year since August 2001 (Table 7).
Four network carriers increased FTEs from May 2006
to May 2007. They were:
US Airways up
6.1 percent, Continental up 4.7 percent, Delta up 3.0 percent and Alaska up 2.5
percent. The largest FTE decreases were reported by United, 3.3 percent, and Northwest,
4.1 percent (Table 9).
Collectively, the seven network carriers reduced
their FTE headcount by 17.2 percent, or 55,300 FTEs, from May 2003 to May 2007. Network carrier FTEs dropped from 321,900 to 266,600
during the four-year period (Table 8).
FTEs at six of the network carriers declined in May
2007 from May 2003. The exception was Continental with a 3.0 percent increase
over May 2003. The biggest percentage decline was at Northwest, down 24.9
percent, a reduction of 9,600 FTEs. United, Delta, and US Airways all reported
cuts of more than 20 percent in the four years. American's FTEs were down 16.7 percent and Alaska's were
down 6.4 percent during that time (Table 9).
Data for US Airways and America West Airlines,
now in the process of merging operations, are separately reported - US Airways'
data are included in the network carriers' category and America West's in the
low-cost carriers' category.
US Airways
will begin reporting a single number for the merged companies later this year.
Low-Cost Airlines
Low-cost carrier FTEs rose 5.3 percent in May 2007
compared to May 2006, the eighth consecutive increase after 18 consecutive monthly
decreases from the previous year (Table 10).
All the low-cost carriers had FTE increases from
May 2006 to May 2007 except ATA, which reported a decline of 11.5 percent.
AirTran Airways and Frontier Airlines reported increases of more than 10
percent (Table 12).
Low-cost carrier FTEs were 70,700 in May 2003, 69,100
in May 2006 and 72,700 in May 2007. The rise from 2003 to 2007 was 2.9 percent
(Table 11). The 2003 to 2007 increase
would be 9.6 percent if the 2003 employment data are excluded for Independence
Air, which discontinued all flights on Jan. 5, 2006 (Table 12).
Employment data for Independence
Air, which changed its business model from a regional to low-cost carrier in
mid-2004, have been included with low-cost carriers for 2004 and 2005 for
consistency.
Low-cost carriers are those that
the industry recognizes as operating under a low-cost business model, with
fewer infrastructure costs and greater expectations of productivity.
Regional Airlines
Regional carrier FTEs were up 7.2
percent in May 2007 compared to May 2006, the fourth consecutive month with an
increase in FTEs of more than 5 percent from the same month of the previous
year (Table 13).
Shuttle America and Republic reported the largest increases in the group. Shuttle America employed 31.8 percent more FTEs in May 2007 than May 2006 while Republic
employed 70.2 percent more (Table 15).
Regional carrier FTEs rose from 51,200
in May 2004 to 60,600 in May 2007, an increase of 18.3 percent (Table 14).
The 10 regional carriers reporting
employment data in both 2003 and 2007 employed 21.0 percent more FTEs in May 2007
than in May 2003. Of that group, Mesaba
Airlines, Air Wisconsin and
Executive Airlines were the only carriers to report fewer FTEs in May 2007 than
May 2003 (Table 15).
Regional carriers typically provide
service from small cities, using primarily regional jets to support the network
carriers' hub and spoke systems.
Reporting Notes
Airlines that operate at least one
aircraft with the capacity to carry combined passengers, cargo and fuel of
18,000 pounds - the payload factor - must report monthly employment statistics.
The Other Carrier category
generally reflects those airlines that operate within specific niche markets,
such as Aloha Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines in serving the Hawaiian
Islands.
Data are compiled from monthly
reports filed with BTS by commercial air carriers as of July 10.
Additional airline employment data
can be found on the BTS website at http://www.bts.gov/programs/airline_information/number_of_employees/. BTS has scheduled release of June airline
employment data for Aug. 21.
Table 1: Change in Passenger Airline
Full-time Equivalent Employees* from the Previous Year
Percent change compared to same
month the previous year for the most recent 13 months
Excel | CSV
May
2005-May 2006 |
-7.0 |
-2.1 |
-1.2 |
-5.0 |
June
2005-June 2006 |
-6.9 |
-2.0 |
-1.6 |
-5.0 |
July
2005-July 2006 |
-8.1 |
-2.6 |
-0.8 |
-5.9 |
Aug.
2005-Aug. 2006 |
-4.7 |
-0.8 |
-1.0 |
-3.1 |
Sept.
2005-Sept. 2006 |
-4.1 |
-0.4 |
-0.3 |
-2.7 |
Oct.
2005-Oct. 2006 |
-4.0 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
-2.3 |
Nov.
2005-Nov. 2006 |
-3.4 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
-1.6 |
Dec.
2005-Dec. 2006 |
-2.9 |
1.4 |
3.4 |
-1.0 |
Jan.
2006-Jan. 2007 |
-2.6 |
4.5 |
3.0 |
-0.5 |
Feb.
2006-Feb. 2007 |
-2.2 |
5.0 |
5.9 |
0.2 |
Mar
2006-Mar 2007 |
-1.4 |
4.4 |
5.6 |
0.6 |
Apr.
2006-Apr. 2007 |
-0.7 |
5.7 |
5.6 |
1.3 |
May
2006-May 2007 |
0.3 |
5.3 |
7.2 |
2.0 |
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 did not report in December 2006 and subsequent months.
Note:
Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 2: Change in Total Passenger
Airline* Full-time Equivalent Employees** from the Previous Year*
Percent change compared to same
month the previous year
Excel | CSV
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 |
0.6 |
April |
-2.3 |
-3.1 |
-4.6 |
1.3 |
May |
-0.8 |
-3.5 |
-5.0 |
2.0 |
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 |
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October |
2.5 |
-6.0 |
-2.3 |
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November |
2.2 |
-6.5 |
-1.6 |
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December |
0.9 |
-5.9 |
-1.0 |
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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.
Table 3: Total Passenger Airline*
Full-time Equivalent Employees** by Month
Numbers in thousands (000's)
Excel | CSV
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 |
404.7 |
407.4 |
-10.3 |
0.6 |
April |
448.2 |
437.8 |
424.1 |
404.0 |
409.6 |
-8.6 |
1.3 |
May |
443.2 |
439.6 |
424.4 |
403.6 |
411.8 |
-7.1 |
2.0 |
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.
Table 4: Total Number of Full-time
Equivalent Employees* (FTEs) by Carrier Group, May 2003-2007
FTE Numbers in thousands (000's)
Excel | CSV
2003 |
321.9 |
70.7 |
41.5 |
443.2 |
2004 |
306.0 |
71.3 |
51.2 |
439.6 |
2005 |
285.8 |
70.5 |
56.9 |
424.4 |
2006 |
265.8 |
69.1 |
56.5 |
403.6 |
2007 |
266.6 |
72.7 |
60.6 |
411.8 |
Pct.
Change 2003-2007 |
-17.2 |
2.9 |
18.3 |
-6.3 |
Percent
of Total Passenger Airline Employees in 2007 |
64.7% |
17.7% |
14.7% |
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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.
** 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.
Table 5: Full-time Equivalent
Employees* by Carrier Group, Year-to-Year
Change, May 2003-2007
Percent
Change from the previous year
Excel | CSV
2003 |
-12.7 |
6.4 |
70.1 |
-5.5 |
2004 |
-4.9 |
0.8 |
23.3 |
-0.8 |
2005 |
-6.6 |
-1.0 |
11.1 |
-3.5 |
2006 |
-7.0 |
-2.1 |
-0.6 |
-4.9 |
2007 |
0.3 |
5.3 |
7.2 |
2.0 |
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.
Table 6: Top 10 Airlines, May 2007
Ranked by Number of Full-Time
Equivalent Employees*
Excel | CSV
1 |
American |
73,225 |
Network |
1 |
1 |
2 |
United |
51,765 |
Network |
2 |
2 |
3 |
Delta |
46,575 |
Network |
3 |
3 |
4 |
Continental |
36,005 |
Network |
4 |
5 |
5 |
Southwest |
33,230 |
Low Cost |
5 |
6 |
6 |
Northwest |
29,081 |
Network |
6 |
4 |
7 |
US
Airways |
20,393 |
Network |
7 |
7 |
8 |
America West |
12,480 |
Low Cost |
8 |
8 |
9 |
Sky
West |
9,786 |
Regional |
12 |
11 |
10 |
JetBlue |
9,600 |
Low Cost |
9 |
12 |
Source:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
* Full-time Equivalent
Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time
employee.
Table 7: Network Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees* Change from the Previous Year
Percent change compared to same month the previous year
Excel | CSV
January |
-12.5 |
-4.1 |
-8.1 |
-2.6 |
February |
-11.0 |
-4.6 |
-7.8 |
-2.2 |
March |
-8.7 |
-5.0 |
-7.4 |
-1.4 |
April |
-6.6 |
-6.5 |
-6.7 |
-0.7 |
May |
-4.9 |
-6.6 |
-7.0 |
0.3 |
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 |
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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.
Note:
Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 8: Network Carrier Full-time Equivalent Employees* by Month
Numbers in thousands (000's)
Excel | CSV
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 |
264.1 |
-20.9 |
-1.4 |
April |
327.2 |
305.6 |
285.8 |
266.6 |
264.8 |
-19.1 |
-0.7 |
May |
321.9 |
306.0 |
285.8 |
265.8 |
266.6 |
-17.2 |
0.3 |
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 |
|
|
|
Monthly
Average |
320.1 |
303.7 |
282.4 |
265.4 |
|
|
|
Jan-May
Average |
334.8 |
305.2 |
288.9 |
267.5 |
264.0 |
-21.1 |
-1.3 |
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.
Table 9: Network Carrier Full-time
Equivalent Employees*, May 2003-2007
(Ranked by May 2007 FTEs)
Numbers in thousands (000's)
Excel | CSV
1 |
American |
87.9 |
79.2 |
76.1 |
73.8 |
73.2 |
-16.7 |
-0.8 |
2 |
United |
65.0 |
59.3 |
55.2 |
53.6 |
51.8 |
-20.3 |
-3.3 |
3 |
Delta |
58.5 |
58.2 |
53.2 |
45.2 |
46.6 |
-20.3 |
3.0 |
4 |
Continental |
35.0 |
34.8 |
32.7 |
34.4 |
36.0 |
3.0 |
4.7 |
5 |
Northwest |
38.7 |
38.4 |
37.7 |
30.3 |
29.1 |
-24.9 |
-4.1 |
6 |
US
Airways |
26.8 |
25.9 |
22.1 |
19.2 |
20.4 |
-23.8 |
6.1 |
7 |
Alaska |
10.2 |
10.2 |
8.9 |
9.3 |
9.5 |
-6.4 |
2.5 |
|
|
321.9 |
306.0 |
285.8 |
265.8 |
266.6 |
-17.2 |
0.3 |
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.
Table 10: Change in Low-Cost Airline
Full-time Equivalent Employees* from the Previous Year
Percent change compared to same
month the previous year
Excel | CSV
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 |
4.4 |
April |
0.6 |
-0.7 |
-2.2 |
5.7 |
May |
0.8 |
-1.0 |
-2.1 |
5.3 |
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.
Table 11: Low-Cost Carrier Full-time
Equivalent Employees* by Month
Numbers in thousands (000's)
Excel | CSV
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 |
71.7 |
1.7 |
4.4 |
April |
70.6 |
71.0 |
70.4 |
68.9 |
72.8 |
3.2 |
5.7 |
May |
70.7 |
71.3 |
70.5 |
69.1 |
72.7 |
2.9 |
5.3 |
June |
70.6 |
71.7 |
70.8 |
69.4 |
|
|
|
July |
70.7 |
72.4 |
71.3 |
69.4 |
|
|
|
August |
70.8 |
71.6 |
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 |
|
|
|
Monthly
Average |
69.7 |
71.4 |
70.8 |
69.6 |
|
|
|
Jan-May
Average |
68.7 |
70.9 |
70.8 |
68.5 |
71.9 |
4.7 |
5.0 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
* 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.
Note:
Percent changes and averages based on numbers prior to rounding.
Note:
Detail may not add to total due to rounding.
Table 12: Low-Cost Carrier Full-time Equivalent Employees,* May 2003-2007
(Ranked by May 2007 FTEs)
Numbers in thousands (000's)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Southwest |
33.0 |
31.4 |
31.2 |
31.7 |
33.2 |
0.7 |
4.9 |
2 |
America West |
10.9 |
11.5 |
12.0 |
11.7 |
12.5 |
14.3 |
7.0 |
3 |
JetBlue |
4.5 |
5.7 |
7.2 |
9.6 |
9.6 |
113.6 |
0.2 |
4 |
AirTran |
5.2 |
5.5 |
6.2 |
7.0 |
8.0 |
55.0 |
13.6 |
5 |
Frontier |
3.0 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
4.4 |
4.9 |
62.2 |
10.4 |
6 |
ATA |
7.4 |
6.9 |
4.5 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
-67.4 |
-11.5 |
7 |
Spirit |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
-11.0 |
8.7 |
8 |
Independence |
4.3 |
3.9 |
3.3 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Total |
70.7 |
71.3 |
70.5 |
69.1 |
72.7 |
2.9 |
5.3 |
Source:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
* 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.
Note:
Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Note: Detail may not add to total due to
rounding.
Table 13: Change in Regional Airline
Full-time Equivalent Employees* from the Previous Year
Percent change compared to same
month the previous year
Excel | CSV
January |
16.3 |
15.5 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
February |
17.3 |
14.3 |
1.1 |
5.9 |
March |
21.6 |
13.7 |
0.5 |
5.6 |
April |
21.7 |
12.6 |
0.6 |
5.6 |
May |
23.3 |
11.1 |
-0.6 |
7.2 |
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 reported for part of
2005.
Note:
Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 14: Regional Carrier Full-time
Equivalent Employees* by Month
Numbers in thousands (000's)
Excel | CSV
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 |
56.7 |
59.8 |
20.7 |
5.6 |
April |
50.3 |
56.6 |
56.9 |
60.1 |
19.6 |
5.6 |
May |
51.2 |
56.9 |
56.5 |
60.6 |
18.3 |
7.2 |
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 |
|
|
|
Monthly
Average |
52.6 |
56.9 |
57.1 |
|
|
|
Jan-May
Average |
49.7 |
56.3 |
56.7 |
59.9 |
20.6 |
5.6 |
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 reported for part of
2005.
Note:
Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 15: Regional Carrier Full-time Equivalent Employees*, May 2003-2007
(Ranked by May 2007 FTEs)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Sky
West |
5,073 |
6,230 |
7,582 |
7,805 |
9,786 |
92.9 |
25.4 |
2 |
American
Eagle |
7,567 |
8,402 |
9,475 |
9,226 |
9,428 |
24.6 |
2.2 |
3 |
ExpressJet |
5,652 |
6,134 |
6,472 |
6,611 |
7,689 |
36.0 |
16.3 |
4 |
Comair |
5,466 |
5,822 |
6,429 |
6,207 |
6,164 |
12.8 |
-0.7 |
5 |
Atlantic
Southeast |
5,294 |
5,691 |
5,487 |
5,398 |
5,575 |
5.3 |
3.3 |
6 |
Horizon |
3,370 |
3,361 |
3,406 |
3,526 |
3,797 |
12.7 |
7.7 |
7 |
Pinnacle |
N/A |
2,157 |
2,964 |
3,005 |
3,382 |
N/A |
12.5 |
8 |
Mesa |
N/A |
3,605 |
3,295 |
3,184 |
3,208 |
N/A |
0.8 |
9 |
Mesaba |
3,057 |
2,993 |
3,303 |
2,953 |
2,595 |
-15.1 |
-12.1 |
10 |
Air Wisconsin |
2,667 |
3,488 |
3,492 |
2,251 |
2,259 |
-15.3 |
0.4 |
11 |
Executive |
1,955 |
1,916 |
1,787 |
1,779 |
1,680 |
-14.1 |
-5.6 |
12 |
PSA |
N/A |
N/A |
1,712 |
1,484 |
1,428 |
N/A |
-3.8 |
13 |
Trans
States |
1,139 |
1,399 |
1,472 |
1,437 |
1,278 |
12.2 |
-11.1 |
14 |
Shuttle
America |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
812 |
1,070 |
N/A |
31.8 |
15 |
Republic |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
543 |
924 |
N/A |
70.2 |
16 |
Go Jet |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
306 |
313 |
N/A |
2.3 |
|
Total** |
41,527 |
51,197 |
56,874 |
56,525 |
60,573 |
21.0 |
7.2 |
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. 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.
Note: Detail may
not add to total due to rounding.
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