"Table 15: Regional Carrier Full-time Equivalent Employees*, August 2004-2008",,,,,,,,
(Ranked by August 2008 FTEs),,,,,,,,
Rank,,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,Percent Change**      ,
,,,,,,,2004-2008,2007-2008
1,American Eagle,"8,793","9,408","9,153","9,503","9,561",8.7,0.6
2,SkyWest,"6,588","7,875","8,308","9,793","9,173",39.2,-6.3
3,ExpressJet,"6,264","6,530","6,798","7,874","6,852",9.4,-13.0
4,Comair,"5,878","6,604","5,987","6,114","5,850",-0.5,-4.3
5,Atlantic Southeast,"5,736","5,540","5,593","4,322","4,444",-22.5,2.8
6,Horizon,"3,344","3,427","3,602","3,812","3,586",7.2,-5.9
7,Pinnacle,"2,303","3,094","3,041","3,496","3,580",55.4,2.4
8,Mesaba,"3,122","3,365","2,685","2,653","3,453",10.6,30.2
9,Mesa,"3,842","3,330","3,378","3,203","3,033",-21.1,-5.3
10,Air Wisconsin,"3,810","3,103","2,233","2,226","2,938",-22.9,32.0
11,Executive,"1,986","1,784","1,797","1,720","1,693",-14.8,-1.6
12,Colgan,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,"1,333",N/A,N/A
13,Republic,N/A,N/A,582,"1,047","1,269",N/A,21.2
14,Shuttle America,N/A,593,"1,018","1,096","1,125",N/A,2.6
15,PSA,"1,895","1,699","1,453","1,469","1,039",-45.2,-29.3
16,Compass,N/A,N/A,N/A,191,690,N/A,261.3
17,GoJet,N/A,N/A,329,335,383,N/A,14.3
18,Lynx,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,349,N/A,N/A
19,Trans States***,"1,411","1,442","1,255","1,327",N/A,N/A,N/A
,Total,"54,968","57,791","57,209","60,177","60,346",3.1,0.3
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 12 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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