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October 2007 Passenger Airline Employment Up 3.5 Percent from October 2006
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Tuesday, December 18, 2007 - U.S. scheduled
passenger airlines employed 3.5 percent more workers in October 2007 than in October
2006, the ninth consecutive increase in full-time
equivalent employee (FTE) levels for the scheduled passenger carriers
from the same month of the previous year, the U.S.
Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
reported today (Table 2). FTE
calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.
America West Airlines and US Airways are now
operating under a single certificate and are reporting jointly for the first
time. The combined airline’s employment
numbers are included with the low-cost carriers while US Airways’ previous
numbers remain with network carriers and America West’s previous numbers are
listed separately as a low-cost carrier.
The merged airline, which is listed in the
low-cost category, reported 32,880 FTEs for October 2007. In October 2006, US Airways reported 19,247 FTEs in the network category and America West reported 12,427
FTEs in the low-cost category for a total of 31,674. In October 2005, when the two airlines were
at the start of merging operations, US Airways reported 20,434 FTEs in the
network category and America West reported 11,645 FTEs in the low-cost category
for a total of 32,079.
Adding FTEs from October 2006 to October 2007
were network carriers Continental Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American
Airlines and, for the first time since September 2001, United Airlines (Table
9). In addition, all of the low-cost
carriers except ATA Airlines (Table 12), and regional carriers American Eagle
Airlines, SkyWest Airlines, ExpressJet Airlines, Comair, Horizon Air, Pinnacle
Airlines, Mesaba Airlines, Mesa Airlines, Executive Airlines, PSA Airlines, Republic
Airlines and GoJet Airlines (Table 15) increased their FTEs compared to last
year.
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 417,554 FTEs employed by the industry in October
was the most in any month since July 2005 (Table 3). The six network carriers employed 249,014 FTEs
in October, 59.6 percent of the passenger airline total, while low-cost
carriers employed 22.9 percent and regional carriers employed 14.6 percent
(Table 4).
American employed the most FTEs in October among
the network carriers, Southwest Airlines employed the most among low-cost
carriers, and SkyWest employed the most among regional carriers. Six of the top
10 employers in the industry are network carriers (Table 6).
Network Airlines
FTEs at the six remaining network carriers, not
including US Airways in previous years, increased 2.1 percent in October 2007
compared to October 2006, the sixth consecutive monthly gain from the same
month of the previous year. Prior to the
May increase, the network group had reduced FTEs from the previous year every
month since September 2001 (Table 7).
Five network carriers increased FTEs from October
2006 to October 2007. They were: Delta
up 8.8 percent, Continental up 3.9 percent, Alaska up 4.5
percent, American up 0.7 percent and United up less than one-tenth of 1 percent.
The only FTE decrease was reported by Northwest Airlines, down 3.4 percent
(Table 9).
FTEs at five network carriers declined in October
2007 from October 2003. The exception was Continental with a 4.8 percent
increase over October 2003 (Table 8). The biggest percentage decline was at Northwest,
down 23.1 percent, a reduction of 8,743 FTEs, followed by Delta at 17.4 percent. The other FTE decreases during that time were
United, down 10.8 percent; American, down 7.7 percent; and Alaska, down 1.2
percent (Table 9).
Low-Cost Airlines
Low-cost carrier FTEs in October continued the
13-month trend of increasing from the same month of the previous year (Tables
10, 11). The trend continued even without combining US
Airways’ numbers, which were listed in previous months in the network airline
category, with America West’s numbers for October.
All the low-cost carriers had FTE increases from
October 2006 to October 2007 except ATA, down 4.1 percent. Frontier Airlines reported an increase of
more than 15.0 percent (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 lower
infrastructure costs and higher productivity. Two new low-cost carriers, SkyBus
and Virgin America, began reporting employment data in August. SkyBus reported 316 FTEs in October and
Virgin America reported 674 FTEs (Table 12).
Regional Airlines
Regional carrier FTEs were up 5.5 percent
in October 2007 compared to October 2006 (Table 13).
SkyWest and GoJet reported the
largest increases in the group. SkyWest,
with 10,106 FTEs, the most of any regional carrier, employed 16.6 percent more
FTEs in October 2007 than October 2006, while GoJet employed 15.3 percent more
(Table 15).
Regional carrier FTEs rose from 55,826
in October 2004 to 60,843 in October 2007, an increase of 9.0 percent (Table
14).
The 10 regional carriers reporting
employment data in both 2003 and 2007 employed 20.1 percent more FTEs in October
2007 than in October 2003. Of that
group, SkyWest reported the biggest gain, 87.0 percent, followed by ExpressJet
at 38.6 percent and American Eagle at 27.5 percent. Atlantic Southeast
Airlines, Air Wisconsin, and Mesaba
Airlines reported fewer FTEs in October 2007 than October 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 Dec. 12.
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 November airline
employment data for Jan. 15, 2008.
Table 1: Change in Passenger Airline
Full-time Equivalent Employees* by Carrier Group
Percent change compared to same
month the previous year for the most recent 13 months
Excel | CSV
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 |
-0.9 |
Jan.
2006-Jan. 2007 |
-2.6 |
4.5 |
3.0 |
-0.4 |
Feb.
2006-Feb. 2007 |
-2.2 |
5.0 |
5.9 |
0.4 |
Mar
2006-Mar 2007 |
-1.4 |
4.4 |
5.6 |
0.7 |
Apr.
2006-Apr. 2007 |
-0.7 |
5.7 |
5.6 |
1.4 |
May
2006-May 2007 |
0.3 |
5.3 |
7.2 |
2.2 |
June
2006-June 2007 |
1.3 |
5.3 |
5.1 |
2.5 |
July
2006-July 2007 |
1.5 |
5.9 |
4.8 |
2.8 |
Aug.
2006-Aug. 2007 |
1.5 |
5.3 |
4.9 |
2.6 |
Sept.
2006-Sept. 2007 |
1.8 |
6.0 |
5.2 |
3.0 |
Oct.
2006-Oct. 2007 |
-5.3 |
34.6 |
5.5 |
3.5 |
Source:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
* Full-time
Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one
full-time employee.
** US
Airways’ employment numbers were included with the network airlines prior to
October 2007. Beginning with October
2007, US Airways’ numbers are combined with America West Airlines’ numbers in
the low-cost category.
***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.
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 |
-0.4 |
February |
-5.3 |
-1.4 |
-5.8 |
0.4 |
March |
-4.1 |
-1.9 |
-5.4 |
0.7 |
April |
-2.3 |
-3.1 |
-4.6 |
1.4 |
May |
-0.8 |
-3.5 |
-5.0 |
2.2 |
June |
0.5 |
-3.8 |
-4.8 |
2.5 |
July |
2.5 |
-3.5 |
-5.9 |
2.8 |
August |
2.2 |
-5.8 |
-3.1 |
2.6 |
September |
2.4 |
-5.8 |
-2.6 |
3.0 |
October |
2.5 |
-6.0 |
-2.2 |
3.5 |
November |
2.2 |
-6.5 |
-1.6 |
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December |
0.9 |
-5.9 |
-0.9 |
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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 |
404.3 |
-13.2% |
-0.4% |
February |
459.4 |
435.0 |
428.9 |
404.5 |
406.0 |
-11.6% |
0.4% |
March |
454.3 |
435.9 |
427.7 |
405.1 |
408.0 |
-10.2% |
0.7% |
April |
448.2 |
437.8 |
424.1 |
404.5 |
410.2 |
-8.5% |
1.4% |
May |
443.2 |
439.6 |
424.4 |
403.6 |
412.4 |
-6.9% |
2.2% |
June |
438.9 |
440.9 |
424.3 |
403.8 |
414.0 |
-5.7% |
2.5% |
July |
433.2 |
444.1 |
428.5 |
403.3 |
414.6 |
-4.3% |
2.8% |
August |
433.3 |
443.0 |
417.5 |
404.7 |
415.2 |
-4.2% |
2.6% |
September |
429.6 |
440.0 |
414.5 |
403.7 |
416.0 |
-3.1% |
3.1% |
October |
428.3 |
439.1 |
412.7 |
403.6 |
417.6 |
-2.5% |
3.5% |
November |
429.9 |
439.5 |
411.0 |
404.5 |
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December |
430.2 |
434.0 |
408.8 |
405.0 |
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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 and averages based on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 4: Total Number of Full-time
Equivalent Employees* (FTEs) by Carrier Group, October 2003-2007
FTE Numbers in thousands (000’s)
Excel | CSV
2003 |
305.3 |
71.3 |
42.0 |
428.3 |
2004 |
300.9 |
71.2 |
55.8 |
439.1 |
2005 |
274.1 |
70.4 |
57.4 |
412.7 |
2006 |
263.0 |
70.9 |
57.7 |
403.6 |
2007 |
249.0 |
95.4 |
60.8 |
417.6 |
Pct.
Change 2003-2007**** |
-18.4% |
33.8% |
9.0% |
-4.9% |
Percent
of Total Passenger Airline Employees in 2007 |
59.6% |
22.9% |
14.6% |
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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.
** US
Airways’ employment numbers were included with the network airlines prior to
October 2007. Beginning with October
2007, US Airways’ numbers are combined with America West Airlines’ numbers in
the low-cost category.
***
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, October 2003-2007
Percent
Change from the previous year
Excel | CSV
2003 |
-16.8 |
8.5 |
39.4 |
-9.4 |
2004 |
-1.4 |
-0.2 |
33.0 |
2.5 |
2005 |
-8.9 |
-1.2 |
2.7 |
-6.0 |
2006 |
-4.0 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
-2.2 |
2007 |
-5.3 |
34.6 |
5.5 |
3.5 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
* Full-time
Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one
full-time employee.
** US
Airways’ employment numbers were included with the network airlines prior to
October 2007. Beginning with October
2007, US Airways’ numbers are combined with America West Airlines’ numbers in
the low-cost category.
*** 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, October 2007
Ranked by Number of Full-Time
Equivalent Employees*
Excel | CSV
1 |
American |
73,259 |
Network |
American |
2 |
United |
52,373 |
Network |
United |
3 |
Delta |
48,416 |
Network |
Delta |
4 |
Continental |
35,972 |
Network |
Continental |
5 |
Southwest |
33,876 |
Low Cost |
Southwest |
6 |
US
Airways |
32,880 |
Low Cost |
Northwest |
7 |
Northwest |
29,168 |
Network |
US
Airways |
8 |
Sky
West |
10,106 |
Regional |
America West |
9 |
Alaska |
9,827 |
Network |
JetBlue |
10 |
JetBlue |
9,804 |
Low Cost |
Alaska |
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 |
-6.8 |
1.3 |
July |
-2.0 |
-5.9 |
-8.1 |
1.5 |
August |
-1.7 |
-9.0 |
-4.7 |
1.5 |
September |
-1.7 |
-8.9 |
-4.1 |
1.8 |
October |
-1.4 |
-8.9 |
-4.0 |
-5.3 |
November |
-1.8 |
-9.3 |
-3.4 |
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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.
** US Airways’ employment numbers were included with the network
airlines prior to October 2007. Beginning with October 2007, US Airways’ numbers are combined with
America West Airlines’ numbers in the low-cost category.
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 |
265.3 |
268.6 |
-15.4 |
1.3 |
July |
312.5 |
306.3 |
288.2 |
264.9 |
268.7 |
-14.0 |
1.5 |
August |
310.6 |
305.3 |
277.8 |
264.8 |
268.8 |
-13.5 |
1.5 |
September |
307.6 |
302.4 |
275.4 |
264.0 |
268.8 |
-12.6 |
1.8 |
October |
305.3 |
300.9 |
274.1 |
263.0 |
249.0 |
-18.4 |
-5.3 |
November |
305.7 |
300.2 |
272.4 |
263.0 |
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December |
306.2 |
295.7 |
270.6 |
262.9 |
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|
|
Monthly
Average |
324.7 |
305.1 |
285.6 |
266.3 |
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|
|
Jan-Oct
Average |
323.0 |
304.9 |
284.6 |
266.0 |
264.4 |
-18.1 |
-0.6 |
Source:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
* Full-time
Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one
full-time employee.
** US
Airways’ employment numbers were included with the network airlines prior to
October 2007. Beginning with October
2007, US Airways numbers’ are combined with America West Airlines’ numbers in
the low-cost category.
Note:
Percent changes and averages based on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 9: Network Carrier Full-time
Equivalent Employees*, October 2003-2007**
(Ranked by October 2007 FTEs)
Numbers in thousands (000's)
Excel | CSV
1 |
American |
79.4 |
78.7 |
75.1 |
72.7 |
73.3 |
-7.7 |
0.7 |
2 |
United |
58.7 |
58.3 |
53.7 |
52.4 |
52.4 |
-10.8 |
0.03 |
3 |
Delta |
58.6 |
57.1 |
50.3 |
44.5 |
48.4 |
-17.4 |
8.8 |
4 |
Continental |
34.3 |
34.4 |
32.7 |
34.6 |
36.0 |
4.8 |
3.9 |
5 |
Northwest |
37.9 |
37.4 |
32.8 |
30.2 |
29.2 |
-23.1 |
-3.4 |
6 |
Alaska |
9.9 |
9.7 |
9.0 |
9.4 |
9.8 |
-1.2 |
4.5 |
7 |
US
Airways |
26.4 |
25.3 |
20.4 |
19.2 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
305.3 |
300.9 |
274.1 |
263.0 |
249.0 |
-18.4 |
-5.3 |
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.
** US
Airways’ employment numbers were included with the network airlines prior to
October 2007. Beginning with October
2007, US Airways’ numbers are combined with America West Airlines’ numbers in
the low-cost category.
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 |
-2.0 |
5.3 |
July |
2.3 |
-1.5 |
-2.6 |
5.9 |
August |
1.1 |
-0.7 |
-0.8 |
5.3 |
September |
0.7 |
-1.0 |
-0.4 |
6.0 |
October |
-0.2 |
-1.2 |
0.8 |
34.6 |
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.
** US
Airways’ employment numbers were included with the network airlines prior to
October 2007. Beginning with October
2007, US Airways’ numbers are combined with America West Airlines’ numbers in
the low-cost category.
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 |
69.7 |
71.7 |
1.7 |
4.4 |
April |
70.6 |
71.0 |
70.3 |
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 |
73.1 |
3.5 |
5.3 |
July |
70.7 |
72.4 |
71.3 |
69.4 |
73.5 |
3.9 |
5.9 |
August |
70.8 |
71.6 |
71.1 |
70.5 |
74.2 |
4.8 |
5.3 |
September |
70.7 |
71.3 |
70.6 |
70.3 |
74.5 |
5.3 |
6.0 |
October |
71.3 |
71.2 |
70.4 |
70.9 |
95.4 |
33.8 |
34.6 |
November |
71.9 |
72.3 |
70.5 |
71.1 |
|
|
|
December |
71.3 |
71.6 |
70.6 |
71.6 |
|
|
|
Monthly
Average |
69.6 |
71.3 |
70.9 |
69.2 |
|
|
|
Jan-Oct
Average |
69.8 |
71.3 |
70.8 |
69.3 |
75.0 |
7.6 |
8.3 |
Source:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
* Full-time
Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one
full-time employee.
** US
Airways’ employment numbers were included with the network airlines prior to
October 2007. Beginning with October
2007, US Airways’ numbers are combined with America West Airlines’ numbers in
the low-cost category.
*** 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.
****Virgin
America and SkyBus began reporting employment data in August 2007
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,* October 2003-2007**
(Ranked by September 2007 FTEs)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Southwest |
32,593 |
30,664 |
31,265 |
32,478 |
33,876 |
3.9 |
4.3 |
2 |
US
Airways |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
32,880 |
N/A |
N/A |
3 |
JetBlue |
4,923 |
6,426 |
8,133 |
9,605 |
9,804 |
99.1 |
2.1 |
4 |
AirTran |
5,327 |
5,586 |
6,386 |
7,387 |
8,104 |
52.1 |
9.7 |
5 |
Frontier |
3,276 |
4,080 |
4,111 |
4,513 |
5,194 |
58.5 |
15.1 |
6 |
ATA |
7,732 |
6,288 |
4,032 |
2,483 |
2,381 |
-69.2 |
-4.1 |
7 |
Spirit |
2,270 |
2,296 |
2,059 |
2,024 |
2,211 |
-2.6 |
9.2 |
8 |
Virgin
America |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
674 |
N/A |
N/A |
9 |
SkyBus |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
316 |
N/A |
N/A |
10 |
Independence |
4,179 |
4,377 |
2,756 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
11 |
America West |
11,018 |
11,494 |
11,645 |
12,427 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
71,316 |
71,208 |
70,385 |
70,915 |
95,438 |
33.8 |
34.6 |
Source:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
* Full-time
Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one
full-time employee.
** US
Airways’ employment numbers were included with the network airlines prior to
October 2007. Beginning with October
2007, US Airways’ numbers are combined with America West Airlines’ numbers in
the low-cost category.
***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.
****Virgin
America and SkyBus began reporting employment data in August 2007
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 |
5.1 |
July |
33.0 |
6.0 |
-0.8 |
4.8 |
August |
31.6 |
5.1 |
-1.0 |
4.9 |
September |
32.4 |
4.3 |
-0.3 |
5.2 |
October |
33.0 |
2.7 |
0.6 |
5.5 |
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 |
59.9 |
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 |
57.0 |
59.9 |
15.3 |
5.1 |
July |
54.3 |
57.6 |
57.1 |
59.9 |
10.2 |
4.8 |
August |
55.0 |
57.8 |
57.2 |
60.0 |
9.1 |
4.9 |
September |
55.2 |
57.6 |
57.4 |
60.4 |
9.4 |
5.2 |
October |
55.8 |
57.4 |
57.7 |
60.8 |
9.0 |
5.5 |
November |
55.6 |
56.8 |
58.1 |
|
|
|
December |
55.3 |
56.3 |
58.2 |
|
|
|
Monthly
Average |
51.6 |
56.9 |
57.0 |
|
|
|
Jan-Oct
Average |
52.1 |
56.8 |
55.4 |
60.0 |
15.3 |
8.3 |
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*, October 2003-2007
(Ranked by September 2007 FTEs)
Excel | CSV
1 |
SkyWest |
5,405 |
6,840 |
8,171 |
8,670 |
10,106 |
87.0 |
16.6 |
2 |
American
Eagle |
7,612 |
9,029 |
9,508 |
9,302 |
9,709 |
27.5 |
4.4 |
3 |
ExpressJet |
5,648 |
6,300 |
6,472 |
6,868 |
7,829 |
38.6 |
14.0 |
4 |
Comair |
5,653 |
5,967 |
6,592 |
6,007 |
6,199 |
9.7 |
3.2 |
5 |
Atlantic
Southeast |
5,447 |
5,809 |
5,510 |
5,679 |
4,375 |
-19.7 |
-23.0 |
6 |
Horizon |
3,305 |
3,345 |
3,448 |
3,651 |
3,789 |
14.6 |
3.8 |
7 |
Pinnacle |
N/A |
2,488 |
3,007 |
3,156 |
3,522 |
N/A |
11.6 |
8 |
Mesa |
N/A |
3,857 |
3,391 |
3,177 |
3,230 |
N/A |
1.7 |
9 |
Mesaba |
2,974 |
3,179 |
3,315 |
2,535 |
2,831 |
-4.8 |
11.7 |
10 |
Air Wisconsin |
2,659 |
3,747 |
2,273 |
2,280 |
2,248 |
-15.5 |
-1.4 |
11 |
Executive |
1,812 |
1,979 |
1,568 |
1,589 |
1,672 |
-7.7 |
5.2 |
12 |
PSA |
N/A |
1,793 |
1,651 |
1,486 |
1,498 |
N/A |
0.8 |
13 |
Trans
States |
1,178 |
1,496 |
1,326 |
1,306 |
1,303 |
10.6 |
-0.2 |
14 |
Republic |
N/A |
N/A |
141 |
590 |
1,112 |
N/A |
89 |
15 |
Shuttle
America |
N/A |
N/A |
768 |
1,068 |
1,062 |
N/A |
-0.6 |
16 |
Go Jet |
N/A |
N/A |
220 |
314 |
362 |
N/A |
15.3 |
|
|
41,693 |
55,826 |
57,357 |
57,674 |
60,843 |
45.9 |
5.5 |
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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