August 2006 Passenger Airline Employment Down 3.1 Percent from August 2005
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Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2006 - U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 3.1 percent fewer workers in August 2006 than in August 2005, the smallest drop since April 2005 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).
BTS, a part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), reported that the August 2006 FTE total was the second consecutive monthly increase over the prior month’s FTE total. It was the first July-to-August increase since 2003 (table 3). FTE calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.
The 3.1 percent dip in FTE’s from August 2005 to August 2006 was the second time in 13 months that the year-to-year decline was less than 5 percent (table 1).
Adding FTEs from August 2005 to August 2006 were network carriers Continental Airlines and Alaska Airlines (table 9), low-cost carriers Southwest Airlines, America West Airlines, JetBlue Airways, AirTran Airways and Frontier Airlines (Table 12), and regional carrier SkyWest Airlines as well as other regional carriers (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 265,000 FTEs in August, 65.5 percent of the passenger airline total, while low-cost carriers employed 17.4 percent and regional carriers employed 13.8 percent (table 4). The network carriers have employed fewer FTEs each August compared to the previous year since 2002, the only carrier group to do so (table 5).
American Airlines employed the most FTEs in August among the network carriers, Southwest Airlines employed the most among low-cost carriers and American Eagle Airlines employed the most among regional carriers. Seven of the top 10 employers in the industry are network carriers (table 6).
Network Airlines
Network carrier FTEs declined 4.7 percent in August 2006 compared to August 2005 (table 7). Numbers from previous years were reported in BTS’ Feb. 21 press release http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2006/bts009_06/html/bts009_06.html.
Two network carriers increased FTEs from August 2005 to August 2006. Continental’s workforce grew 5.2 percent while Alaska Airlines rose 5.8 percent (table 9).
Network carrier FTEs dropped from 371,700 in August 2002 to 264,800 in August 2006, a four-year decline of 28.8 percent (table 8).
FTEs at all seven network carriers declined in August 2006 from August 2002. The biggest percentage declines were at US Airways, down 43.5 percent, a reduction of 14,700 FTEs, and United Airlines, down 33.3 percent, a reduction of 26,600 FTEs. Collectively, the seven network carriers reduced their FTE headcount by 106,900 over the four-year period (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.
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.
Low-Cost Airlines
Low-cost carrier FTEs declined 0.8 percent in August 2006 compared to August 2005, the 17th consecutive month of decreases from the previous year but the smallest decrease since August 2005 (table 10). The 70,500 FTEs employed by the seven low-cost carriers in August account for 17.4 percent of the passenger airline total (Table 11 and Table 4).
The five largest low-cost carriers all increased FTEs from August 2005 to August 2006. JetBlue reported a 24.1 percent rise, the most of any carrier (table 12).
Low-cost carrier FTEs were 66,500 in August 2002, 71,100 in August 2005 and 70,500 in August 2006. The increase from 2002 to 2006 was 6.0 percent (Table 4).
Low-cost carriers are those that the industry generally recognizes as operating under a low-cost business model with fewer infrastructure costs and greater productivity output.
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 2003, 2004 and 2005 for consistency. The airline discontinued all flights on Jan. 5.
Regional Airlines
Regional carrier FTEs were down 2.8 percent in August compared to August 2005 (table 13).
SkyWest reported the largest increase in the group, employing 5.5 percent more FTEs in August 2006 than August 2005 (table 15).
Regional carrier FTEs rose from 41,800 in August 2003 to 55,600 in August 2006, an increase of 33.2 percent (table 14).
The seven regional carriers reporting employment data in both 2002 and 2006 employed 8.4 percent more FTEs in August 2006 than in August 2002. Of that group, Air Wisconsin and Mesaba Airlines were the only carriers to report fewer FTE’s in August 2006 than August 2002 (Table 15).
Regional carriers 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 and Hawaiian Airlines in serving the Hawaiian Islands.
Data are compiled from monthly reports filed with BTS by commercial air carriers as of Oct. 11.
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 September airline employment data for Nov. 21.
Table 1: Passenger Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees* Change from
the Previous Year
Percent change compared to same month the previous year for
the most recent 13 months
Excel | CSV
Aug. 2004-Aug. 2005 |
−9.0 |
−0.7 |
3.9 |
−5.7 |
Sept. 2004-Sept. 2005**** |
−8.9 |
−1.0 |
3.4 |
−5.8 |
Oct. 2004-Oct. 2005 |
−8.9 |
−1.0 |
2.4 |
−5.8 |
Nov. 2004-Nov. 2005 |
−9.3 |
−2.3 |
0.1 |
−6.5 |
Dec. 2004-Dec. 2005 |
−8.5 |
−1.4 |
0.0 |
−5.9 |
Jan. 2005-Jan. 2006 |
−7.8 |
−5.3 |
−1.8 |
−6.1 |
Feb. 2005-Feb. 2006 |
−7.8 |
−4.1 |
−1.2 |
−5.8 |
Mar. 2005-Mar. 2006 |
−7.4 |
−3.0 |
−1.9 |
−5.4 |
Apr. 2005-Apr. 2006 |
−6.7 |
−2.2 |
−1.6 |
−4.8 |
May 2005-May 2006 |
−7.0 |
−2.1 |
−3.5 |
−5.0 |
June 2005-June 2006 |
−6.9 |
−2.0 |
−3.6 |
−5.0 |
July 2005-July 2006 |
−8.1 |
−2.6 |
−2.7 |
−5.9 |
Aug. 2005-Aug. 2006 |
−4.7 |
−0.8 |
−2.8 |
−3.1 |
Source: Bureau
of Transportation Statistics
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two
part-time employees as one full-time employee.
**Employment numbers in 2003, 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.
***
Includes network, low-cost, regional and other carriers. Other Carriers generally operate within
specific niche markets. They are:
Allegiant Air, Aloha Airlines, Casino Express Airlines, Continental
Micronesia, Hawaiian Airlines, Midwest Airlines, Shuttle America, Sun Country
Airlines, TransMeridian Airlines, USA3000 Airlines.
**** Atlantic Southeast Airlines was granted an extension for
the filing of September 2005 employment numbers. For year-to-year comparison
purposes, its numbers are not included in September 2004.
Note: Percent
changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 2: Total Passenger Airline* Full-time Equivalent Employees** Change from
the Previous Year
Percent change compared to same month the previous year
Excel | CSV
January |
−1.0 |
−6.0 |
−1.2 |
−6.1 |
February |
−1.7 |
−5.3 |
−1.4 |
−5.8 |
March |
−2.8 |
−4.1 |
−1.9 |
−5.4 |
April |
−4.4 |
−2.3 |
−3.1 |
−4.8 |
May |
−6.7 |
−0.8 |
−3.5 |
−5.0 |
June |
−8.3 |
0.5 |
−3.8 |
−5.0 |
July |
−9.6 |
2.5 |
−3.5 |
−5.9 |
August |
−9.5 |
2.2 |
−5.8 |
−3.1 |
September*** |
−9.3 |
2.4 |
−5.8 |
|
October |
−10.4 |
2.5 |
−6.1 |
|
November |
−9.2 |
2.2 |
−6.5 |
|
December |
−8.3 |
0.9 |
−5.9 |
|
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.
*** Atlantic Southeast Airlines was granted an extension for the
filing of September 2005 employment numbers. For year-to-year comparison
purposes, its numbers are not included in September 2004.
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 |
437 |
432 |
405 |
−12.90% |
February |
459 |
435 |
429 |
404 |
−12.00% |
March |
454 |
436 |
428 |
405 |
−10.90% |
April |
445 |
435 |
421 |
404 |
−9.90% |
May |
443 |
440 |
424 |
403 |
−9.10% |
June |
439 |
441 |
424 |
403 |
−8.20% |
July |
433 |
444 |
428 |
403 |
−7.00% |
August |
433 |
443 |
418 |
404 |
−6.70% |
September |
430 |
440 |
414 |
|
|
October |
428 |
439 |
413 |
|
|
November |
430 |
439 |
411 |
|
|
December |
430 |
434 |
409 |
|
|
Monthly Average |
441 |
439 |
421 |
|
|
Jan.-Aug.
Average |
447 |
439 |
426 |
404 |
−9.60% |
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* by
Carrier Group, August 2002-2006
FTE Numbers
in thousands (000's)
Excel | CSV
2002 |
372 |
67 |
31 |
479 |
2003 |
311 |
71 |
42 |
433 |
2004 |
305 |
72 |
55 |
443 |
2005 |
278 |
71 |
57 |
418 |
2006 |
265 |
71 |
56 |
404 |
Pct. Change
2002-2006*** |
−28.8% |
6.0% |
33.2% |
−15.5% |
Percent
of Total Passenger Airline Employees in 2006 |
65.5% |
17.4% |
13.8% |
|
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 2003 to 2006 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, August 2002-2006
Percent
Change from the previous year
Excel | CSV
2002 |
−14.2 |
2.3 |
18.4 |
−10.3 |
2003 |
−16.4 |
6.5 |
36.8 |
−9.5 |
2004 |
−1.7 |
1.1 |
31.6 |
2.2 |
2005 |
−9.0 |
−0.7 |
4.1 |
−5.8 |
2006 |
−4.7 |
−0.8 |
−2.8 |
−3.1 |
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.
Note: Percent
changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 6: Top 10 Airlines, August 2006
Ranked by
Number of Full-Time Equivalent Employees*
Excel | CSV
1 |
American |
73 |
Network |
1 |
1 |
2 |
United |
53 |
Network |
2 |
2 |
3 |
Delta |
45 |
Network |
3 |
3 |
4 |
Continental |
34 |
Network |
5 |
5 |
5 |
Southwest |
32 |
Low-Cost |
6 |
6 |
6 |
Northwest |
30 |
Network |
4 |
4 |
7 |
US Airways |
19 |
Network |
7 |
7 |
8 |
America West |
13 |
Low-Cost |
8 |
8 |
9 |
JetBlue |
10 |
Low-Cost |
12 |
14 |
10 |
Alaska |
10 |
Network |
10 |
9 |
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 |
−5.3 |
−12.5 |
−4.3 |
−7.8 |
February |
−10.7 |
−11.0 |
−4.7 |
−7.8 |
March |
−8.2 |
−8.7 |
−5.0 |
−7.4 |
April |
−10.0 |
−6.6 |
−6.5 |
−6.7 |
May |
−12.7 |
−4.9 |
−6.6 |
−7.0 |
June |
−14.4 |
−3.6 |
−7.0 |
−6.9 |
July |
−15.8 |
−2.0 |
−5.6 |
−8.1 |
August |
−16.4 |
−1.7 |
−9.0 |
−4.7 |
September |
−16.6 |
−1.7 |
−8.9 |
|
October |
−16.6 |
−1.7 |
−8.9 |
|
November |
−15.4 |
−1.7 |
−9.3 |
|
December |
−14.1 |
−3.4 |
−8.5 |
|
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 |
368 |
349 |
305 |
293 |
270 |
−26.8 |
February |
364 |
342 |
305 |
290 |
268 |
−26.4 |
March |
364 |
334 |
305 |
289 |
268 |
−26.3 |
April |
363 |
327 |
306 |
286 |
267 |
−26.7 |
May |
369 |
322 |
306 |
286 |
266 |
−27.9 |
June |
371 |
318 |
306 |
285 |
265 |
−28.6 |
July |
371 |
313 |
306 |
289 |
265 |
−28.7 |
August |
372 |
311 |
305 |
278 |
265 |
−28.8 |
September |
369 |
308 |
302 |
275 |
|
|
October |
369 |
308 |
302 |
275 |
|
|
November |
361 |
305 |
300 |
272 |
|
|
December |
356 |
306 |
296 |
271 |
|
|
Monthly
Average |
366 |
320 |
304 |
282 |
|
|
Jan.-Aug.
Average |
368 |
327 |
305 |
287 |
267 |
−27.5 |
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*, August
2002-2006
(Ranked by
August 2006 FTE Employees)
Numbers in
thousands (000's)
Excel | CSV
1 |
American |
100 |
82 |
80 |
76 |
73 |
−26.4 |
2 |
United |
80 |
60 |
58 |
54 |
53 |
−33.3 |
3 |
Delta |
66 |
59 |
58 |
52 |
45 |
−31.9 |
4 |
Continental |
37 |
35 |
35 |
33 |
34 |
−7.1 |
5 |
Northwest |
45 |
39 |
38 |
33 |
30 |
−32.8 |
6 |
US Airways |
34 |
26 |
26 |
21 |
19 |
−43.5 |
7 |
Alaska |
10 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
−7.9 |
|
Total |
372 |
311 |
305 |
278 |
265 |
−28.8 |
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 |
9.2 |
8.5 |
0.4 |
−5.3 |
February |
8.5 |
6.9 |
0.6 |
−4.1 |
March |
14.1 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
−3.0 |
April |
12.4 |
0.6 |
−0.7 |
−2.2 |
May |
11.7 |
0.8 |
−1.0 |
−2.1 |
June |
10.0 |
1.5 |
−1.1 |
−2.0 |
July |
4.2 |
2.3 |
−1.5 |
−2.6 |
August |
9.6 |
1.1 |
−0.7 |
−0.8 |
September |
9.8 |
0.7 |
−1.0 |
|
October |
9.8 |
0.7 |
−1.0 |
|
November |
9.0 |
0.6 |
−2.5 |
|
December |
1.7 |
0.5 |
−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 2003, 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 |
60 |
66 |
71 |
72 |
68 |
12.8 |
February |
61 |
66 |
70 |
71 |
68 |
11.9 |
March |
62 |
70 |
71 |
71 |
69 |
11.2 |
April |
63 |
70 |
71 |
70 |
69 |
9.8 |
May |
63 |
71 |
71 |
71 |
69 |
9.2 |
June |
64 |
71 |
72 |
71 |
69 |
8.1 |
July |
68 |
71 |
72 |
71 |
69 |
2.3 |
August |
65 |
71 |
72 |
71 |
71 |
6.0 |
September |
64 |
71 |
71 |
71 |
|
|
October |
64 |
71 |
71 |
70 |
|
|
November |
66 |
72 |
72 |
70 |
|
|
December |
66 |
67 |
72 |
71 |
|
|
Monthly
Average |
64 |
70 |
71 |
71 |
|
|
Jan.-Aug.
Average |
63 |
69 |
71 |
71 |
69 |
8.8 |
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 2003, 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.
Table 12: Low-Cost Carrier Full-time Equivalent Employees* August
2002-2006
(Ranked by
August 2006 FTE Employees)
Numbers in
thousands (000's)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Southwest |
34 |
33 |
31 |
31 |
32 |
−4.5 |
2 |
America West |
12 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
7.0 |
3 |
JetBlue |
3 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
212.4 |
4 |
AirTran |
5 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
56.9 |
5 |
Frontier |
3 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
70.6 |
6 |
ATA |
7 |
7 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
−61.5 |
7 |
Spirit |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
−14.4 |
8 |
Independence |
N/A |
4 |
4 |
3 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Total**** |
65 |
71 |
72 |
71 |
71 |
9.3 |
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 2003, 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.
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 |
16.9 |
15.8 |
−1.8 |
February |
18.0 |
13.8 |
−1.2 |
March |
20.0 |
13.3 |
−1.9 |
April |
22.1 |
12.2 |
−1.6 |
May |
23.5 |
10.9 |
−3.5 |
June |
25.8 |
10.0 |
−3.6 |
July |
31.4 |
4.9 |
−2.7 |
August |
31.8 |
3.9 |
−2.8 |
September |
36.9 |
3.4 |
|
October |
32.6 |
2.4 |
|
November |
32.3 |
0.1 |
|
December |
18.7 |
0.0 |
|
Source: Bureau
of Transportation Statistics
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two
part-time employees as one full-time employee.
** Four regional airlines, Mesa, Pinnacle, GoJet and PSA, did
not meet the reporting standard in 2003. Mesa and Pinnacle began reporting
employment numbers in 2004, Pinnacle began reporting in 2005 while GoJet
began reporting in 2006.
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 |
41 |
48 |
58 |
55 |
33.7 |
February |
41 |
49 |
56 |
55 |
33.3 |
March |
41 |
50 |
56 |
55 |
33.3 |
April |
41 |
50 |
57 |
55 |
36.8 |
May |
42 |
51 |
57 |
55 |
32.1 |
June |
41 |
52 |
57 |
55 |
33.6 |
July |
41 |
54 |
57 |
56 |
34.3 |
August |
42 |
55 |
57 |
56 |
33.2 |
September |
36 |
49 |
51 |
|
|
October |
42 |
55 |
57 |
|
|
November |
42 |
56 |
56 |
|
|
December |
43 |
55 |
55 |
|
|
Monthly
Average |
41 |
52 |
57 |
|
|
Jan.-Aug.
Average |
41 |
51 |
57 |
55 |
33.4 |
Source: Bureau
of Transportation Statistics
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two
part-time employees as one full-time employee.
** Note: Four regional airlines, Mesa, Pinnacle, GoJet and PSA,
did not meet the reporting standard in 2003. Mesa and Pinnacle began
reporting employment numbers in 2004, Pinnacle began reporting in 2005 while
GoJet began reporting in 2006.
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 15: Regional Carrier Full-time Equivalent Employees*, August 2002-2006
(Ranked by
August 2006 FTE Employees)
Excel | CSV
1 |
American Eagle |
8,605 |
7,474 |
8,793 |
9,408 |
9,153 |
6.4 |
2 |
SkyWest |
N/A |
5,229 |
6,588 |
7,875 |
8,308 |
N/A |
3 |
Express Jet |
5,569 |
5,722 |
6,264 |
6,530 |
6,798 |
22.1 |
4 |
Comair |
N/A |
5,617 |
5,878 |
6,604 |
5,987 |
N/A |
5 |
Atlantic Southeast |
4,802 |
5,360 |
5,736 |
5,540 |
5,593 |
16.5 |
6 |
Horizon |
3,491 |
3,348 |
3,344 |
3,427 |
3,602 |
3.2 |
7 |
Mesa |
N/A |
N/A |
3,842 |
3,330 |
3,378 |
N/A |
8 |
Pinnacle |
N/A |
N/A |
2,303 |
3,094 |
3,041 |
N/A |
9 |
Mesaba |
3,255 |
3,039 |
3,122 |
3,365 |
2,685 |
−17.5 |
10 |
Air Wisconsin |
2,710 |
2,641 |
3,810 |
3,103 |
2,233 |
−17.6 |
11 |
Executive |
1,117 |
1,877 |
1,986 |
1,784 |
1,797 |
60.9 |
12 |
PSA |
N/A |
N/A |
1,895 |
1,699 |
1,453 |
N/A |
13 |
Trans States |
991 |
1,144 |
1,411 |
1,442 |
1,255 |
26.6 |
14 |
GoJet |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
329 |
N/A |
|
Total** |
30,540 |
41,451 |
54,972 |
57,201 |
55,612 |
8.4 |
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 2002-2006 is based on
the seven carriers reporting in both years.
N/A: Not
applicable because carriers did not meet the standard for filing.
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