"Table 1: Passenger Airline Employment, May 2004-2005",,,
,May 2004,May 2005,Pct. Change 2004-2005
Total (37),,,
Total,"466,991","452,250",-3.2
Full-time,"411,915","396,536",-3.7
Part-time,"55,076","55,715",1.2
Network Carriers (7)*,,,
Total,"325,097","304,665",-6.3
Full-time,"286,939","266,945",-7.0
Part-time,"38,158","37,720",-1.1
Low Cost Carriers (8),,,
Total,"74,792","74,185",-0.8
Full-time,"67,745","66,881",-1.3
Part-time,"7,047","7,304",3.6
Regional Carriers (13)**,,,
Total,"54,568","60,490",10.9
Full-time,"48,020","53,257",10.9
Part-time,"6,548","7,233",10.5
Other Carriers (9)***,,,
Total,"12,534","12,910",3.0
Full-time,"9,211","9,453",2.6
Part-time,"3,323","3,457",4.0
"*Independence Air (formerly known as Atlantic Coast Airlines) data have been included in 2004 and 2005 totals for low-cost carriers, reflecting the current change in its business model.",,,
"**2005 Regional data include results from one newly reporting airline that was not required to report employment data in 2004: PSA Airlines. The regional airline category, including only those airlines that reported employment data in both May 2004 and 2005, recorded a 7.7 percent growth rate.",,,
"*** Allegiant Air, Aloha Airlines, Casino Express Airlines, Continental Micronesia, Hawaiian Airlines, Midwest Airlines, Sun Country Airlines, TransMeridian Airlines, USA3000 Airlines. ",,,
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,