"Table 15: Regional Carrier Full-time Equivalent Employees*, April 2004-2008",,,,,,,,
(Ranked by April 2008 FTEs),,,,,,,,
Rank,,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,Percent Change**      ,
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1,American Eagle,"8,248","9,472","9,271","9,464","9,709",17.7,2.6
2,SkyWest,"6,131","7,461","8,174","9,493","9,698",58.2,2.2
3,ExpressJet,"6,077","6,459","6,528","7,486","7,420",22.1,-0.9
4,Comair,"5,816","6,314","6,221","6,192","5,991",3.0,-3.2
5,Atlantic Southeast,"5,632","5,447","5,434","5,575","4,510",-19.9,-19.1
6,Horizon,"3,396","3,370","3,526","3,745","3,777",11.2,0.9
7,Pinnacle,"2,056","2,892","3,037","3,376","3,484",69.5,3.2
8,Mesaba,"2,969","3,244","2,892","2,639","3,156",6.3,19.6
9,Mesa,"3,165","3,279","3,202","3,256","2,914",-7.9,-10.5
10,Air Wisconsin,"3,450","3,608","2,300","2,268","2,671",-22.6,17.8
11,Executive,"1,923","1,827","1,747","1,637","1,721",-10.5,5.1
12,Republic,N/A,N/A,458,921,"1,477",N/A,60.4
13,PSA,N/A,"1,725","1,503","1,422","1,153",N/A,-18.9
14,Shuttle America,N/A,N/A,818,"1,061","1,147",N/A,8.1
15,Compass,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,500,N/A,N/A
16,GoJet,N/A,N/A,295,326,359,N/A,10.1
17,Lynx,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,344,N/A,N/A
18,Trans States***,"1,396","1,479","1,526","1,268",N/A,N/A,N/A
,Total,"50,259","56,577","56,932","60,129","60,031",9.5,-0.2
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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