"Table 15: Regional Carrier Full-time Equivalent Employees*, July 2004-2008",,,,,,,,
(Ranked by July 2008 FTEs),,,,,,,,
Rank,,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,Percent Change**      ,
,,,,,,,2004-2008,2007-2008
1,American Eagle,"8,604","9,373","9,211","9,499","9,616",11.8,1.2
2,SkyWest,"6,399","7,794","8,144","9,761","9,304",45.4,-4.7
3,ExpressJet,"6,229","6,501","6,717","7,878","6,979",12.0,-11.4
4,Comair,"5,873","6,544","6,101","6,099","6,140",4.5,0.7
5,Atlantic Southeast,"5,771","5,537","5,569","4,356","4,478",-22.4,2.8
6,Horizon,"3,360","3,409","3,477","3,827","3,675",9.4,-4.0
7,Pinnacle,"2,264","3,071","3,048","3,492","3,560",57.2,1.9
8,Mesaba,"3,104","3,306","2,776","2,609","3,277",5.6,25.6
9,Mesa,"3,743","3,314","3,376","3,163","2,992",-20.1,-5.4
10,Air Wisconsin,"3,701","3,228","2,199","2,250","2,861",-22.7,27.2
11,Executive,"2,027","1,848","1,813","1,726","1,695",-16.4,-1.8
12,Colgan,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,"1,323",N/A,N/A
13,Republic,N/A,N/A,561,998,"1,268",N/A,27.1
14,Shuttle America,N/A,478,"1,033","1,069","1,122",N/A,5.0
15,PSA,"1,843","1,708","1,463","1,459","1,062",-42.4,-27.2
16,Compass,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,641,N/A,N/A
17,GoJet,N/A,N/A,325,350,364,N/A,4.0
18,Lynx,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,341,N/A,N/A
19,Trans States***,"1,399","1,463","1,310","1,319",N/A,N/A,N/A
,Total,"54,317","57,574","57,123","59,855","60,698",5.1,1.4
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 11 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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