"Table 7: Regional Carrier FTE Employees, January 2000-2004*",,,,,,,,
Rank,,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,"Percentage 
Full-time Employees",
,,,,,,,2001,2005
1,American Eagle,"8,792","8,464","7,788","7,930","9,267",86.7,87.8
2,Sky West,N/A,N/A,"5,247","5,716","7,217",N/A,86.0
3,Express Jet,"4,586",N/A,"5,415","5,826","6,419",89.7,91.6
4,Comair,N/A,N/A,"5,117","5,766","6,229",N/A,91.9
5,Atlantic Southeast,"3,959","4,239","5,162","5,450","5,740",93.4,93.5
6,Air Wisconsin,"2,773","2,843","2,984","3,269","3,617",89.0,92.2
7,Horizon,"3,847","3,428","3,400","3,344","3,339",84.7,87.0
8,Mesa ,N/A,N/A,N/A,"3,192","3,230",N/A,98.6
9,Mesaba,"3,127","3,096","3,107","2,782","3,154",76.7,77.2
10,Pinnacle,N/A,N/A,N/A,"1,963","2,624",N/A,69.4
11,Executive,"1,259","1,142","1,968","1,887","1,761",74.9,77.2
12,PSA,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,"1,730",N/A,84.0
13,Trans States,"1,318",957,"1,170","1,213","1,472",87.3,95.2
,Total,"29,661","24,169","41,358","48,338","55,799",86.3,88.0
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count part-time workers as one-half of a full-time employee.,,,,,,,,
"Note: Many regional carriers were not required to report employment numbers before 2003 so year-to-year comparisons involving regional carriers as a group, or the full industry, are not appropriate for earlier years.  ",,,,,,,,
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,,,,,,