March 2007 Passenger Airline Employment Up 0.6 Percent
from March 2006
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Dave Smallen
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Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - U.S. scheduled passenger
airlines employed 0.6 percent more workers in March 2007 than in March 2006,
the second consecutive increase 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). FTE
calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.
BTS, a part of the Research and Innovative
Technology Administration (RITA), reported that only the network carrier group
reported fewer FTE employees in March than in the prior year with a 1.4 percent
decrease, while all other carriers combined employed 4.7 percent more FTEs than
a year earlier (Table 1).
Adding FTEs from March 2006 to March 2007 were
network carriers Continental Airlines, Alaska Airlines and US Airways (Table 9), all of the low-cost carriers except for ATA Airlines (Table 12), and regional
carriers American Eagle Airlines, SkyWest Airlines, ExpressJet Airlines, Comair,
Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Horizon Air, Mesa Airlines, Pinnacle Airlines,
Shuttle
America , Republic
Airlines and GoJet Airlines (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 264,100 FTEs
in March, 64.8 percent of the passenger airline total, while low-cost carriers
employed 17.6 percent and regional carriers employed 14.7 percent (Table
4). The network carriers have employed fewer
FTEs each March compared to the previous year since 2002, the only carrier
group to do so (Table 5).
American Airlines employed the most FTEs in March
among the network carriers, Southwest Airlines employed the most among low-cost
carriers (Table 6), and American Eagle employed the most among regional
carriers (Table 15). Seven of the top 10 employers in the industry are network
carriers (Table 6).
Network Airlines
Network carrier FTEs declined 1.4 percent in March
2007 compared to March 2006, the smallest drop from the same month of the
previous year since October 2004 (Table 7).
Three network carriers increased FTEs from March
2006 to March 2007. Continental's
workforce grew 4.7 percent while Alaska's rose 3.7
percent and US Airways' increased 0.8 percent. The largest FTE decreases were
reported by Delta Air Lines, 3.2 percent, and Northwest Airlines, 4.8 percent
(Table 9).
Collectively, the seven network carriers reduced
their FTE headcount by 20.9 percent, or 69,700 FTEs, from March 2003 to March 2007. Network carrier FTEs dropped from 333,800 to 264,100
during the four-year period (Table 8).
FTEs at all seven network carriers declined in March
2007 from March 2003. The biggest
percentage decline was at Northwest, down 30.1 percent, a reduction of 12,600
FTEs. United Airlines, Delta, and US Airways all reported cuts of more than 20
percent in the four years. Continental's
FTEs were down 2.0 percent and Alaska's were
down 6.4 percent during that time (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. US Airways
will begin reporting a single number for the merged companies in April.
Low-Cost Airlines
Low-cost carrier FTEs rose 4.4 percent in March 2007
compared to March 2006, the sixth consecutive increase after 18 consecutive monthly
decreases from the previous year (Table 10).
All the low-cost carriers had FTE increases from
March 2006 to March 2007 except ATA, which reported a 20.4 percent decline. Only
AirTran Airways reported an increase of more than 10 percent (Table 12).
Low-cost carrier FTEs were 70,500 in March 2003,
68,700 in March 2006 and 71,700 in March 2007. The rise from 2003 to 2007 was 1.7
percent (Table 11). The 2003 to 2007
increase would be 8.7 percent if the 2003 employment data are excluded for
Independence Air, which discontinued all flights on Jan. 5, 2006 (Table 12).
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 2004 and 2005 for consistency.
Low-cost carriers are those that
the industry recognizes as operating under a low-cost business model, with
fewer infrastructure costs and greater expectations of productivity.
Regional Airlines
Regional carrier FTEs were up 5.6
percent in March 2007 compared to March 2006, the second largest increase in
FTEs from the previous year since July 2005 (Table 13).
GoJet and Republic reported the
largest increases in the group. GoJet
employed 39.6 percent more FTEs in March 2007 than March 2006 while Republic
employed 113.4 percent more (Table 15).
Regional carrier FTEs rose from 49,600
in March 2004 to 59,900 in March 2007, an increase of 20.7 percent (Table 14).
The 10 regional carriers reporting
employment data in both 2003 and 2007 employed 22.5 percent more FTEs in March 2007
than in March 2003. Of that group,
Mesaba Airlines and Executive Airlines were the only carriers to report fewer
FTEs in March 2007 than March 2003 (Table 15).
Regional carriers typically 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 Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines in serving the Hawaiian
Islands.
Data are compiled from monthly
reports filed with BTS by commercial air carriers as of May 9.
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 April airline
employment data for June 19.
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
Mar
2005-Mar 2006 |
-7.5 |
-3.0 |
0.1 |
-5.3 |
Apr.
2005-Apr. 2006 |
-6.7 |
-2.2 |
0.1 |
-4.7 |
May
2005-May 2006 |
-7.0 |
-2.1 |
-1.2 |
-5.0 |
June
2005-June 2006 |
-6.9 |
-2.0 |
-1.6 |
-5.0 |
July
2005-July 2006 |
-8.1 |
-2.6 |
-0.8 |
-5.9 |
Aug.
2005-Aug. 2006 |
-4.7 |
-0.8 |
-1.0 |
-3.1 |
Sept.
2005-Sept. 2006 |
-4.1 |
-0.4 |
-0.3 |
-2.7 |
Oct.
2005-Oct. 2006 |
-4.0 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
-2.3 |
Nov.
2005-Nov. 2006 |
-3.4 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
-1.6 |
Dec.
2005-Dec. 2006 |
-2.9 |
1.4 |
3.4 |
-1.0 |
Jan.
2006-Jan. 2007 |
-2.6 |
4.5 |
3.0 |
-0.5 |
Feb.
2006-Feb. 2007 |
-2.2 |
5.0 |
5.9 |
0.2 |
Mar
2006-Mar 2007 |
-1.4 |
4.4 |
5.6 |
0.6 |
Source:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
* Full-time
Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one
full-time employee.
**Employment numbers in 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, Boston-Maine Airways, Casino Express Airlines,
Continental Micronesia, Eos Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Midwest Airlines, Sun
Country Airlines and USA3000 Airlines. USA3000 did not report in December 2006 and subsequent months.
Note:
Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 2: Change in Total Passenger Airline Full-time
Equivalent Employees from the Previous Year*
Percent change compared to same month the previous
year
Excel | CSV
January |
-5.6 |
-0.8 |
-6.0 |
-0.5 |
February |
-5.3 |
-1.4 |
-5.8 |
0.2 |
March |
-4.1 |
-1.9 |
-5.4 |
0.6 |
April |
-2.3 |
-3.1 |
-4.7 |
|
May |
-0.8 |
-3.5 |
-5.0 |
|
June |
0.5 |
-3.8 |
-5.0 |
|
July |
2.5 |
-3.5 |
-5.9 |
|
August |
2.2 |
-5.8 |
-3.1 |
|
September |
2.4 |
-5.8 |
-2.7 |
|
October |
2.5 |
-6.0 |
-2.3 |
|
November |
2.2 |
-6.5 |
-1.6 |
|
December |
0.9 |
-5.9 |
-1.0 |
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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 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 |
465.7 |
435.0 |
431.5 |
405.7 |
403.6 |
-13.3% |
-0.5% |
February |
459.4 |
435.0 |
428.9 |
404.5 |
405.4 |
-11.7% |
0.2% |
March |
454.3 |
435.9 |
427.7 |
404.6 |
407.4 |
-10.3% |
0.6% |
April |
448.2 |
437.8 |
424.1 |
404.0 |
|
|
|
May |
443.2 |
439.6 |
424.4 |
403.1 |
|
|
|
June |
438.9 |
440.9 |
424.3 |
403.0 |
|
|
|
July |
433.2 |
444.1 |
428.5 |
403.0 |
|
|
|
August |
433.3 |
443.0 |
417.5 |
404.4 |
|
|
|
September |
429.6 |
440.0 |
414.5 |
403.4 |
|
|
|
October |
428.3 |
439.1 |
412.7 |
403.3 |
|
|
|
November |
429.9 |
439.5 |
411.0 |
404.2 |
|
|
|
December |
430.2 |
434.0 |
408.6 |
404.7 |
|
|
|
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, March 2003-2007
FTE Numbers in thousands (000's)
Excel | CSV
2003 |
333.8 |
70.5 |
40.8 |
454.3 |
2004 |
304.6 |
70.8 |
49.6 |
435.9 |
2005 |
289.3 |
70.8 |
56.4 |
427.7 |
2006 |
267.8 |
68.7 |
56.7 |
405.1 |
2007 |
264.1 |
71.7 |
59.9 |
407.4 |
Pct.
Change 2003-2007 |
-20.9 |
1.7 |
20.7*** |
-6.5 |
Percent
of Total Passenger Airline Employees in 2007 |
64.8% |
17.6% |
14.7% |
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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
2004 to 2007 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, March 2003-2007
Percent
Change from the previous year
Excel | CSV
2003 |
-8.2 |
8.9 |
66.8 |
-1.7 |
2004 |
-8.7 |
0.5 |
21.6 |
-4.1 |
2005 |
-5.0 |
0.0 |
13.7 |
-1.9 |
2006 |
-7.4 |
-3.0 |
0.5 |
-5.3 |
2007 |
-1.4 |
4.4 |
5.6 |
0.6 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
* 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.
***
Includes network, low-cost, regional and other carriers.
Note:
Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 6: Top 10 Airlines, March 2007
Ranked by Number of Full-Time
Equivalent Employees*
Excel | CSV
1 |
American |
73.2 |
Network |
1 |
1 |
2 |
United |
51.9 |
Network |
2 |
2 |
3 |
Delta |
45.6 |
Network |
3 |
3 |
4 |
Continental |
35.1 |
Network |
4 |
5 |
5 |
Southwest |
33.0 |
Low Cost |
5 |
6 |
6 |
Northwest |
29.1 |
Network |
6 |
4 |
7 |
US
Airways |
19.7 |
Network |
7 |
7 |
8 |
America West |
12.3 |
Low Cost |
8 |
8 |
9 |
JetBlue |
9.6 |
Low Cost |
10 |
12 |
10 |
Alaska |
9.5 |
Network |
11 |
10 |
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 |
-12.5 |
-4.1 |
-8.1 |
-2.6 |
February |
-11.0 |
-4.6 |
-7.8 |
-2.2 |
March |
-8.7 |
-5.0 |
-7.4 |
-1.4 |
April |
-6.6 |
-6.5 |
-6.7 |
|
May |
-4.9 |
-6.6 |
-7.0 |
|
June |
-3.6 |
-7.0 |
-6.9 |
|
July |
-2.0 |
-5.9 |
-8.1 |
|
August |
-1.7 |
-9.0 |
-4.7 |
|
September |
-1.7 |
-8.9 |
-4.1 |
|
October |
-1.4 |
-8.9 |
-4.0 |
|
November |
-1.8 |
-9.3 |
-3.4 |
|
December |
-3.5 |
-8.5 |
-2.9 |
|
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 |
348.7 |
305.1 |
292.7 |
269.1 |
262.0 |
-24.9 |
-2.6 |
February |
342.3 |
304.7 |
290.9 |
268.2 |
262.4 |
-23.3 |
-2.2 |
March |
333.8 |
304.6 |
289.3 |
267.8 |
264.1 |
-20.9 |
-1.4 |
April |
327.2 |
305.6 |
285.8 |
266.6 |
|
|
|
May |
321.9 |
306.0 |
285.8 |
265.8 |
|
|
|
June |
317.5 |
306.1 |
284.8 |
265.0 |
|
|
|
July |
312.5 |
306.3 |
288.2 |
264.9 |
|
|
|
August |
310.6 |
305.3 |
277.8 |
264.8 |
|
|
|
September |
307.6 |
302.4 |
275.4 |
264.0 |
|
|
|
October |
305.3 |
300.9 |
274.1 |
263.0 |
|
|
|
November |
305.7 |
300.2 |
272.4 |
263.0 |
|
|
|
December |
306.2 |
295.7 |
270.6 |
262.9 |
|
|
|
Monthly
Average |
320.1 |
303.7 |
282.4 |
265.4 |
|
|
|
Jan-Mar
Average |
341.6 |
304.8 |
290.8 |
268.6 |
262.9 |
-23.1 |
-2.1 |
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*, March 2003-2007
(Ranked by March 2007 FTEs)
Numbers in thousands (000's)
Excel | CSV
1 |
American |
90.6 |
79.0 |
75,688 |
74.4 |
73.2 |
-19.2 |
-1.7 |
2 |
United |
67.1 |
58.6 |
55,899 |
53.4 |
51.9 |
-22.6 |
-2.9 |
3 |
Delta |
61.1 |
57.8 |
54,090 |
47.1 |
45.6 |
-25.4 |
-3.2 |
4 |
Continental |
35.8 |
34.5 |
32,319 |
33.6 |
35.1 |
-2.0 |
4.7 |
5 |
Northwest |
41.7 |
38.5 |
38,416 |
30.6 |
29.1 |
-30.1 |
-4.8 |
6 |
US
Airways |
27.4 |
26.3 |
23,697 |
19.5 |
19.7 |
-28.2 |
0.8 |
7 |
Alaska |
10.1 |
9.8 |
9,206 |
9.1 |
9.5 |
-6.4 |
3.7 |
|
Total |
333,789 |
304.6 |
289,315 |
267.8 |
264.1 |
-20.9 |
-1.4 |
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.
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 |
8.4 |
0.5 |
-5.3 |
4.5 |
February |
6.9 |
0.6 |
-4.1 |
5.0 |
March |
0.5 |
0.0 |
-3.0 |
4.4 |
April |
0.6 |
-0.7 |
-2.2 |
|
May |
0.8 |
-1.0 |
-2.1 |
|
June |
1.5 |
-1.2 |
-2.1 |
|
July |
2.3 |
-1.5 |
-2.0 |
|
August |
1.1 |
-0.7 |
-0.8 |
|
September |
0.7 |
-1.0 |
-0.4 |
|
October |
-0.2 |
-1.2 |
0.8 |
|
November |
0.5 |
-2.5 |
0.9 |
|
December |
0.5 |
-1.4 |
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 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 |
65.7 |
71.2 |
71.6 |
67.8 |
70.8 |
7.8 |
4.5 |
February |
65.9 |
70.5 |
70.9 |
68.0 |
71.4 |
8.3 |
5.0 |
March |
70.5 |
70.8 |
70.8 |
68.7 |
71.7 |
1.7 |
4.4 |
April |
70.6 |
71.0 |
70.4 |
68.9 |
|
|
|
May |
70.7 |
71.3 |
70.5 |
69.1 |
|
|
|
June |
70.6 |
71.7 |
70.8 |
69.4 |
|
|
|
July |
70.7 |
72.3 |
71.3 |
69.4 |
|
|
|
August |
70.8 |
71.6 |
71.1 |
70.5 |
|
|
|
September |
70.7 |
71.3 |
70.6 |
70.3 |
|
|
|
October |
71.3 |
71.2 |
70.4 |
70.9 |
|
|
|
November |
71.9 |
72.3 |
70.5 |
71.1 |
|
|
|
December |
71.3 |
71.6 |
70.6 |
71.6 |
|
|
|
Monthly
Average |
69.7 |
71.4 |
70.8 |
69.6 |
|
|
|
Jan-Mar Average |
67.3 |
70.8 |
71.1 |
68.2 |
71.3 |
5.9 |
4.6 |
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 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,* March 2003-2007
(Ranked by March 2007 FTEs)
Numbers in thousands (000's)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Southwest |
33.1 |
31.5 |
31.0 |
31.4 |
33.0 |
-0.5 |
5.0 |
2 |
America West |
11.4 |
11.4 |
11.8 |
11.8 |
12.3 |
8.3 |
4.5 |
3 |
JetBlue |
4.0 |
5.5 |
7.0 |
9.2 |
9.6 |
136.1 |
3.4 |
4 |
AirTran |
4.9 |
5.4 |
6.1 |
6.9 |
7.6 |
54.3 |
10.3 |
5 |
Frontier |
2.8 |
3.8 |
4.1 |
4.3 |
4.7 |
65.4 |
9.3 |
6 |
ATA |
7.2 |
7.0 |
5.1 |
3.0 |
2.4 |
-66.3 |
-20.4 |
7 |
Spirit |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
-13.2 |
5.1 |
8 |
Independence |
4.5 |
3.8 |
3.4 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Total**** |
70.5 |
70.8 |
70.8 |
68.7 |
71.7 |
1.7 |
4.4 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
* Full-time
Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one
full-time employee.
**Employment numbers in 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.
Note:
Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Note: Detail may not add to total due to
rounding
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 |
16.3 |
15.5 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
February |
17.3 |
14.3 |
1.1 |
5.9 |
March |
21.6 |
13.7 |
0.5 |
5.6 |
April |
21.7 |
12.6 |
0.1 |
|
May |
23.3 |
11.1 |
-1.2 |
|
June |
24.9 |
11.0 |
-1.6 |
|
July |
33.0 |
6.0 |
-0.8 |
|
August |
31.6 |
5.1 |
-1.0 |
|
September |
32.4 |
4.3 |
-0.3 |
|
October |
33.0 |
2.7 |
0.6 |
|
November |
31.0 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
|
December |
29.3 |
1.8 |
3.4 |
|
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
* Full-time
Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one
full-time employee.
** Mesa, Pinnacle and PSA began reporting
employment numbers in 2004.
*** Republic, Shuttle
America and GoJet reported for part of 2005.
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 |
48.3 |
55.8 |
57.2 |
58.9 |
22.0 |
3.0 |
February |
48.9 |
55.9 |
56.6 |
59.9 |
22.4 |
5.9 |
March |
49.6 |
56.4 |
56.7 |
59.9 |
20.7 |
5.6 |
April |
50.3 |
56.6 |
56.6 |
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May |
51.2 |
56.9 |
56.2 |
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June |
51.9 |
57.6 |
56.7 |
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July |
54.3 |
57.6 |
57.1 |
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August |
55.0 |
57.8 |
57.2 |
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September |
55.2 |
57.6 |
57.4 |
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October |
55.8 |
57.4 |
57.7 |
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November |
55.6 |
56.8 |
58.1 |
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December |
55.3 |
56.3 |
58.2 |
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Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
* Full-time
Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one
full-time employee.
** Mesa, Pinnacle and PSA began reporting
employment numbers in 2004.
*** Republic, Shuttle
America and GoJet reported for part of
2005.
Note:
Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 15: Regional Carrier Full -time
Equivalent Employees*, March 2003-2007
(Ranked by March 2007 FTEs)
Excel | CSV
1 |
American
Eagle |
7,708 |
8,139 |
9,412 |
9,310 |
9,458 |
22.7 |
1.6 |
2 |
Sky
West |
5,127 |
6,120 |
7,363 |
8,149 |
9,415 |
83.6 |
15.5 |
3 |
Express
Jet |
5,418 |
5,898 |
6,464 |
6,516 |
7,369 |
36.0 |
13.1 |
4 |
Comair |
5,288 |
5,797 |
6,260 |
6,127 |
6,128 |
15.9 |
0.0 |
5 |
Atlantic
Southeast |
5,267 |
5,573 |
5,446 |
5,279 |
5,663 |
7.5 |
7.3 |
6 |
Horizon |
3,387 |
3,343 |
3,341 |
3,536 |
3,740 |
10.4 |
5.8 |
7 |
Pinnacle |
N/A |
1,997 |
2,833 |
3,039 |
3,368 |
N/A |
10.8 |
8 |
Mesa |
N/A |
3,185 |
3,223 |
3,222 |
3,264 |
N/A |
1.3 |
9 |
Mesaba |
2,967 |
2,866 |
3,253 |
2,987 |
2,627 |
-11.5 |
-12.1 |
10 |
Air Wisconsin |
2,226 |
3,426 |
3,746 |
2,352 |
2,272 |
2.1 |
-3.4 |
11 |
Executive |
1,880 |
1,914 |
1,836 |
1,763 |
1,661 |
-11.6 |
-5.8 |
12 |
PSA |
N/A |
N/A |
1,735 |
1,529 |
1,425 |
N/A |
-6.8 |
13 |
Trans
States |
1,224 |
1,327 |
1,458 |
1,468 |
1,289 |
5.3 |
-12.2 |
14 |
Shuttle America |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
764 |
1,003 |
N/A |
31.3 |
15 |
Republic |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
396 |
845 |
N/A |
113.4 |
16 |
GoJet |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
235 |
328 |
N/A |
39.6 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
* 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
2003-2007 is based on the 10 carriers reporting in both years.
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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