"Table 15: Regional Carrier Full-time Equivalent Employees*, January 2005-2009",,,,,,,,
(Ranked by January 2009 FTEs),,,,,,,,
Rank,,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,Percent Change**     ,
,,,,,,,2005-2009,2008-2009
1,American Eagle,"9,267","9,366","9,320","9,666","9,235",-0.3,-4.5
2,SkyWest,"7,217","8,103","9,175","10,260","9,013",24.9,-12.2
3,ExpressJet,"6,419","6,391","7,034","7,665","5,276",-17.8,-31.2
4,Comair,"6,229","6,161","6,163","6,140","5,152",-17.3,-16.1
5,Atlantic Southeast,"5,740","5,450","5,747","4,388","4,317",-24.8,-1.6
6,Mesaba,"3,154","3,124","2,532","3,024","3,806",20.7,25.9
7,Pinnacle,"2,624","2,963","3,194","3,569","3,622",38.0,1.5
8,Horizon,"3,339","4,120","3,714","3,751","3,398",1.8,-9.4
9,Mesa,"3,230","3,208","3,228","3,015","2,878",-10.9,-4.5
10,Air Wisconsin,"3,617","2,273","2,322","2,135","2,586",-28.5,21.1
11,Executive,"1,761","1,765","1,711","1,759","1,661",-5.7,-5.6
12, Colgan,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,"1,274",N/A,N/A
13,Shuttle America,N/A,752,"1,068","1,128","1,070",N/A,-5.1
14,PSA,"1,730","1,617","1,436","1,199",962,-44.4,-19.8
15,Republic,N/A,313,677,"1,335",888,N/A,-33.5
16,Compass,N/A,N/A,N/A,384,805,N/A,109.6
17,GoJet,N/A,237,322,375,450,N/A,20.0
18,Lynx,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,354,N/A,N/A
19,Trans States***,"1,472","1,366","1,280","1,315",N/A,N/A,N/A
,Total,"55,799","57,205","58,921","61,104","56,745",-4.5,-7.1
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,,,,,,
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.,,,,,,,,
** The Percent Change 2005-2009 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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