"Table 15: Regional Carrier Full-time Equivalent Employees*, December 2004-2008",,,,,,,,
(Ranked by December 2008 FTEs),,,,,,,,
Rank,,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,Percent Change**      ,
,,,,,,,2004-2008,2007-2008
1,American Eagle,"9,130","9,419","9,269","9,679","9,220",1.0,-4.7
2,SkyWest,"6,998","8,101","8,791","10,249","8,986",28.4,-12.3
3,Comair,"6,098","6,329","6,126","6,349","5,533",-9.3,-12.9
4,ExpressJet,"6,344","6,375","6,828","7,753","5,267",-17.0,-32.1
5,Atlantic Southeast,"5,718","5,552","5,657","4,295","4,353",-23.9,1.4
6,Mesaba,"2,701","3,277","2,555","2,926","3,763",39.3,28.6
7,Pinnacle,"2,605","2,968","3,288","3,283","3,622",39.0,10.3
8,Horizon,"3,322","3,504","3,656","3,741","3,447",3.8,-7.9
9,Mesa,"3,832","2,975","3,240","3,091","2,912",-24.0,-5.8
10,Air Wisconsin,"3,653","2,198","2,314","2,179","2,660",-27.2,22.1
11,Executive,"1,785","1,750","1,682","1,720","1,644",-7.9,-4.4
12,Republic,N/A,N/A,670,"1,324","1,418",N/A,7.1
13,Colgan,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,"1,277",N/A,N/A
14,Shuttle America,N/A,711,"1,104","1,119","1,232",N/A,10.1
15,PSA,"1,692","1,570","1,432","1,361",988,-41.6,-27.4
16,Compass,N/A,N/A,N/A,355,761,N/A,114.4
17,GoJet,N/A,237,312,363,445,N/A,22.6
18,Lynx,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,359,N/A,N/A
19,Trans States***,"1,421","1,302","1,278","1,293",N/A,N/A,N/A
,Total,"55,299","56,514","58,202","61,080","57,884",-2.8,-5.2
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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