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Number of Employees
Certificated Carriers
Year End Data 1971

CARRIER GROUP NAME FULL TIME PART TIME TOTAL
Domestic Trunk      
American 35,356   35,356
Eastern 30,560   30,560
TWA 31,574   31,574
United 46,522   46,522
Braniff 7,860   7,860
Continental 8,656   8,656
Delta 20,988   20,988
National 7,672   7,672
Northeast 3,797   3,797
Northwest 9,174   9,174
Western 8,878   8,878
Total Domestic Trunk 211,037   211,037
Local Service      
Allegheny 5,018   5,018
Frontier 3,183   3,183
Hughes d/b/a Air West 3,214   3,214
Mohawk 2,205   2,205
North Central 3,028   3,028
Ozark 2,405   2,405
Piedmont 2,934   2,934
Southern 2,000   2,000
Texas International 2,110   2,110
Total Local Service 26,097   26,097
Helicopter      
Chicago 55   55
Los Angeles 200   200
New York 121   121
San Francisco & Oakland      
Total Helicopter 376   376
Intra-Alaska      
Kodiak 37   37
Reeve 143   143
Western Alaska 31   31
Wien Consolidated 656   656
Total Intra-Alaska 867   867
Intra-Hawaii      
Aloha 734   734
Hawaii 1,145   1,145
Total Intra-Hawaii 1,879   1,879
Other Carriers      
Alaska 882   882
Aspen 62   62
Total Other Carriers 944   944
All-Cargo (domestic)      
Airlift 636   636
Flying Tiger 2,656   2,656
Total All-Cargo (domestic) 3,292   3,292
International      
American 426   426
Braniff 1,606   1,606
Caribbean 577   577
Delta 12   12
Eastern 842   842
National 42   42
Northwest 939   939
Pan American Total 36,266   36,266
TWA 4,107   4,107
Western 177   177
Total International 44,994   44,994
International All-Cargo      
Airlift 64   64
Flying Tiger 402   402
Seaboard 1,857   1,857
Total International All-Cargo 2,323   2,323
Industry Total 291,809   291,809
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