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Number of Employees
Certificated Carriers
Year End Data 1976

CARRIER GROUP NAME FULL TIME PART TIME TOTAL
Domestic Trunk      
American 35,132   35,132
Braniff 9,161   9,161
Continental 9,555   9,555
Delta 29,051   29,051
Eastern 33,119   33,119
National 7,516   7,516
Northwest 10,275   10,275
TWA 32,449   32,449
United 49,849   49,849
Western 10,027   10,027
Total Domestic Trunk 226,134   226,134
Local Service      
Allegheny 7,794   7,794
Frontier 3,838   3,838
Hughes d/b/a Air West 4,004   4,004
North Central 3,587   3,587
Ozark 3,177   3,177
North Central 3,146   3,146
Southern 2,787   2,787
Texas International 2,264   2,264
Total Local Service 30,597   30,597
National      
Air Midwest 89   89
Air New England 471   471
Total National 560   560
Helicopter      
Chicago      
New York 209   209
San Francisco      
Total Helicopter 209   209
Intra-Alaska      
Alaska 1,284   1,284
Kodiak 69   69
Munz 24   24
Reeve 217   217
Wien 1,022   1,022
Total Intra-Alaska 2,616   2,616
Intra-Hawaii      
Aloha 940   940
Hawaiin 1,445   1,445
Total Intra-Hawaii 2,385   2,385
Other Carriers      
Aspen 132   132
Wright 75   75
Total Other Carriers 207   207
All-Cargo (domestic)      
Airlift 607   607
Flying Tiger 3,012   3,012
Total All-Cargo (domestic) 3,619   3,619
Total International      
Air Micronesia      
American 948   948
Braniff 1,475   1,475
Continental 53   53
Delta 40   40
Eastern 1,565   1,565
National 55   55
Northwest 933   933
Pan American Total 26,793   26,793
TWA 2,947   2,947
Western 194   194
Total International 35,003   35,003
International All-Cargo      
Airlift 15   15
Flying Tiger 445   445
Seaboard 1,635   1,635
Total International All-Cargo 2,095   2,095
Supplement      
Capital 296   296
McColluch 64   64
Modern 58   58
ONA 268   268
Saturn     0
Trans International 932   932
World 403   403
Total - Total Supplement 2,021   2,021
Industry Total 305,446   305,446
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