Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
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Number of Employees
Certificated Carriers
Year End Data 1978

CARRIER GROUP NAME FULL TIME PART TIME TOTAL
MAJORS      
American 36,608 1,507 38,115
Braniff 13,399   13,399
Continental 14,440 888 15,328
Delta 33,885 789 34,674
Eastern 35,564 2,992 38,556
Flying Tiger 6,185 639 6,824
Northwest 10,441 2 10,443
Pan American 34,898 369 35,267
Piedmont 3,531 361 3,892
Republic 12,299 334 12,633
Trans World 35,036 1,504 36,540
United 50,299 3,532 53,831
USAIR 8,627 118 8,745
Western 9,944 615 10,559
Total Majors 305,156 13,650 318,806
NATIONALS      
Airlift 936 21 957
Alaska 1,189 33 1,222
Aloha 967 152 1,119
Capital 732   732
Frontier 5,057 19 5,076
Hawaiian 1,534 135 1,669
Ozark 3,809   3,809
Transamerica 1,773   1,773
Wien      
World 1,234   1,234
Zantop 1,065   1,065
Total Nationals 18,296 360 18,656
Large Regionals      
Air Midwest      
Air Wisconsin      
Evergreen      
New York HLP      
Reeve      
Rich 43   43
Total Large Regional 43   43
Medium Regionals      
Air New England 519 3 522
Aspen      
Kodiak 27 16 43
Mcculloch      
Munz 49   49
Wright 121 21 142
Total Medium Regionals 716 40 756
Total Form 41 Carriers 324,211 14050 338,261


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