Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
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Number of Employees
Certificated Carriers
Year End Data 1980

CARRIER GROUP NAME FULL TIME PART TIME TOTAL
MAJORS      
American 36,091 1,562 37,653
Braniff 12,092 11 12,103
Continental 13,286 790 14,076
Delta 36,081 1,027 37,108
Eastern 39,875 2,422 42,297
Flying Tiger 6,655 629 7,284
Northwest 12,728 20 12,748
Pan American 31,914 345 32,259
Piedmont 4,641 632 5,273
Republic 14,622 26 14,648
Trans World 31,900 1,379 33,279
United 46,910 2,723 49,633
USAIR 10,194 185 10,379
Western 9,721 512 10,233
Total Majors 306,710 12,263 318,973
NATIONALS      
Air California 1,947 135 2,082
Air Florida 1,586 110 1,696
Airlift 403   403
Alaska 1,357 72 1,429
Aloha 950 136 1,086
Capital 612 45 657
Frontier 5,638 17 5,655
Hawaiian 1,245 110 1,355
Midway      
New York Air 147   147
Ozark 3,793   3,793
Pacific Southwest 2,095 20 2,115
People Express      
Southwest 1,839 30 1,869
Transamerica 2,102 502 2,604
Wien 1,121 65 1,186
World 2,510   2,510
Zantop 1,270 65 1,335
Total Nationals 28,615 1,307 29,922
Large Regionals      
Air Midwest 331 10 341
Air Wisconsin 510 4 514
Alaska Int'l     0
Empire     0
Evergreen 388 35 423
New York HLP     0
Reeve 221 54 275
Rich 45   45
Rosenbalm 35   35
Southern Air 98 5 103
Total Large Regional 1,628 108 1,736
Medium Regionals      
Air New England 501 5 506
Air North 167 11 178
Altair 430 48 478
American Eagle 84   84
Aspen 292 3 295
Big Sky 119 4 123
Cascade 307 35 342
Cochise 170 5 175
Colgan     0
Golden Gate 691 9 700
Golden West     0
Great American     0
Imperial 90 1 91
Kodiak     0
Mackey     0
Mcculloch     0
Mid South     0
Mississippi Valley     0
Munz 20 1 21
NewAir 59 20 79
Sky West 117 7 124
Swift Aire 263 14 277
T-Bird     0
Wright 143 17 160
Total Medium Regionals 3,453 180 3,633
Total Form 41 Carriers 340,406 13,858 354,264


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