Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
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Number of Employees
Certificated Carriers
Year End Data 1992

CARRIER GROUP NAME FULL TIME PART TIME TOTAL
MAJORS      
America West 7,832 3,152 10,984
American 84,716 13,283 97,999
Continental 32,845 5,490 38,335
Delta 69,370 4,337 73,707
Federal Express 64,817 29,063 93,880
Northwest 43,750 1,872 45,622
Southwest 11,453 56 11,509
Trans World 24,122 2,518 26,640
United 76,689 7,224 83,913
USAIR 44,990 2,340 47,330
Total Majors 460,584 69,335 529,919
NATIONALS      
Air Wisconsin 1,538 62 1,600
Alaska 5,729 882 6,611
Aloha 1,508 477 1,985
American Trans Air 2,159 401 2,560
Emery 642 214 856
Evergreen 700 25 725
Hawaiian 2,502 389 2,891
Horizon 2,010 226 2,236
Markair 863 27 890
Midwest Express 911 90 1,001
Southern Air 463 136 599
Tower 615 233 848
Trump 807 30 837
United Parcel 2,860 151 3,011
Westair     0
World 456 25 481
Total Nationals 23,763 3,368 27,131
Large Regionals      
Air Transport 146 24 170
American Int'l 545 42 587
Amerijet 201 3 204
Arrow 346 7 353
Carnival 441 227 668
Challenge Air Cargo 493 3 496
Executive 589 204 793
Express One 295   295
Florida West 224 57 281
Key 185 44 229
MGM Grand 291 39 330
Northern 179 12 191
Reeve 276 62 338
Reno Air 418 71 489
Rich 228 3 231
Simmons 1,663 214 1,877
Sun Country     0
Trans States 776 137 913
Zantop 962 203 1,165
Total Large Regional 8,258 1,352 9,610
Medium Regionals      
Aerial 26   26
Airline of Americas 159 60 219
Airmark Airline 78   78
AV Atlantic 62 1 63
Buffalo 173 2 175
Casino Express 80   80
Fine Airlines 32   32
Great American 32 9 41
Int'l Cargo Express     0
Kiwi Int'l 284 31 315
Miami Air     0
Millon 58 2 60
North America     0
Patriot 17 2 19
Private Jet 233 1 234
Ryan Int'l 602 11 613
Sierra 142   142
Spirit Airlines 106 19 125
Trans Air Link 46 3 49
Worldwide      
Worldwide 74   74
Total Medium Regionals 2,204 141 2,345
Total Form 41 Carriers 494,809 74,196 569,005


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