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Number of Employees
Certificated Carriers
Year End Data 1995

CARRIER GROUP NAME FULL TIME PART TIME TOTAL
MAJORS      
America West 7,678 2,370 10,048
American 79,349 13,260 92,609
Continental 25,812 5,420 31,232
Delta 52,654 8,991 61,645
Federal Express 71,806 46,604 118,410
Northwest 43,070 2,404 45,474
Southwest 19,546 774 20,320
Trans World 22,359 2,249 24,608
United 72,880 9,280 82,160
United Parcel 4,235 180 4,415
USAIR 37,037 5,355 42,392
Total Majors 436,426 96,887 533,313
NATIONALS      
Air Wisconsin 691 123 814
Alaska 6,515 953 7,468
Aloha 1,560 639 2,199
American Int'l 2,007 407 2,414
American Trans Air 3,987 725 4,712
Arrow 318 6 324
Altantic Southeast 2,062 274 2,336
Business Express 1,306 277 1,583
Carnival 1,004 335 1,339
Continental Express 1,626 123 1,749
Continental Micronesia 1,445 439 1,884
DHL Airways 6,611 2,332 8,943
Emery 824 38 862
Evergreen 437 16 453
Hawaiian 2,053 247 2,300
Horizon 2,555 397 2,952
Kiwi 1,171 198 1,369
Mesa 2,120 341 2,461
Midwest Express 1,262 149 1,411
Reno Air 1,348 284 1,632
Simmons 3,667 546 4,213
Southern Air 485 178 663
Sun Country 767 46 813
Tower 1,098 532 1,630
Trans States 1,184 294 1,478
USAIR Shuttle 544 60 604
World 803 35 838
Total Nationals 49,450 9,994 59,444
Large Regionals      
Air South 504 113 617
Air Transport 458 79 537
Amerijet 302 81 383
Atlas 383 16 399
Buffalo 76 2 78
Challenge 548 5 553
Executive 1,014 443 1,457
Express One 324 46 370
Fine 777   777
Florida West 27   27
Frontier 405 42 447
Kitty Hawk 205   205
MGM Grand 119   119
Miami Air 273 25 298
Midway      
North American 109 37 146
Northern 217 27 244
Polar 373 99 472
Reeve 261 44 305
Rich 757 2 759
Ryan 653 15 668
Spirit 370 85 455
Sun Jet 197 29 226
UFS 395 100 495
Valujet 2,350 953 3,303
Viscount 206   206
Western Pacific 844 287 1,131
Zantop 711 27 738
Total Large Regional 12,858 2,557 15,415
Medium Regionals      
Air 21 95 6 101
Airtran 315 57 372
Av Atlantic 155 60 215
Casino Express 105   105
Custom Air     0
Eastwind 71 17 88
Great American 164 31 195
Midway     0
Millon 126 8 134
Nations 76 14 90
Onmi Air 53 1 54
Paradise 75   75
Renown 119   119
Sierra Pacific 52   52
Sportsflight 93 8 101
Sun Jet     0
Tatonduk 23 4 27
Trans Air Link 50   50
Trans Continental 88 1 89
Trans Meridian 109   109
Tri Star 141 7 148
USA Jet 67   67
Vanguard     0
Total Medium Regionals 1,977 214 2,191
Total Form 41 Carriers 500,711 109,652 610,363
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