Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
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Number of Employees
Certificated Carriers
Year End Data 1998

CARRIER GROUP NAME FULL TIME PART TIME TOTAL
MAJORS      
Alaska 7,946 1,357 9,303
America West 9,005 2,682 11,687
American 76,343 14,117 90,460
Continental 32,778 8,340 41,118
Delta 63,569 13,080 76,649
DHL 7,923 2,580 10,503
Federal Express 90,039 55,009 145,048
Northwest 47,896 2,607 50,503
Southwest 25,392 904 26,296
Trans World 19,657 1,664 21,321
United 84,009 10,894 94,903
United Parcel 4,742 192 4,934
USAIR 36,088 4,576 40,664
Total Majors 505,387 118,002 623,389
NATIONALS      
Air Transport 535 11 546
Air Wisconsin 1,546 238 1,784
AirTran 2,974 504 3,478
Aloha 1,546 770 2,316
American Eagle 6,648 1,235 7,883
American Int'l 2,013 492 2,505
American Trans 5,107 1,019 6,126
Arrow 423   423
Atlantic Southeast 2,337 260 2,597
Atlas 890 2 892
Challenge Air Cargo 798 5 803
Continental Express 2,586 426 3,012
Continental Micrones 1,197 480 1,677
Emery 3,851 1,100 4,951
Evergreen 488 26 514
Executive 1,019 346 1,365
Frontier 941 295 1,236
Hawaiian 2,245 452 2,697
Horizon 2,771 469 3,240
Midway 225 700 925
Midwest Express 1,910 206 2,116
Polar 430 87 517
Reno 1,613 379 1,992
Sun Country 1,162 97 1,259
Tower 1,243 465 1,708
Trans States 1,956 528 2,484
USAIR Shuttle 541 33 574
Total Nationals 48,995 10,625 59,620
Large Regionals      
Amerijet 641 37 678
Champion Air 286   286
Express One     0
Fine Airlines 995 18 1,013
Florida West 65 1 66
Gemini 356   356
Kitty Hawk     0
Kiwi 440 160 600
Mesaba 2,156 619 2,775
Miami Air 370 26 396
North American 164 36 200
Northern Air Cargo 261 13 274
Reeve 306 38 344
Ryan 1,015 15 1,030
Spirit 925 271 1,196
Sun Pacific 150 6 156
Transmeridian     0
UFS 450 112 562
Usa Jet 343 9 352
Vanguard 848 139 987
Zantop 122 78 200
Total Large Regional 9,893 1,578 11,471
Medium Regionals      
Capital Cargo 96   96
Casino Express 105   105
Custom Air 77 1 78
Falcon     0
Lynden 60 7 67
Omni 185 5 190
Pace 20 18 38
Pan Am 170   170
Panagra     0
Pro Air 272 11 283
Reliant 99   99
Renown 107 5 112
Sierra Pacific 32   32
Sky Trek 118 32 150
Sunworld 62 3 65
Tatonduk 127 21 148
Tradewinds 266 5 271
Trans Air Link 21 3 24
Winair      
Total Medium Regionals 1,817 111 1,928
Total Form 41 Carriers 566,092 130,316 696,408


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