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Number of Employees
Certificated Carriers
Year End Data 2000

CARRIER GROUP NAME FULL TIME PART TIME TOTAL
MAJORS      
Alaska 9,112 1,221 10,333
America West 10,992 2,809 13,801
American 86,663 14,536 101,199
American Eagle 8,189 1,235 9,424
American Trans Air 7,018 953 7,971
Continental 36,156 9,788 45,944
Delta 66,758 13,632 80,390
Federal Express 93,073 53,371 146,444
Northwest 50,341 3,548 53,889
Southwest 28,860 828 29,688
Trans World 18,835 1,301 20,136
United 90,398 11,416 101,814
United Parcel 5,231 197 5,428
USAIR 41,708 4,125 45,833
Total Majors 553,334 118,960 672,294
NATIONALS      
Air Transport 622 28 650
Air Wisconsin 2,551 310 2,861
Airtran 3,622 413 4,035
Aloha 1,762 1,050 2,812
Arrow 1,318 25 1,343
Atlantic Southeast      
Atlas Air      
Challenge Air Cargo 33   33
Continental Express 4,205 492 4,697
Continental Micronesia 1,148 419 1,567
Emery 3,938 1,091 5,029
Evergreen 475 29 504
Executive 1,103 372 1,475
Express One 492 71 563
Frontier 1,847 470 2,317
Gemini 591   591
Hawaiian 2,874 561 3,435
Horizon 3,517 625 4,142
Jet Blue 833 325 1,158
Kitty Hawk Air Cargo 796   796
Legend      
Mesaba 2,615 760 3,375
Midway 1,524 688 2,212
Midwest Express 2,534 651 3,185
National 1,156 215 1,371
Polar Air 765   765
Ryan 1,260 17 1,277
Spirit 1,574 337 1,911
Sun Country      
Trans States 1,273 200 1,473
USA Jet 530 14 544
Vanguard 804 108 912
World Airways 950 73 1,023
Total Nationals 46,712 9,344 56,056
Large Regionals      
Amerijet      
Capital Cargo 217   217
Champion Air 466 40 506
Expressnet 183   183
Florida West 66 2 68
Lynden 127 11 138
Miami Air      
North American 245 38 283
Northern Air Cargo 247 14 261
Reeve 79 10 89
Sun Pacific 32 2 34
Tatonduk 190 31 221
Tradewinds 177   177
Total Large Regional 2,029 148 2,177
Medium Regionals      
Allegiant 42 6 48
Ameristar      
Asia Pacific 22 12 34
Casino Express 134   134
Custom Air 61   61
Falcon 185 12 197
Pace      
Pan Am 550   550
Planet 84   84
Reliant 110 3 113
Sierra Pacific 30   30
Southeast      
Southern Air      
Sun World 69   69
Trans Air Link 16   16
Zantop 129 57 186
Total Medium Regionals 1,432 90 1,522
Total Form 41 Carriers 603,507 128,542 732,049
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