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Number of Employees
Certificated Carriers
Year End Data 2001

CARRIER GROUP FULL TIME PART TIME TOTAL
MAJORS      
Alaska   9,179   1,336  10,515
America West   9,677   2,504  12,181
American  77,692  13,384  91,076
American Eagle   7,859   1,179   9,038
American Trans Air   6,208     759   6,967
Continental  31,695   7,766  39,461
Delta  62,401  11,702  74,103
DHL   8,705   1,929  10,634
Federal Express  93,710  47,318 141,028
Northwest  43,913   1,788  45,701
Southwest  31,945     729  32,674
Trans World  12,717     554  13,271
United  77,465   6,648  84,113
United Parcel      
USAIR  33,820   3,275  37,095
Total Majors 506,986 100,871 607,857
NATIONALS      
Air Transport     549      26     575
Air Wisconsin   2,605     295   2,900
Airtran      
Aloha   1,698     930   2,628
Arrow   1,130      23   1,153
Atlantic Southeast   4,067     265   4,332
Challenge Air Cargo      67       1      68
Champion Air     636      78     714
Continental Micronesia     967     365   1,332
Executive   1,180     325   1,505
Frontier   1,954     487   2,441
Gemini     578       578
Hawaiian   2,572     497   3,069
Horizon   3,149     644   3,793
Jet Blue   1,700     661   2,361
Kitty Hawk Air Cargo     396       396
Mesaba   2,589     898   3,487
Midwest Express   2,074     519   2,593
National   1,015     183   1,198
Polar Air     670      71     741
Ryan     830      10     840
Spirit   1,774     275   2,049
Sun Country       6         6
Trans States     885      89     974
USA Jet     275       2     277
Vanguard     702     142     844
World Airways     959      52   1,011
Total Nationals  35,027   6,838  41,865
Large Regionals      
Amerijet     385      11     396
Capital Cargo      
Falcon     300       5     305
Florida West      63       6      69
Lynden      
Miami Air     433      27     460
North American      
Northern Air Cargo     221      22     243
Omni     416       416
Reliant      80        80
Tatonduk     214      28     242
Tradewinds     150       4     154
Zantop      29      32      61
Total Large Regional   2,291     135   2,426
Medium Regionals      
Allegiant      49       7      56
Ameristar      22        22
Asia Pacific      30       4      34
Custom Air      67        67
Expressnet     197      47     244
Kalitta Air      
Pace      
Pan Am     550       550
Planet     125       125
Sierra Pacific      30        30
Southeast      
Southern Air     118      12     130
Sun World      69        69
Trans Air Link      13        13
Total Medium Regionals   1,270      70   1,340
Total Form 41 Carriers 545,574 107,914 653,488
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