"2002 Number of Employees for Certificated Carriers (Year End Data)",,,, Carrier,Full-time,Part-time,Total, Majors,,,, Alaska,"9,521","1,302","10,823", America West,"10,285","2,585","12,870", American,"88,256","13,857","102,113", American Eagle,"7,349","1,016","8,365", American Trans Air,"6,477",354,"6,831", Continental,"32,095","8,149","40,244", Delta,"60,002","8,701","68,703", Federal Express,"92,003","47,339","139,342", Northwest,"42,463","1,898","44,361", Southwest,"33,322",766,"34,088", United,"73,495","6,917","80,412", United Parcel,"5,782",251,"6,033", USAIR,"28,612","3,093","31,705", Total Majors,"489,662","96,228","585,890", Nationals,,,, Air Transport,560,26,586, Air Wisconsin,"2,837",288,"3,125", Airtran,"4,500",419,"4,919", Aloha,"1,755",996,"2,751", Arrow,"1,000",30,"1,030", Atlantic Southeast,"4,907",349,"5,256", Centurion (Challenge Air),59,1,60, Champion Air,602,179,781, Comair,"4,765",614,"5,379", Continental Micronesia,946,412,"1,358", DHL Airways,920,16,936, Executive,"1,801",545,"2,346", Frontier,"3,020",600,"3,620", Gemini,471,,471, Hawaiian,"2,719",504,"3,223", Horizon,"3,131",556,"3,687", Jet Blue,,,0, Kitty Hawk Air Cargo,271,,271, Mesaba,"2,644",802,"3,446", Midway (US Air Express),41,,41, Midwest Express,"2,137",547,"2,684", National,,,0, Polar Air,699,68,767, Ryan,833,7,840, Spirit,"2,199",380,"2,579", Sun Country,,,0, Trans States,"1,083",128,"1,211", USA Jet,,,0, Vanguard,,,0, World Airways,"1,000",103,"1,103", Total Nationals,"44,900","7,570","52,470", Large Regionals,,,, Amerijet,392,11,403, Capital Cargo,181,,181, Casino Express,115,8,123, Expressnet,244,47,291, Falcon,320,3,323, Florida West,63,,63, Lynden,128,7,135, Miami Air,,,0, North American,,,0, Northern Air Cargo,250,11,261, Omni,438,5,443, Pan Am,250,,250, Tatonduk,199,38,237, Tradewinds,152,3,155, USA 3000,342,25,367, Zantop,32,21,53, Total Large Regional,"3,106",179,"3,285", Medium Regionals,,,, Allegiant,133,,133, Ameristar,22,,22, Asia Pacific,35,6,41, Custom Air,96,1,97, Kalitta Air,246,12,258, Pace,284,38,322, Planet,149,,149, Sierra Pacific,23,,23, Sky King,89,,89, Southeast,,,0, Southern Air,,,0, Sun World,16,2,18, Trans Air Link,,,0, Total Medium Regionals,"1,093",59,"1,152", Total Form 41 Carriers ,"538,761","104,036","642,797", "SOURCE: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information",,,, ,,,,