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Number of Employees
Certificated Carriers
Year End Data 1975

CARRIER GROUP NAME FULL TIME PART TIME TOTAL
Domestic Trunk      
American 34,098   34,098
Braniff 9,189   9,189
Continental 9,645   9,645
Delta 28,232   28,232
Eastern 31,985   31,985
National 908   908
Northwest 10,348   10,348
TWA 31,788   31,788
United 49,609   49,609
Western 9,598   9,598
Total Domestic Trunk 215,400   215,400
Local Service      
Air New England 400   400
Allegheny 7,476   7,476
Frontier 3,657   3,657
Hughes d/b/a Air West 3,790   3,790
North Central 3,430   3,430
Ozark 2,937   2,937
Piedmont 3,058   3,058
Southern 2,539   2,539
Texas International 2,234   2,234
Total Local Service 29,521   29,521
Helicopter      
Chicago 29   29
New York 187   187
San Francisco 123   123
Total Helicopter 339   339
Intra-Alaska      
Alaska 1,352   1,352
Reeve 95   95
Kodiak-Western Alaska 189   189
Wien Consolidated 1,104   1,104
Total Intra-Alaska 2,740   2,740
Intra-Hawaii      
Aloha 949   949
Hawaiin 1,350   1,350
Total Intra-Hawaii 2,299   2,299
Other Carriers      
Aspen 121   121
Wright 70   70
Total Other Carriers 191   191
All-Cargo (domestic)      
Airlift     0
Flying Tiger 2,988   2,988
Total All-Cargo (domestic) 2,988   2,988
International      
Air Micronesia n/a    
American 930   930
Braniff 1,501   1,501
Continental 64   64
Delta 41   41
Eastern 1,524   1,524
National 51   51
Northwest 920   920
Pan American Total 28,445   28,445
TWA 3,031   3,031
Western 198   198
Total International 36,705   36,705
International All-Cargo      
Airlift     0
Flying Tiger 451   451
Seaboard 1,881   1,881
Total International All-Cargo 2,332   2,332
Supplement      
Capital 411   411
McColluch 106   106
Modern     0
ONA 983   983
Saturn 631   631
Trans International 990   990
World 917   917
Evergreen 60   60
Total - Total Supplement 4,098   4,098
Industry Total 296,613   296,613
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