Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
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Number of Employees
Certificated Carriers
Year End Data 1979

CARRIER GROUP NAME FULL TIME PART TIME TOTAL
MAJORS      
American 39,337 1,674 41,011
Braniff 14,783 451 15,234
Continental 15,374 929 16,303
Delta 35,290 1,144 36,434
Eastern 38,206 3,227 41,433
Flying Tiger 6,307 523 6,830
Northwest 12,804 10 12,814
Pan American 35,906 335 36,241
Piedmont 4,271 478 4,749
Republic 13,950 50 14,000
Trans World 33,633 1,648 35,281
United 51,543 3,338 54,881
USAIR 9,575 139 9,714
Western 10,629 467 11,096
Total Majors 321,608 14,413 336,021
NATIONALS      
Air California 878 25 903
Air Florida      
Airlift      
Alaska 982 147 1,129
Aloha 761   761
Capital 5,741 19 5,760
Frontier 1,481 133 1,614
Hawaiian 4,071   4,071
Ozark 3,815 55 3,870
Pacific Southwest     0
Southwest     0
Transamerica 2,148   2,148
Wien     0
World     0
Zantop 739   739
Total Nationals 20,616 379 20,995
Large Regionals      
Air Midwest      
Air Wisconsin      
Empire      
Evergreen      
New York HLP      
Reeve      
Rich 45   45
Total Large Regional 45   45
Medium Regionals      
Air New England 550 3 553
Altair 287 51 338
Aspen      
Big Sky      
Cochise      
Colgan      
Golden West      
Imperial      
Kodiak      
Mackey      
Mcculloch      
Mississippi Valley      
Munz 20 1 21
NewAir      
Sky West      
Southeast      
Swift Aire      
Wright      
Total Medium Regionals 857 55 912
Total Form 41 Carriers 343,126 14847 357,973


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