Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
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Number of Employees
Certificated Carriers
Year End Data 1989

CARRIER GROUP NAME FULL TIME PART TIME TOTAL
MAJORS      
American 67,844 9,009 76,853
Continental 26,680 3,697 30,377
Delta 56,165 4,248 60,413
Eastern 18,071 2,421 20,492
Federal Express 60,782 23,986 84,768
Northwest 37,783 1,827 39,610
Pan American 26,616 2,276 28,892
Trans World 32,042 2,630 34,672
United 65,656 5,514 71,170
USAIR 48,493 4,196 52,689
Total Majors 440,132 59,804 499,936
NATIONALS      
Air Wisconsin 1,351 42 1,393
Alaska 5,042 752 5,794
Aloha 1,336 387 1,723
America West 8,658 2,064 10,722
American Trans Air 1,852 282 2,134
Braniff, Inc.      
Evergreen 632 7 639
Hawaiian 2,533 542 3,075
Horizon 1,505 161 1,666
Midway 5,250 1,127 6,377
Southern Air 770 110 880
Southwest 6,840 831 7,671
Tower 466 9 475
Trump 1,011 57 1,068
United Parcel 2,365 234 2,599
World 479 27 506
Zantop 1,170 228 1,398
Total Nationals 41,260 6,860 48,120
Large Regionals      
Air America 203 15 218
Amerijet 138 52 190
Arrow 208 4 212
Aspen 208 4 212
Challenge Air Cargo 270 2 272
Emerald 148 21 169
Express One 253   253
Gulf      
Kalita 392 93 485
Key 304 26 330
Markair      
MGM Grand 175 6 181
Midwest Express 616 98 714
Northern 211 22 233
Orion      
Presidential      
Reeve 248 67 315
Rich 82 3 85
Rosenbalm 454 29 483
Sun Country 256 6 262
Westair 1,607 76 1,683
Total Large Regional 5,773 524 6,297
Medium Regionals      
Aerial 69 9 78
Air Transport 106 4 110
Amerijet 107   107
Buffalo 42 1 43
Challenge Air Cargo 5 3 8
Conner 286 60 346
Express One 25 5 30
Florida West 67 10 77
Great American   10 10
Independent Air 35 15 50
Jet Fleet 104 11 115
MGM Grand 21 11 32
Millon 64   64
Pacific Interstate 283 8 291
Trans Air Link      
Trans Continental      
Trans Intl      
Total Medium Regionals 1,214 147 1,361
Total Form 41 Carriers 488,379 67,335 555,714


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