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Number of Employees
Certificated Carriers
Year End Data 1991

CARRIER GROUP NAME FULL TIME PART TIME TOTAL
MAJORS      
America West 9,018 3,124 12,142
American 83,561 12,531 96,092
Continental 31,174 5,118 36,292
Delta 71,512 5,249 76,761
Federal Express 70,890 23,987 94,877
Northwest 43,737 2,364 46,101
Southwest 9,687 91 9,778
Trans World 27,508 2,893 30,401
United 74,903 6,339 81,242
USAIR 44,299 2,210 46,509
Total Majors 466,289 63,906 530,195
NATIONALS      
Air Wisconsin 1,605 63 1,668
Alaska 5,775 828 6,603
Aloha 1,574 483 2,057
American Trans Air 2,150 337 2,487
Evergreen 850 17 867
Hawaiian 2,322 380 2,702
Horizon 1,816 217 2,033
Markair 839 22 861
Midwest Express 812 83 895
Southern Air 599 153 752
Tower 488 99 587
Trump 963 33 996
United Parcel 3,261 186 3,447
Westair 1,423 104 1,527
World 504 18 522
Total Nationals 24,981 3,023 28,004
Large Regionals      
Air Transport 142 20 162
American Int'l 408 39 447
Amerijet 152 5 157
Arrow 266 19 285
Braniff Int'l 355   355
Carnival 236 28 264
Challenge Air Cargo 311 4 315
Executive 596 59 655
Express One 174 1 175
Florida West 287 28 315
Key 140 35 175
MGM Grand 297 36 333
Northern 209 12 221
Reeve 279 56 335
Rich 168 2 170
Rosenbalm     0
Simmons 1,636 197 1,833
Sun Country 432 22 454
Trans Continental 62 5 67
Trans States 820 161 981
Zantop 978 94 1,072
Total Large Regional 7,948 823 8,771
Medium Regionals      
Aerial 39   39
Buffalo 156   156
Casino Express 59   59
Great American 36 5 41
Jet Fleet   10 10
Millon 65 8 73
North America 60 5 65
Private Jet 76 2 78
Trans Air Link 48 5 53
Wilbur's 37 1 38
Total Medium Regionals 576 36 612
Total Form 41 Carriers 499,794 67,788 567,582
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