Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
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Number of Employees
Certificated Carriers
Year End Data 1996

CARRIER GROUP NAME FULL TIME PART TIME TOTAL
MAJORS      
Alaska 7,219 1,098 8,317
America West 8,500 2,366 10,866
American 74,303 12,296 86,599
Continental 27,147 6,321 33,468
Delta 55,735 11,701 67,436
Federal Express 76,556 51,230 127,786
Northwest 45,063 2,568 47,631
Southwest 22,493 902 23,395
Trans World 24,453 2,125 26,578
United 75,244 10,764 86,008
United Parcel 4,148 155 4,303
USAIR 37,047 5,197 42,244
Total Majors 457,908 106,723 564,631
NATIONALS      
Air Transport 577 85 662
Air Wisconsin 736 87 823
Aloha 1,569 687 2,256
American Int'l 2,143 471 2,614
American Trans Air 3,684 571 4,255
Arrow 314 9 323
Altantic Southeast 2,196 264 2,460
Atlas Air 544 18 562
Carnival 1,250 354 1,604
Continental Express 2,242 174 2,416
Continental Micronesia 1,441 449 1,890
DHL Airways 7,026 2,462 9,488
Emery 827 39 866
Evergreen 390 26 416
Executive 929 576 1,505
Hawaiian 2,163 360 2,523
Horizon 2,980 32 3,012
Kiwi 46 9 55
Mesa 2,030 270 2,300
Midwest Express 1,440 171 1,611
Polar Air 369 103 472
Reno Air 1,736 401 2,137
Rich 90   90
Simmons 3,739 510 4,249
Southern Air 488 142 630
Sun Country 1,016 55 1,071
Tower 1,142 380 1,522
Trans States 1,265 355 1,620
USAIR Shuttle 523 56 579
Valujet 1,629 180 1,809
World Airways 731 35 766
Total Nationals 47,255 9,331 56,586
Large Regionals      
Air South 450 180 630
Amerijet 379 97 476
AV Atlantic 160 68 228
Challenge 520 5 525
Express One 358 47 405
Fine 750   750
Frontier 606 108 714
Gemini 164   164
Great American 208 16 224
Kitty Hawk 265   265
MGM Grand 149 3 152
Miami Air 312 16 328
Midway 621 214 835
North American 136 19 155
Northern 202 22 224
Pan Am 387   387
Reeve 282 58 340
Ryan 668 14 682
Spirit 420 100 520
Sun Jet 215 32 247
UFS 388 111 499
Western Pacific 874 405 1,279
Zantop 826 35 861
Total Large Regional 9,340 1,550 10,890
Medium Regionals      
Air 21 454 73 527
Airtran 26 1 27
Casino Express 105   105
Custom Air 105 5 110
Eastwind 57 38 95
Falcon 33   33
Florida West 28 1 29
Jettrain     0
Laker 157   157
Millon 19   19
Nations 100   100
Omni Air Express 47   47
Pace 9 4 13
Prestige 97 30 127
Renown 79   79
Sierra 42   42
Sun Pacific 91 4 95
Sun World 27   27
Tatonduk 72 4 76
Trans Air Link     0
Trans Continental 127 1 128
Trans Meridian 173   173
USA Jet 288 13 301
Vanguard 368 81 449
Total Medium Regionals 2,504 255 2,759
Total Form 41 Carriers 517,007 117,859 634,866


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