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Airlines that operate at least one aircraft with the capacity to carry combined passengers, cargo and fuel of 18,000 pounds - the payload factor - must report monthly full-time and part-time employment statistics to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Use the dropdowns below to select a month from January 1990 to the present. Numbers are posted according to the BTS schedule for release of Airline Employment data.
Additional airline employment data can be found here: BTS Scheduled Passenger Airline Employment press releases with full-time equivalent employee (FTE) levels, Year-End Full-Time and Part-Time Airline Employment (1970-1989), and Annual Employee Statistics by Labor Category (1990-present).
Group Definition
| Major |
- Over $1 billion annual operating revenue |
| National |
- Over $100 million to $1 billion annual operating revenue |
| Large Regional |
- $20 million to $100 million annual operating revenue |
| Medium Regional |
- Less than $20 million annual operating revenue |
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| Group |
Month |
Year |
Carrier Name
|
Full Time
|
Part Time
|
Total
|
Major
|
Jun
|
2009
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Abx/Airborne Express |
1,327 |
740 |
2,067 |
| |
|
|
AirTran |
7,883 |
633 |
8,516 |
| |
|
|
Alaska Airlines |
8,946 |
1,149 |
10,095 |
| |
|
|
American |
63,404 |
9,742 |
73,146 |
| |
|
|
American Eagle |
8,270 |
1,599 |
9,869 |
| |
|
|
Atlantic Southeast |
3,764 |
137 |
3,901 |
| |
|
|
Atlas Air |
1,048 |
27 |
1,075 |
| |
|
|
Comair |
4,714 |
1,164 |
5,878 |
| |
|
|
Continental |
32,189 |
6,415 |
38,604 |
| |
|
|
Delta |
42,492 |
6,193 |
48,685 |
| |
|
|
Express Jet |
5,133 |
334 |
5,467 |
| |
|
|
Federal Express |
92,822 |
46,931 |
139,753 |
| |
|
|
Frontier |
3,901 |
979 |
4,880 |
| |
|
|
Hawaiian |
2,946 |
809 |
3,755 |
| |
|
|
Jet Blue |
9,202 |
3,147 |
12,349 |
| |
|
|
Mesa |
2,706 |
42 |
2,748 |
| |
|
|
Northwest |
24,208 |
3,081 |
27,289 |
| |
|
|
SkyWest |
7,704 |
1,754 |
9,458 |
| |
|
|
Southwest |
34,938 |
716 |
35,654 |
| |
|
|
United |
42,539 |
5,363 |
47,902 |
| |
|
|
United Parcel |
5,862 |
129 |
5,991 |
| |
|
|
US Airways |
28,742 |
4,633 |
33,375 |
| |
|
|
TOTAL |
434,740 |
95,717 |
530,457 |
National
|
Jun
|
2009
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Air Transport Intl |
362 |
21 |
383 |
| |
|
|
Air Wisconsin |
2,321 |
485 |
2,806 |
| |
|
|
Allegiant |
1,262 |
446 |
1,708 |
| |
|
|
Amerijet |
541 |
12 |
553 |
| |
|
|
Arrow |
501 |
0 |
501 |
| |
|
|
Astar Air Cargo |
854 |
0 |
854 |
| |
|
|
Centurion Air Cargo |
655 |
0 |
655 |
| |
|
|
Continental Micronesia |
865 |
374 |
1,239 |
| |
|
|
Evergreen |
446 |
29 |
475 |
| |
|
|
Executive |
1,521 |
469 |
1,990 |
| |
|
|
Florida West |
54 |
0 |
54 |
| |
|
|
GoJet |
472 |
0 |
472 |
| |
|
|
Horizon |
2,912 |
641 |
3,553 |
| |
|
|
Kalitta Air |
734 |
24 |
758 |
| |
|
|
Mesaba |
3,276 |
1,441 |
4,717 |
| |
|
|
Miami Air |
375 |
10 |
385 |
| |
|
|
Midwest Express |
1,125 |
487 |
1,612 |
| |
|
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North American |
729 |
68 |
797 |
| |
|
|
Omni Air |
988 |
3 |
991 |
| |
|
|
Pinnacle |
2,809 |
1,137 |
3,946 |
| |
|
|
Polar Air Cargo |
316 |
3 |
319 |
| |
|
|
PSA |
984 |
4 |
988 |
| |
|
|
Republic |
1,480 |
35 |
1,515 |
| |
|
|
Ryan Intl |
422 |
5 |
427 |
| |
|
|
Shuttle America |
1,324 |
57 |
1,381 |
| |
|
|
Spirit |
2,377 |
321 |
2,698 |
| |
|
|
Sun Country |
525 |
193 |
718 |
| |
|
|
USA 3000 |
363 |
77 |
440 |
| |
|
|
USA Jet |
190 |
3 |
193 |
| |
|
|
Virgin America |
1,391 |
116 |
1,507 |
| |
|
|
World |
1,433 |
57 |
1,490 |
| |
|
|
TOTAL |
33,607 |
6,518 |
40,125 |
Large Regional
|
Jun
|
2009
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Aerodynamics |
199 |
30 |
229 |
| |
|
|
Aloha Air Cargo |
286 |
93 |
379 |
| |
|
|
Capital Cargo |
212 |
3 |
215 |
| |
|
|
Casino Express |
82 |
18 |
100 |
| |
|
|
Colgan |
1,224 |
110 |
1,334 |
| |
|
|
Compass |
844 |
0 |
844 |
| |
|
|
Gulf & Caribbean |
60 |
1 |
61 |
| |
|
|
Lynden Air Cargo |
163 |
3 |
166 |
| |
|
|
Lynx |
384 |
34 |
418 |
| |
|
|
Northern Air Cargo |
200 |
7 |
207 |
| |
|
|
Pace |
384 |
63 |
447 |
| |
|
|
Southern Air |
466 |
0 |
466 |
| |
|
|
Tatonduk |
251 |
45 |
296 |
| |
|
|
Tradewinds |
38 |
0 |
38 |
| |
|
|
TOTAL |
4,793 |
407 |
5,200 |
Medium Regional
|
Jun
|
2009
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Ameristar |
26 |
2 |
28 |
| |
|
|
Kalitta Charters Ii |
49 |
1 |
50 |
| |
|
|
Murray Air |
80 |
0 |
80 |
| |
|
|
Murray Air |
80 |
0 |
80 |
| |
|
|
NetJets |
5 |
0 |
5 |
| |
|
|
Sierra Pacific |
12 |
20 |
32 |
| |
|
|
Sky King |
120 |
0 |
120 |
| |
|
|
Victory Air |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| |
|
|
TOTAL |
372 |
23 |
395 |
| |
|
|
GRAND TOTAL
|
473,512 |
102,665 |
576,177 |
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