"Table 7: Regional Carrier FTE Employees, July 2000-2004*",,,,,,,,
(Ranked by June 2005 FTE Employees),,,,,,,,
Rank,,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,"Percentage
Full-time Employees   ",
,,,,,,,2001              2005,
1,American Eagle,"9,194","8,544","7,411","8,604","9,373",86.9,88.5
2,SkyWest,N/A,N/A,"5,139","6,399","7,794",N/A,87.0
3,Comair,N/A,N/A,"5,573","5,873","6,544",N/A,90.8
4,ExpressJet,N/A,"4,694","5,732","6,229","6,501",N/A,92.0
5,Atlantic Southeast,"4,057","4,658","5,369","5,778","5,537",92.4,94.6
6,Horizon,"3,682","3,496","3,357","3,360","3,409",84.4,86.8
7,Mesa,N/A,N/A,N/A,"3,743","3,314",N/A,98.9
8,Mesaba,"3,236","3,311","3,045","3,104","3,306",75.6,75.9
9,Air Wisconsin,"2,937","2,719","2,622","3,701","3,228",89.8,92.0
10,Pinnacle,N/A,N/A,N/A,"2,264","3,071",N/A,70.6
11,Executive,"1,262","1,119","1,938","2,027","1,848",74.7,77.4
12,PSA,N/A,N/A,N/A,"1,843","1,708",N/A,84.3
13,Trans States,"1,285",979,"1,151","1,399","1,463",89.7,95.2
,Total**,"25,653","29,520","41,337","54,324","57,096",85.7,88.0
N/A: Carriers did not meet the standard for filing.,,,,,,,,
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count part-time workers as one-half of a full-time employee.,,,,,,,,
** Total numbers for carriers operating in 2005. ,,,,,,,,
"Note: Many regional carriers were not required to report employment numbers before 2003 so year-to-year comparisons involving regional carriers as a group, or the full industry, are not appropriate for earlier years.  ",,,,,,,,
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,,,,,,