"Table 7: Regional Carrier FTE Employees, August 2000-2004*",,,,,,,,
(Ranked by August 2005 FTE Employees),,,,,,,,
Rank,,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,"Percentage 
Full-time Employees",
,,,,,,,2001,2005
1,American Eagle,"9,239","8,605","7,474","8,793","9,408",87.0,88.4
2,Sky West,N/A,N/A,"5,229","6,588","7,875",N/A,86.9
3,Comair,N/A,N/A,"5,617","5,878","6,604",N/A,90.9
4,Express Jet,N/A,"4,694","5,722","6,264","6,530",N/A,91.8
5,Atlantic Southeast,"4,115","4,802","5,360","5,736","5,540",92.5,94.2
6,Horizon,"3,662","3,491","3,348","3,344","3,427",84.2,87.0
7,Mesaba,"3,231","3,255","3,039","3,122","3,365",75.9,75.4
8,Mesa,N/A,N/A,N/A,"3,842","3,330",N/A,99.0
9,Air Wisconsin,"2,949","2,710","2,641","3,810","3,103",89.5,92.2
10,Pinnacle,N/A,N/A,N/A,"2,303","3,094",N/A,70.9
11,Executive,"1,239","1,117","1,877","1,986","1,784",75.9,77.4
12,PSA,N/A,N/A,N/A,"1,895","1,699",N/A,84.7
13,Trans States,"1,359",991,"1,144","1,411","1,442",89.7,95.1
,Total**,"25,793","29,664","41,764","55,058","57,198",85.8,87.9
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.  ",,,,,,,,
Note: Detail may not add to total due to rounding,,,,,,,,
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,,,,,,