Employment

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 dropdowns below to select a month from January 1990 to the present.

Other data pages:
Press Releases Scheduled Passenger Airlines full-time equivalent employee (FTE) levels
Database (Monthly numbers 1990-present)
Year-End Full-Time and Part-Time Airline Employment (1970-1989)
Annual Employee Statistics by Labor Category (1990-present) (Tables) (Searchable Database).

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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Recent Month Data Jul-2012

Carrier Group	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	435,779	97,557	533,336
National	44,091	4,558	48,649
Large Regional	2,245	208	2,453
Medium Regional	599	91	690
GRAND TOTAL	482,714	102,414	585,128

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Carrier Group	Carrier Name	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	Alaska	8,601	1,224	9,825
	American	60,029	8,390	68,419
	American Eagle	8,847	2,082	10,929
	Atlas Air	1,567	19	1,586
	Delta	70,729	13,272	84,001
	Federal Express	102,187	48,205	150,392
	Frontier	3,621	1,009	4,630
	Hawaiian	3,684	962	4,646
	JetBlue	10,788	3,756	14,544
	Kalitta Air	1,150	29	1,179
	SkyWest	8,426	1,970	10,396
	Southwest	45,208	1,490	46,698
	US Airways	28,487	3,773	32,260
	United	76,992	11,250	88,242
	United Parcel Service	5,463	126	5,589
	TOTAL	435,779	97,557	533,336
National	ABX Air	473	5	478
	Air Transport International	354	5	359
	Air Wisconsin	2,401	451	2,852
	Allegiant Air	1,644	204	1,848
	Amerijet International	585	16	601
	Centurion Cargo	355	0	355
	Colgan Air	940	88	1,028
	Comair	1,538	2	1,540
	Compass	1,108	0	1,108
	Evergreen International	367	24	391
	Executive	1,014	742	1,756
	ExpressJet	9,140	480	9,620
	GoJet Airlines	950	0	950
	Horizon Air	2,521	519	3,040
	Mesa	1,673	16	1,689
	Miami Air International	352	17	369
	North American	444	46	490
	Omni Air Express	805	2	807
	PSA	1,083	2	1,085
	Pinnacle	4,461	684	5,145
	Polar Air Cargo	145	2	147
	Republic	1,910	64	1,974
	Ryan International	429	5	434
	Shuttle America	1,868	66	1,934
	Southern Air	698	0	698
	Spirit	2,548	531	3,079
	Sun Country Airlines	751	211	962
	USA Jet	274	42	316
	Virgin America	2,307	288	2,595
	Vision	325	21	346
	World	628	25	653
	TOTAL	44,091	4,558	48,649
Large Regional	Aerodynamics	177	25	202
	Aloha Air Cargo	289	65	354
	Asia Pacific	36	5	41
	Avjet	149	23	172
	Capital Cargo International	142	22	164
	Casino Express	121	10	131
	Florida West	88	2	90
	Gulf And Caribbean Cargo	89	3	92
	Kalitta Charters II	87	2	89
	Lynden Air Cargo	181	0	181
	National Air Cargo Group	220	0	220
	Northern Air Cargo	250	5	255
	Tatonduk Outfitters Limited	265	46	311
	Tradewinds	151	0	151
	TOTAL	2,245	208	2,453
Medium Regional	Ameristar Air Cargo	56	0	56
	Caribbean Sun Airlines	114	0	114
	Dynamic	12	0	12
	Falcon Air Express	171	0	171
	KaiserAir	100	44	144
	Prescott Support Company	20	24	44
	Sierra Pacific	12	17	29
	Swift Air	114	6	120
	TOTAL	599	91	690
	GRAND TOTAL	482,714	102,414	585,128

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