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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
|
Sep
|
2009
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Abx/Airborne Express |
707 |
300 |
1,007 |
| |
|
|
AirTran |
7,405 |
624 |
8,029 |
| |
|
|
Alaska Airlines |
8,690 |
1,275 |
9,965 |
| |
|
|
American |
62,917 |
9,604 |
72,521 |
| |
|
|
American Eagle |
8,189 |
1,619 |
9,808 |
| |
|
|
Atlantic Southeast |
3,540 |
164 |
3,704 |
| |
|
|
Atlas Air |
1,012 |
22 |
1,034 |
| |
|
|
Comair |
4,564 |
1,142 |
5,706 |
| |
|
|
Continental |
30,365 |
6,017 |
36,382 |
| |
|
|
Delta |
42,233 |
6,199 |
48,432 |
| |
|
|
Express Jet |
5,082 |
317 |
5,399 |
| |
|
|
Federal Express |
92,536 |
46,645 |
139,181 |
| |
|
|
Frontier |
3,784 |
985 |
4,769 |
| |
|
|
Hawaiian |
2,960 |
820 |
3,780 |
| |
|
|
Jet Blue |
9,115 |
3,325 |
12,440 |
| |
|
|
Mesa |
2,588 |
40 |
2,628 |
| |
|
|
Northwest |
23,433 |
2,248 |
25,681 |
| |
|
|
SkyWest |
7,719 |
1,736 |
9,455 |
| |
|
|
Southwest |
34,477 |
657 |
35,134 |
| |
|
|
United |
41,661 |
5,380 |
47,041 |
| |
|
|
United Parcel |
5,733 |
128 |
5,861 |
| |
|
|
US Airways |
28,016 |
4,378 |
32,394 |
| |
|
|
TOTAL |
426,726 |
93,625 |
520,351 |
National
|
Sep
|
2009
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Air Transport Intl |
388 |
26 |
414 |
| |
|
|
Air Wisconsin |
2,285 |
490 |
2,775 |
| |
|
|
Allegiant |
1,289 |
460 |
1,749 |
| |
|
|
Amerijet |
553 |
13 |
566 |
| |
|
|
Arrow |
16 |
0 |
16 |
| |
|
|
Arrow |
512 |
0 |
512 |
| |
|
|
Astar Air Cargo |
781 |
0 |
781 |
| |
|
|
Centurion Air Cargo |
522 |
0 |
522 |
| |
|
|
Continental Micronesia |
852 |
357 |
1,209 |
| |
|
|
Evergreen |
440 |
29 |
469 |
| |
|
|
Executive |
1,534 |
462 |
1,996 |
| |
|
|
Florida West |
55 |
0 |
55 |
| |
|
|
GoJet |
541 |
0 |
541 |
| |
|
|
Horizon |
2,931 |
593 |
3,524 |
| |
|
|
Kalitta Air |
737 |
24 |
761 |
| |
|
|
Mesaba |
3,107 |
1,377 |
4,484 |
| |
|
|
Miami Air |
405 |
11 |
416 |
| |
|
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Midwest Express |
1,042 |
473 |
1,515 |
| |
|
|
North American |
714 |
62 |
776 |
| |
|
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Omni Air |
968 |
3 |
971 |
| |
|
|
Pinnacle |
2,803 |
1,100 |
3,903 |
| |
|
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Polar Air Cargo |
313 |
2 |
315 |
| |
|
|
PSA |
995 |
3 |
998 |
| |
|
|
Republic |
1,656 |
38 |
1,694 |
| |
|
|
Ryan Intl |
426 |
5 |
431 |
| |
|
|
Shuttle America |
1,362 |
63 |
1,425 |
| |
|
|
Spirit |
1,723 |
292 |
2,015 |
| |
|
|
Sun Country |
528 |
201 |
729 |
| |
|
|
USA 3000 |
304 |
76 |
380 |
| |
|
|
USA Jet |
211 |
3 |
214 |
| |
|
|
Virgin America |
1,379 |
113 |
1,492 |
| |
|
|
World |
1,347 |
61 |
1,408 |
| |
|
|
TOTAL |
32,719 |
6,337 |
39,056 |
Large Regional
|
Sep
|
2009
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Aerodynamics |
203 |
31 |
234 |
| |
|
|
Aloha Air Cargo |
302 |
38 |
340 |
| |
|
|
Capital Cargo |
216 |
4 |
220 |
| |
|
|
Casino Express |
83 |
15 |
98 |
| |
|
|
Colgan |
1,208 |
118 |
1,326 |
| |
|
|
Compass |
879 |
0 |
879 |
| |
|
|
Gulf & Caribbean |
63 |
1 |
64 |
| |
|
|
Lynden Air Cargo |
155 |
1 |
156 |
| |
|
|
Lynx |
380 |
29 |
409 |
| |
|
|
Northern Air Cargo |
183 |
6 |
189 |
| |
|
|
Southern Air |
459 |
0 |
459 |
| |
|
|
Tatonduk |
245 |
40 |
285 |
| |
|
|
Tradewinds |
30 |
0 |
30 |
| |
|
|
TOTAL |
4,406 |
283 |
4,689 |
Medium Regional
|
Sep
|
2009
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Ameristar |
26 |
2 |
28 |
| |
|
|
Asia Pacific |
39 |
4 |
43 |
| |
|
|
Kalitta Charters Ii |
55 |
0 |
55 |
| |
|
|
Murray Air |
75 |
0 |
75 |
| |
|
|
NetJets |
5 |
0 |
5 |
| |
|
|
Sierra Pacific |
12 |
20 |
32 |
| |
|
|
Sky King |
120 |
0 |
120 |
| |
|
|
Victory Air |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| |
|
|
TOTAL |
332 |
26 |
358 |
| |
|
|
GRAND TOTAL
|
464,183 |
100,271 |
564,454 |
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