Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)

Search Airline Employment Data by Month

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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Recent Month Data

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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
      Midwest Express 1,042 473 1,515
      North American 714 62 776
      Omni Air 968 3 971
      Pinnacle 2,803 1,100 3,903
      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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