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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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| Group |
Month |
Year |
Carrier Name
|
Full Time
|
Part Time
|
Total
|
Major
|
Nov
|
2009
|
|
|
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| |
|
|
Abx/Airborne Express |
706 |
290 |
996 |
| |
|
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AirTran |
7,487 |
637 |
8,124 |
| |
|
|
Alaska Airlines |
8,625 |
1,293 |
9,918 |
| |
|
|
American |
61,680 |
9,666 |
71,346 |
| |
|
|
American Eagle |
8,213 |
1,657 |
9,870 |
| |
|
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Atlantic Southeast |
3,511 |
154 |
3,665 |
| |
|
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Atlas Air |
1,029 |
22 |
1,051 |
| |
|
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Comair |
2,633 |
18 |
2,651 |
| |
|
|
Continental |
30,161 |
5,991 |
36,152 |
| |
|
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Delta |
44,663 |
8,659 |
53,322 |
| |
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Express Jet |
5,165 |
322 |
5,487 |
| |
|
|
Federal Express |
92,534 |
47,569 |
140,103 |
| |
|
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Frontier |
3,856 |
992 |
4,848 |
| |
|
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Hawaiian |
2,982 |
839 |
3,821 |
| |
|
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Jet Blue |
9,182 |
3,328 |
12,510 |
| |
|
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Mesa |
2,579 |
40 |
2,619 |
| |
|
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Northwest |
25,077 |
2,588 |
27,665 |
| |
|
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SkyWest |
7,764 |
1,781 |
9,545 |
| |
|
|
Southwest |
34,439 |
642 |
35,081 |
| |
|
|
United |
41,276 |
5,231 |
46,507 |
| |
|
|
United Parcel |
5,725 |
134 |
5,859 |
| |
|
|
US Airways |
27,831 |
4,209 |
32,040 |
| |
|
|
TOTAL |
427,118 |
96,062 |
523,180 |
National
|
Nov
|
2009
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Air Transport Intl |
404 |
26 |
430 |
| |
|
|
Air Wisconsin |
2,271 |
469 |
2,740 |
| |
|
|
Allegiant |
1,315 |
454 |
1,769 |
| |
|
|
Amerijet |
527 |
12 |
539 |
| |
|
|
Arrow |
499 |
0 |
499 |
| |
|
|
Astar Air Cargo |
600 |
0 |
600 |
| |
|
|
Centurion Air Cargo |
520 |
0 |
520 |
| |
|
|
Continental Micronesia |
847 |
363 |
1,210 |
| |
|
|
Evergreen |
438 |
32 |
470 |
| |
|
|
Executive |
1,542 |
497 |
2,039 |
| |
|
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Florida West |
50 |
0 |
50 |
| |
|
|
GoJet |
560 |
0 |
560 |
| |
|
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Horizon |
2,903 |
613 |
3,516 |
| |
|
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Kalitta Air |
754 |
23 |
777 |
| |
|
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Mesaba |
2,296 |
4 |
2,300 |
| |
|
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Miami Air |
403 |
11 |
414 |
| |
|
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Midwest Express |
2,627 |
475 |
3,102 |
| |
|
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Omni Air |
994 |
3 |
997 |
| |
|
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Pinnacle |
2,788 |
1,085 |
3,873 |
| |
|
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Polar Air Cargo |
313 |
3 |
316 |
| |
|
|
PSA |
965 |
3 |
968 |
| |
|
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Ryan Intl |
491 |
5 |
496 |
| |
|
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Shuttle America |
1,227 |
59 |
1,286 |
| |
|
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Spirit |
1,736 |
340 |
2,076 |
| |
|
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Sun Country |
539 |
218 |
757 |
| |
|
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USA 3000 |
303 |
70 |
373 |
| |
|
|
USA Jet |
235 |
3 |
238 |
| |
|
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Virgin America |
1,362 |
123 |
1,485 |
| |
|
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World |
1,388 |
57 |
1,445 |
| |
|
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TOTAL |
30,897 |
4,948 |
35,845 |
Large Regional
|
Nov
|
2009
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Aerodynamics |
203 |
38 |
241 |
| |
|
|
Aloha Air Cargo |
279 |
35 |
314 |
| |
|
|
Capital Cargo |
217 |
4 |
221 |
| |
|
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Colgan |
1,204 |
105 |
1,309 |
| |
|
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Compass |
884 |
0 |
884 |
| |
|
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Gulf & Caribbean |
63 |
1 |
64 |
| |
|
|
Lynden Air Cargo |
156 |
1 |
157 |
| |
|
|
Northern Air Cargo |
182 |
4 |
186 |
| |
|
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Southern Air |
545 |
0 |
545 |
| |
|
|
Tatonduk |
240 |
39 |
279 |
| |
|
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Tradewinds |
73 |
0 |
73 |
| |
|
|
TOTAL |
4,046 |
227 |
4,273 |
Medium Regional
|
Nov
|
2009
|
|
|
|
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| |
|
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Ameristar |
27 |
0 |
27 |
| |
|
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Asia Pacific |
39 |
4 |
43 |
| |
|
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Kalitta Charters Ii |
47 |
0 |
47 |
| |
|
|
Murray Air |
76 |
0 |
76 |
| |
|
|
NetJets |
5 |
0 |
5 |
| |
|
|
Sierra Pacific |
12 |
18 |
30 |
| |
|
|
Victory Air |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| |
|
|
TOTAL |
206 |
22 |
228 |
| |
|
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GRAND TOTAL
|
462,267 |
101,259 |
563,526 |
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