"Table 1: Passenger Airline Employment, December 2003-2004",,,
(number of current carriers in parentheses),,,
,December 2003,December 2004,Pct. Change 2003-2004
Total (35),"429,941","434,236",1.0
Full-time,"403,020","406,588",0.9
Part-time,"26,921","27,648",2.7
Network carriers (7),,,
Total,"306,203","295,652",-3.4
Full-time,"286,920","276,812",-3.5
Part-time,"19,283","18,840",-2.3
Low-cost Carriers (8)*,,,
Total,"67,182","71,640",6.6
Full-time,"64,048","68,186",6.5
Part-time,"3,134","3,454",10.2
Regional Carriers (14)**,,,
Total,"48,050","57,020",18.7
Full-time,"44,889","53,059",18.2
Part-time,"3,161","3,961",25.3
Other Carriers (6)***,,,
Total,"8,506","9,924",16.7
Full-time,"7,163","8,531",19.1
Part-time,"1,343","1,393",3.7
"*Independence Air (formerly known as Atlantic Coast Airlines) data have been included in 2003 totals for Regional Carriers, but reflecting the current change in its business model, the 2004 data have been included with Low Cost carrier results.",,,
"**2004 Regional data include results from three newly reporting airlines that were not required to report employment data in 2003: Mesa Airlines, PSA Airlines, and Pinnacle Airlines.",,,
"***Other Carriers: Allegiant, Aloha, Casino Express, Hawaiian, Midwest, USA3000",,,
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,