"Table 7: Regional Carrier FTE Employees, February 2000-2004*",,,,,,,,
Rank,,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,Percentage                    Full-time Employees,
,,,,,,,2001,2005
1,American Eagle,"8,887","8,510","7,781","7,794","9,373",87.1,87.7
2,Sky West,N/A,N/A,"5,224","5,895","7,329", N/A,86.5
3,Express Jet,"4,694",N/A,"5,418","5,898","6,456", 90.1,91.7
4,Comair,N/A,N/A,"5,191","5,790","6,174", N/A,92.1
5,Atlantic Southeast,"4,067","4,329","5,198","5,449","5,415", 93.2,94.1
6,Air Wisconsin,"2,819","2,838","2,974","3,315","3,644", 89.2,92.3
7,Horizon,"3,875","3,419","3,390","3,376","3,341", 85.3,87.4
8,Mesaba,"3,164","3,153","3,159","2,904","3,283", 76.9,76.6
9,Mesa,N/A,N/A,N/A,"3,378","3,178", N/A,98.7
10,Pinnacle,N/A,N/A,N/A,"1,991","2,753", N/A,68.8
11,Executive,"1,256","1,249","1,964","1,876","1,786", 73.3,78.2
12,PSA,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,"1,758", N/A,84.1
13,Trans States,"1,248",997,"1,176","1,270","1,436", 88.2,95.1
,Total**,"30,008","24,492","41,474","48,932","55,924", 86.6,88.0
N/A: Carriers did not meet the standard for filing.,,,,,,,,
"Note: Many regional carriers were not required to report employment numbers before 2003 so year-to-year comparisons involving regional carriers as a group, or the full industry, are not appropriate for earlier years.  ",,,,,,,,
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count part-time workers as one-half of a full-time employee.,,,,,,,,
** Total numbers for carriers operating in 2005. ,,,,,,,,
 Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,,,,,,