"Table 1: Passenger Airline Employment, March 2004-2005",,,
,Mar. 2004,Mar. 2005,Pct. Change 2004-2005
Total (36),,,
Total,"462,414","454,585",-1.7
Full-time,"408,237","399,489",-2.1
Part-time,"54,177","55,096",1.5
Network Carriers (7)*,,,
Total,"323,570","308,069",-4.8
Full-time,"285,658","270,558",-5.3
Part-time,"37,912","37,511",-1.1
Low-Cost Carriers (8),,,
Total,"74,131","74,350",0.3
Full-time,"67,448","67,232",-0.3
Part-time,"6,683","7,118",6.5
Regional Carriers (13)**,,,
Total,"52,974","59,957",13.2
Full-time,"46,557","52,779",13.4
Part-time,"6,417","7,178",11.9
Other Carriers (8)***,,,
Total,"11,739","12,209",4.0
Full-time,"8,574","8,920",4.0
Part-time,"3,165","3,289",3.9
"*Independence Air (formerly known as Atlantic Coast Airlines) data have been included in 2004 and 2005 totals for Low-cost Carriers, reflecting the current change in its business model.",,,
"**2005 Regional data include results from one newly reporting airline that was not required to report employment data in 2004: PSA Airlines. The regional airline category, including only those airlines that reported employment data in both March 2004 and 2005, recorded a 10.2 percent growth rate.",,,
"*** Allegiant Air, Aloha Airlines, Casino Express Airlines, Continental Micronesia, Hawaiian Airlines, Midwest Airlines, TransMeridian Airlines, USA3000 Airlines. ",,,
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,