"Table 7: Regional Carrier FTE Employees, November 2000-2004*",,,,,,,,
(Ranked by November 2005 FTE Employees),,,,,,,,
Rank,,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,Percentage                    Full-time Employees,
,,,,,,,2001,2005
1,American Eagle,"8,404","7,902","7,695","9,104","9,471",87.0,88.3
2,Sky West,N/A,N/A,"5,587","6,893","8,114",N/A,85.0
3,Comair,N/A,N/A,"5,687","6,024","6,500",N/A,92.3
4,Express Jet,N/A,N/A,"5,569","6,363","6,405",N/A,91.5
5,Atlantic Southeast,"4,141","5,040","5,470","5,767","5,573",93.0,94.6
6,Horizon,"3,495","3,398","3,309","3,347","3,489",82.8,86.7
7,Mesaba,"3,006","2,980","2,958","3,197","3,288",75.7,73.4
8,Pinnacle,N/A,N/A,N/A,"2,554","2,972",N/A,72.4
9,Mesa,N/A,N/A,N/A,"3,845","2,963",N/A,98.5
10,Air Wisconsin,"2,704","2,925","2,760","3,723","2,225",91.1,91.7
11,Executive,"1,028","1,919","1,866","1,606","1,710",76.4,78.8
12,PSA,N/A,N/A,N/A,"1,715","1,608",N/A,85.1
13,Trans States,"1,012","1,147","1,149","1,476","1,326",92.3,94.7
,Total**,"23,790","25,311","42,050","55,614","55,644",86.1,87.7
N/A: Not applicable because carriers did not meet the standard for filing.,,,,,,,,
* Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.,,,,,,,,
** Totals include only carriers operating and reporting in 2005. ,,,,,,,,
"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.  ",,,,,,,,
Note: Detail may not add to total due to rounding,,,,,,,,
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,,,,,,,,