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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 dropdowns below to select a month from January 1990 to the present.

Regulations require airlines to report employment numbers for employees who worked or received pay for any part of the pay period(s) ending nearest the 15th day of the month.

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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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Historical Scheduled Passenger Airline Table3: Scheduled Passenger Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees

Carrier Group	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	711,535	284,574	996,109
National	34,082	7,191	41,273
Large Regional	1,252	146	1,398
Medium Regional	82	38	120
GRAND TOTAL	746,951	291,949	1,038,900

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Carrier Group	Carrier Name	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	Alaska	26,397	2,963	29,360
	Allegiant Air	5,201	755	5,956
	American	98,569	11,926	110,495
	Atlas Air	4,599	43	4,642
	Delta	104,394	2,354	106,748
	Envoy Air	13,369	7,344	20,713
	Federal Express	229,971	230,222	460,193
	Frontier	8,243	45	8,288
	JetBlue	18,552	3,043	21,595
	Kalitta Air	3,299	14	3,313
	Polar Air Cargo	2	0	2
	Republic Airline	6,682	247	6,929
	SkyWest	14,049	2,080	16,129
	Southwest	71,287	3,430	74,717
	Spirit	0	0	0
	Sun Country Airlines	2,279	963	3,242
	United	97,073	19,066	116,139
	United Parcel Service	7,569	79	7,648
	TOTAL	711,535	284,574	996,109
National	21 Air	313	0	313
	ABX Air Inc	705	74	779
	Air Transport International	1,164	0	1,164
	Air Wisconsin	355	16	371
	Aloha Air Cargo	333	64	397
	Amerijet International	685	0	685
	Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze	2,102	1,190	3,292
	CommuteAir dba CommuteAir	1,060	2	1,062
	Eastern Air Express (EAX)	364	0	364
	Endeavor Air	5,074	58	5,132
	Global Crossing	712	28	740
	GoJet Airlines	1,414	0	1,414
	Horizon Air	2,660	1,204	3,864
	Jet Aviation Flight Services	959	0	959
	Lynden Air Cargo	202	0	202
	Mesa	1,581	9	1,590
	National Air Cargo Group Inc d/ba National	650	0	650
	Northern Air Cargo	215	4	219
	Omni Air International	838	2	840
	PSA	5,303	0	5,303
	Piedmont	6,122	4,395	10,517
	Scott Aviation	137	0	137
	Sky Lease Cargo	157	16	173
	TEM Enterprises dba Avelo	706	125	831
	Western Global	271	4	275
	TOTAL	34,082	7,191	41,273
Large Regional	Asia Pacific	93	1	94
	Caribbean Sun Airlines	142	75	217
	Eastern	224	0	224
	Gulf And Caribbean Cargo	137	0	137
	KaiserAir	39	29	68
	Kalitta Charters II	174	0	174
	Tatonduk Outfitters Limited	292	39	331
	USA Jet	151	2	153
	TOTAL	1,252	146	1,398
Medium Regional	Ameristar Air Cargo	31	0	31
	Polaris Aviation Solutions	35	10	45
	Sierra Pacific	16	28	44
	TOTAL	82	38	120
	GRAND TOTAL	746,951	291,949	1,038,900

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