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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	712,801	282,584	995,385
National	33,940	7,125	41,065
Large Regional	1,253	144	1,397
Medium Regional	51	38	89
GRAND TOTAL	748,045	289,891	1,037,936

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Carrier Group	Carrier Name	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	Alaska	26,475	2,973	29,448
	Allegiant Air	5,250	836	6,086
	American	99,760	12,003	111,763
	Atlas Air	4,608	48	4,656
	Delta	104,447	2,729	107,176
	Envoy Air	13,438	7,284	20,722
	Federal Express	229,779	227,878	457,657
	Frontier	8,263	44	8,307
	JetBlue	18,534	3,044	21,578
	Kalitta Air	3,299	14	3,313
	Polar Air Cargo	2	0	2
	Republic Airline	6,718	246	6,964
	SkyWest	14,042	2,063	16,105
	Southwest	71,413	3,266	74,679
	Spirit	129	0	129
	Sun Country Airlines	2,294	969	3,263
	United	96,790	19,112	115,902
	United Parcel Service	7,560	75	7,635
	TOTAL	712,801	282,584	995,385
National	21 Air	307	0	307
	ABX Air Inc	686	74	760
	Air Transport International	1,182	0	1,182
	Air Wisconsin	365	18	383
	Aloha Air Cargo	335	62	397
	Amerijet International	693	0	693
	Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze	2,065	1,102	3,167
	CommuteAir dba CommuteAir	1,096	2	1,098
	Eastern Air Express (EAX)	354	0	354
	Endeavor Air	5,037	55	5,092
	Global Crossing	678	28	706
	GoJet Airlines	1,398	0	1,398
	Horizon Air	2,682	1,183	3,865
	Jet Aviation Flight Services	961	0	961
	Lynden Air Cargo	203	0	203
	Mesa	1,647	4	1,651
	National Air Cargo Group Inc d/ba National	687	0	687
	Northern Air Cargo	221	4	225
	Omni Air International	839	2	841
	PSA	5,253	0	5,253
	Piedmont	6,039	4,453	10,492
	Scott Aviation	108	0	108
	Sky Lease Cargo	150	13	163
	TEM Enterprises dba Avelo	701	125	826
	Western Global	253	0	253
	TOTAL	33,940	7,125	41,065
Large Regional	Asia Pacific	92	1	93
	Caribbean Sun Airlines	146	78	224
	Eastern	212	0	212
	Gulf And Caribbean Cargo	135	0	135
	KaiserAir	39	29	68
	Kalitta Charters II	173	0	173
	Tatonduk Outfitters Limited	303	35	338
	USA Jet	153	1	154
	TOTAL	1,253	144	1,397
Medium Regional	Polaris Aviation Solutions	35	10	45
	Sierra Pacific	16	28	44
	TOTAL	51	38	89
	GRAND TOTAL	748,045	289,891	1,037,936

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