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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	719,740	267,850	987,590
National	33,107	6,920	40,027
Large Regional	1,275	120	1,395
Medium Regional	51	38	89
GRAND TOTAL	754,173	274,928	1,029,101

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Carrier Group	Carrier Name	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	Alaska	19,963	2,408	22,371
	Allegiant Air	5,236	860	6,096
	American	98,333	11,932	110,265
	Atlas Air	4,215	48	4,263
	Delta	104,072	2,116	106,188
	Envoy Air	13,153	6,975	20,128
	Federal Express	232,515	214,113	446,628
	Frontier	8,174	48	8,222
	Hawaiian	6,694	582	7,276
	JetBlue	18,750	3,042	21,792
	Kalitta Air	3,195	11	3,206
	Polar Air Cargo	2	0	2
	Republic Airline	6,500	270	6,770
	SkyWest	14,054	1,993	16,047
	Southwest	71,797	3,208	75,005
	Spirit	7,768	293	8,061
	Sun Country Airlines	2,324	952	3,276
	United	95,425	18,917	114,342
	United Parcel Service	7,570	82	7,652
	TOTAL	719,740	267,850	987,590
National	21 Air	300	0	300
	ABX Air Inc	640	6	646
	Air Transport International	1,198	0	1,198
	Air Wisconsin	336	21	357
	Aloha Air Cargo	343	61	404
	Amerijet International	740	0	740
	Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze	1,910	893	2,803
	CommuteAir dba CommuteAir	1,148	2	1,150
	Eastern Air Express (EAX)	352	0	352
	Endeavor Air	5,012	61	5,073
	Global Crossing	650	31	681
	GoJet Airlines	1,355	0	1,355
	Horizon Air	2,628	1,161	3,789
	Jet Aviation Flight Services	941	0	941
	Lynden Air Cargo	207	1	208
	Mesa	1,568	2	1,570
	National Air Cargo Group Inc d/ba National	634	0	634
	Northern Air Cargo	243	5	248
	Omni Air International	862	2	864
	PSA	5,114	0	5,114
	Piedmont	5,872	4,522	10,394
	Sky Lease Cargo	144	14	158
	TEM Enterprises dba Avelo	687	138	825
	Western Global	223	0	223
	TOTAL	33,107	6,920	40,027
Large Regional	Asia Pacific	93	1	94
	Caribbean Sun Airlines	165	67	232
	Eastern	211	0	211
	Gulf And Caribbean Cargo	140	0	140
	KaiserAir	39	29	68
	Kalitta Charters II	174	0	174
	Tatonduk Outfitters Limited	302	22	324
	USA Jet	151	1	152
	TOTAL	1,275	120	1,395
Medium Regional	Polaris Aviation Solutions	35	10	45
	Sierra Pacific	16	28	44
	TOTAL	51	38	89
	GRAND TOTAL	754,173	274,928	1,029,101

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