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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	719,363	275,159	994,522
National	33,254	6,963	40,217
Large Regional	1,305	118	1,423
Medium Regional	80	38	118
GRAND TOTAL	754,002	282,278	1,036,280

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Carrier Group	Carrier Name	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	Alaska	26,617	2,947	29,564
	Allegiant Air	5,220	853	6,073
	American	98,114	12,023	110,137
	Atlas Air	4,188	51	4,239
	Delta	104,406	1,844	106,250
	Envoy Air	13,271	7,088	20,359
	Federal Express	231,646	220,966	452,612
	Frontier	8,123	45	8,168
	JetBlue	18,736	3,034	21,770
	Kalitta Air	3,225	11	3,236
	Polar Air Cargo	2	0	2
	Republic Airline	6,552	260	6,812
	SkyWest	14,068	2,031	16,099
	Southwest	71,852	3,390	75,242
	Spirit	7,411	270	7,681
	Sun Country Airlines	2,308	1,003	3,311
	United	96,087	19,266	115,353
	United Parcel Service	7,537	77	7,614
	TOTAL	719,363	275,159	994,522
National	21 Air	302	0	302
	ABX Air Inc	643	6	649
	Air Transport International	1,192	0	1,192
	Air Wisconsin	304	19	323
	Aloha Air Cargo	337	62	399
	Amerijet International	715	0	715
	Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze	1,943	925	2,868
	CommuteAir dba CommuteAir	1,132	2	1,134
	Eastern Air Express (EAX)	353	0	353
	Endeavor Air	5,002	60	5,062
	Global Crossing	655	30	685
	GoJet Airlines	1,377	0	1,377
	Horizon Air	2,648	1,185	3,833
	Jet Aviation Flight Services	946	0	946
	Lynden Air Cargo	208	1	209
	Mesa	1,598	2	1,600
	National Air Cargo Group Inc d/ba National	659	0	659
	Northern Air Cargo	236	5	241
	Omni Air International	876	2	878
	PSA	5,124	0	5,124
	Piedmont	5,852	4,523	10,375
	Scott Aviation	106	0	106
	Sky Lease Cargo	145	14	159
	TEM Enterprises dba Avelo	676	127	803
	Western Global	225	0	225
	TOTAL	33,254	6,963	40,217
Large Regional	Asia Pacific	93	1	94
	Caribbean Sun Airlines	162	64	226
	Eastern	237	0	237
	Gulf And Caribbean Cargo	142	0	142
	KaiserAir	39	29	68
	Kalitta Charters II	173	0	173
	Tatonduk Outfitters Limited	309	23	332
	USA Jet	150	1	151
	TOTAL	1,305	118	1,423
Medium Regional	Ameristar Air Cargo	29	0	29
	Polaris Aviation Solutions	35	10	45
	Sierra Pacific	16	28	44
	TOTAL	80	38	118
	GRAND TOTAL	754,002	282,278	1,036,280

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