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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	721,900	274,348	996,248
National	33,538	6,984	40,522
Large Regional	1,244	122	1,366
Medium Regional	83	38	121
GRAND TOTAL	756,765	281,492	1,038,257

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Carrier Group	Carrier Name	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	Alaska	26,573	3,014	29,587
	Allegiant Air	5,225	834	6,059
	American	99,227	12,061	111,288
	Atlas Air	4,586	49	4,635
	Delta	104,620	2,593	107,213
	Envoy Air	13,411	7,222	20,633
	Federal Express	231,636	219,133	450,769
	Frontier	8,267	45	8,312
	JetBlue	18,857	3,050	21,907
	Kalitta Air	3,248	14	3,262
	Polar Air Cargo	2	0	2
	Republic Airline	6,643	248	6,891
	SkyWest	14,031	2,057	16,088
	Southwest	72,050	3,386	75,436
	Spirit	6,669	261	6,930
	Sun Country Airlines	2,303	1,006	3,309
	United	97,030	19,298	116,328
	United Parcel Service	7,522	77	7,599
	TOTAL	721,900	274,348	996,248
National	21 Air	309	0	309
	ABX Air Inc	657	6	663
	Air Transport International	1,182	0	1,182
	Air Wisconsin	309	19	328
	Aloha Air Cargo	329	63	392
	Amerijet International	715	0	715
	Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze	2,020	954	2,974
	CommuteAir dba CommuteAir	1,138	2	1,140
	Eastern Air Express (EAX)	362	0	362
	Endeavor Air	5,010	60	5,070
	Global Crossing	658	30	688
	GoJet Airlines	1,387	0	1,387
	Horizon Air	2,683	1,197	3,880
	Jet Aviation Flight Services	954	0	954
	Lynden Air Cargo	210	0	210
	Mesa	1,650	3	1,653
	National Air Cargo Group Inc d/ba National	668	0	668
	Northern Air Cargo	225	5	230
	Omni Air International	858	2	860
	PSA	5,177	0	5,177
	Piedmont	5,882	4,501	10,383
	Scott Aviation	112	0	112
	Sky Lease Cargo	152	13	165
	TEM Enterprises dba Avelo	656	129	785
	Western Global	235	0	235
	TOTAL	33,538	6,984	40,522
Large Regional	Asia Pacific	93	1	94
	Caribbean Sun Airlines	161	61	222
	Eastern	208	0	208
	Gulf And Caribbean Cargo	136	0	136
	KaiserAir	39	29	68
	Kalitta Charters II	166	0	166
	Tatonduk Outfitters Limited	294	30	324
	USA Jet	147	1	148
	TOTAL	1,244	122	1,366
Medium Regional	Ameristar Air Cargo	32	0	32
	Polaris Aviation Solutions	35	10	45
	Sierra Pacific	16	28	44
	TOTAL	83	38	121
	GRAND TOTAL	756,765	281,492	1,038,257

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