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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	714,680	283,637	998,317
National	33,830	7,079	40,909
Large Regional	1,247	125	1,372
Medium Regional	51	38	89
GRAND TOTAL	749,808	290,879	1,040,687

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Carrier Group	Carrier Name	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	Alaska	26,521	2,997	29,518
	Allegiant Air	5,277	815	6,092
	American	99,883	12,047	111,930
	Atlas Air	4,584	48	4,632
	Delta	104,628	2,795	107,423
	Envoy Air	13,490	7,198	20,688
	Federal Express	230,515	228,590	459,105
	Frontier	8,331	42	8,373
	JetBlue	18,701	3,078	21,779
	Kalitta Air	3,248	14	3,262
	Polar Air Cargo	2	0	2
	Republic Airline	6,681	232	6,913
	SkyWest	13,998	2,053	16,051
	Southwest	71,770	3,372	75,142
	Spirit	142	0	142
	Sun Country Airlines	2,301	996	3,297
	United	97,085	19,285	116,370
	United Parcel Service	7,523	75	7,598
	TOTAL	714,680	283,637	998,317
National	21 Air	307	0	307
	ABX Air Inc	675	5	680
	Air Transport International	1,171	0	1,171
	Air Wisconsin	341	19	360
	Aloha Air Cargo	326	64	390
	Amerijet International	716	0	716
	Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze	2,062	1,019	3,081
	CommuteAir dba CommuteAir	1,119	2	1,121
	Eastern Air Express (EAX)	342	0	342
	Endeavor Air	5,053	60	5,113
	Global Crossing	685	29	714
	GoJet Airlines	1,370	0	1,370
	Horizon Air	2,700	1,198	3,898
	Jet Aviation Flight Services	957	0	957
	Lynden Air Cargo	209	0	209
	Mesa	1,651	3	1,654
	National Air Cargo Group Inc d/ba National	681	0	681
	Northern Air Cargo	220	4	224
	Omni Air International	852	2	854
	PSA	5,231	0	5,231
	Piedmont	5,988	4,531	10,519
	Scott Aviation	112	0	112
	Sky Lease Cargo	150	13	163
	TEM Enterprises dba Avelo	671	130	801
	Western Global	241	0	241
	TOTAL	33,830	7,079	40,909
Large Regional	Asia Pacific	92	1	93
	Caribbean Sun Airlines	147	59	206
	Eastern	198	0	198
	Gulf And Caribbean Cargo	138	0	138
	KaiserAir	39	29	68
	Kalitta Charters II	170	0	170
	Tatonduk Outfitters Limited	306	35	341
	USA Jet	157	1	158
	TOTAL	1,247	125	1,372
Medium Regional	Polaris Aviation Solutions	35	10	45
	Sierra Pacific	16	28	44
	TOTAL	51	38	89
	GRAND TOTAL	749,808	290,879	1,040,687

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