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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	712,267	291,985	1,004,252
National	34,133	7,202	41,335
Large Regional	1,271	134	1,405
Medium Regional	82	38	120
GRAND TOTAL	747,753	299,359	1,047,112

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Carrier Group	Carrier Name	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	Alaska	26,285	3,021	29,306
	Allegiant Air	5,116	664	5,780
	American	98,676	12,193	110,869
	Atlas Air	4,594	42	4,636
	Delta	104,996	1,320	106,316
	Envoy Air	13,463	7,415	20,878
	Federal Express	229,823	238,128	467,951
	Frontier	8,164	46	8,210
	JetBlue	18,587	3,079	21,666
	Kalitta Air	3,314	10	3,324
	Polar Air Cargo	2	0	2
	Republic Airline	6,628	248	6,876
	SkyWest	14,242	2,073	16,315
	Southwest	71,337	3,509	74,846
	Spirit	66	0	66
	Sun Country Airlines	2,276	972	3,248
	United	97,158	19,200	116,358
	United Parcel Service	7,540	65	7,605
	TOTAL	712,267	291,985	1,004,252
National	21 Air	305	0	305
	ABX Air Inc	723	72	795
	Air Transport International	1,167	0	1,167
	Air Wisconsin	373	16	389
	Aloha Air Cargo	333	60	393
	Amerijet International	673	0	673
	Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze	2,162	1,269	3,431
	CommuteAir dba CommuteAir	1,047	2	1,049
	Eastern Air Express (EAX)	373	0	373
	Endeavor Air	5,039	54	5,093
	Global Crossing	726	30	756
	GoJet Airlines	1,421	0	1,421
	Horizon Air	2,650	1,214	3,864
	Jet Aviation Flight Services	963	0	963
	Lynden Air Cargo	205	0	205
	Mesa	1,589	9	1,598
	National Air Cargo Group Inc d/ba National	680	0	680
	Northern Air Cargo	217	4	221
	Omni Air International	827	1	828
	PSA	5,329	0	5,329
	Piedmont	6,190	4,338	10,528
	Sky Lease Cargo	149	16	165
	TEM Enterprises dba Avelo	721	113	834
	Western Global	271	4	275
	TOTAL	34,133	7,202	41,335
Large Regional	Asia Pacific	94	1	95
	Caribbean Sun Airlines	139	66	205
	Eastern	232	0	232
	Gulf And Caribbean Cargo	140	0	140
	KaiserAir	39	29	68
	Kalitta Charters II	174	0	174
	Tatonduk Outfitters Limited	301	36	337
	USA Jet	152	2	154
	TOTAL	1,271	134	1,405
Medium Regional	Ameristar Air Cargo	31	0	31
	Polaris Aviation Solutions	35	10	45
	Sierra Pacific	16	28	44
	TOTAL	82	38	120
	GRAND TOTAL	747,753	299,359	1,047,112

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