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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.

Other data pages:
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Group Definition
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 GroupFull TimePart TimeTotal
Major 639,645104,902744,547
National 32,0115,81637,827
Large Regional 3,2642883,552
Medium Regional 1,2641381,402
GRAND TOTAL676,184111,144787,328

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Carrier GroupCarrier NameFull TimePart TimeTotal
Major Alaska17,6451,87019,515
Allegiant Air5,0006705,670
American92,03812,507104,545
Atlas Air4,507774,584
Delta94,23643994,675
Envoy Air11,6825,23816,920
Federal Express200,29158,542258,833
Frontier6,455416,496
Hawaiian6,2739097,182
JetBlue18,6744,28222,956
Kalitta Air2,653172,670
Polar Air Cargo2751276
Republic Airline5,7192315,950
SkyWest11,7301,66813,398
Southwest66,9651,52368,488
Spirit11,86531112,176
United76,64816,45393,101
United Parcel Service6,9891237,112
TOTAL639,645104,902744,547
National ABX Air Inc5409549
Air Transport International1,16201,162
Air Wisconsin1,095471,142
Aloha Air Cargo43585520
Amerijet International1,07901,079
CommuteAir dba CommuteAir1,28461,290
Endeavor Air4,686774,763
GoJet Airlines8380838
Horizon Air2,6106403,250
Lynden Air Cargo2071208
Mesa2,426132,439
National Air Cargo Group Inc d/ba National3460346
Northern Air Cargo44269511
Omni Air International1,26421,266
PSA4,16704,167
Piedmont5,4744,1609,634
Sky Lease Cargo21542257
Sun Country Airlines1,9116502,561
Swift Air90215917
USA Jet5330533
Western Global3950395
TOTAL32,0115,81637,827
Large Regional Asia Pacific74276
Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze1,0011501,151
Eastern1150115
Gulf And Caribbean Cargo1350135
Jet Aviation Flight Services7470747
Kalitta Charters II1510151
Scott Aviation 1040104
Silver61695711
Tatonduk Outfitters Limited32141362
TOTAL3,2642883,552
Medium Regional 21 Air1220122
Global Crossing4010401
Hillwood1091110
KaiserAir392968
Polaris Aviation Solutions291544
Sierra Pacific152136
TEM Enterprises dba Avelo54972621
TOTAL1,2641381,402
GRAND TOTAL676,184111,144787,328