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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.

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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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Recent Month Data Jan-2023

Historical Scheduled Passenger Airline Table3: Scheduled Passenger Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees

Carrier Group	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	639,645	104,902	744,547
National	32,011	5,816	37,827
Large Regional	3,264	288	3,552
Medium Regional	1,264	138	1,402
GRAND TOTAL	676,184	111,144	787,328

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Carrier Group	Carrier Name	Full Time	Part Time	Total
Major	Alaska	17,645	1,870	19,515
	Allegiant Air	5,000	670	5,670
	American	92,038	12,507	104,545
	Atlas Air	4,507	77	4,584
	Delta	94,236	439	94,675
	Envoy Air	11,682	5,238	16,920
	Federal Express	200,291	58,542	258,833
	Frontier	6,455	41	6,496
	Hawaiian	6,273	909	7,182
	JetBlue	18,674	4,282	22,956
	Kalitta Air	2,653	17	2,670
	Polar Air Cargo	275	1	276
	Republic Airline	5,719	231	5,950
	SkyWest	11,730	1,668	13,398
	Southwest	66,965	1,523	68,488
	Spirit	11,865	311	12,176
	United	76,648	16,453	93,101
	United Parcel Service	6,989	123	7,112
	TOTAL	639,645	104,902	744,547
National	ABX Air Inc	540	9	549
	Air Transport International	1,162	0	1,162
	Air Wisconsin	1,095	47	1,142
	Aloha Air Cargo	435	85	520
	Amerijet International	1,079	0	1,079
	CommuteAir dba CommuteAir	1,284	6	1,290
	Endeavor Air	4,686	77	4,763
	GoJet Airlines	838	0	838
	Horizon Air	2,610	640	3,250
	Lynden Air Cargo	207	1	208
	Mesa	2,426	13	2,439
	National Air Cargo Group Inc d/ba National	346	0	346
	Northern Air Cargo	442	69	511
	Omni Air International	1,264	2	1,266
	PSA	4,167	0	4,167
	Piedmont	5,474	4,160	9,634
	Sky Lease Cargo	215	42	257
	Sun Country Airlines	1,911	650	2,561
	Swift Air	902	15	917
	USA Jet	533	0	533
	Western Global	395	0	395
	TOTAL	32,011	5,816	37,827
Large Regional	Asia Pacific	74	2	76
	Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze	1,001	150	1,151
	Eastern	115	0	115
	Gulf And Caribbean Cargo	135	0	135
	Jet Aviation Flight Services	747	0	747
	Kalitta Charters II	151	0	151
	Scott Aviation	104	0	104
	Silver	616	95	711
	Tatonduk Outfitters Limited	321	41	362
	TOTAL	3,264	288	3,552
Medium Regional	21 Air	122	0	122
	Global Crossing	401	0	401
	Hillwood	109	1	110
	KaiserAir	39	29	68
	Polaris Aviation Solutions	29	15	44
	Sierra Pacific	15	21	36
	TEM Enterprises dba Avelo	549	72	621
	TOTAL	1,264	138	1,402
	GRAND TOTAL	676,184	111,144	787,328

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