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2002 Number of Employees
for Certificated Carriers
Year End Data 2002

Carrier Full-time Part-time Total
Majors      
Alaska 9,521 1,302 10,823
America West 10,285 2,585 12,870
American 88,256 13,857 102,113
American Eagle 7,349 1,016 8,365
American Trans Air 6,477 354 6,831
Continental 32,095 8,149 40,244
Delta 60,002 8,701 68,703
Federal Express 92,003 47,339 139,342
Northwest 42,463 1,898 44,361
Southwest 33,322 766 34,088
United 73,495 6,917 80,412
United Parcel 5,782 251 6,033
USAIR 28,612 3,093 31,705
Total Majors 489,662 96,228 585,890
Nationals      
Air Transport 560 26 586
Air Wisconsin 2,837 288 3,125
Airtran 4,500 419 4,919
Aloha 1,755 996 2,751
Arrow 1,000 30 1,030
Atlantic Southeast 4,907 349 5,256
Centurion (Challenge Air) 59 1 60
Champion Air 602 179 781
Comair 4,765 614 5,379
Continental Micronesia 946 412 1,358
DHL Airways 920 16 936
Executive 1,801 545 2,346
Frontier 3,020 600 3,620
Gemini 471   471
Hawaiian 2,719 504 3,223
Horizon 3,131 556 3,687
Jet Blue     0
Kitty Hawk Air Cargo 271   271
Mesaba 2,644 802 3,446
Midway (US Air Express) 41   41
Midwest Express 2,137 547 2,684
National     0
Polar Air 699 68 767
Ryan 833 7 840
Spirit 2,199 380 2,579
Sun Country     0
Trans States 1,083 128 1,211
USA Jet     0
Vanguard     0
World Airways 1,000 103 1,103
Total Nationals 44,900 7,570 52,470
Large Regionals      
Amerijet 392 11 403
Capital Cargo 181   181
Casino Express 115 8 123
Expressnet 244 47 291
Falcon 320 3 323
Florida West 63   63
Lynden 128 7 135
Miami Air     0
North American     0
Northern Air Cargo 250 11 261
Omni 438 5 443
Pan Am 250   250
Tatonduk 199 38 237
Tradewinds 152 3 155
USA 3000 342 25 367
Zantop 32 21 53
Total Large Regional 3,106 179 3,285
Medium Regionals      
Allegiant 133   133
Ameristar 22   22
Asia Pacific 35 6 41
Custom Air 96 1 97
Kalitta Air 246 12 258
Pace 284 38 322
Planet 149   149
Sierra Pacific 23   23
Sky King 89   89
Southeast     0
Southern Air     0
Sun World 16 2 18
Trans Air Link     0
Total Medium Regionals 1,093 59 1,152
Total Form 41 Carriers 538,761 104,036 642,797

SOURCE: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information

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