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Number of Employees
Certificated Carriers
Year End Data 1993

CARRIER GROUP NAME FULL TIME PART TIME TOTAL
MAJORS      
America West 8,102 3,117 11,219
American 83,047 12,901 95,948
Continental 32,068 6,068 38,136
Delta 65,212 5,916 71,128
Federal Express 67,726 32,610 100,336
Northwest 41,605 1,795 43,400
Southwest 13,232 52 13,284
Trans World 25,180 2,620 27,800
United 73,849 7,662 81,511
United Parcel 3,382 209 3,591
USAIR 43,888 2,779 46,667
Total Majors 457,291 75,729 533,020
NATIONALS      
Air Wisconsin 662 31 693
Alaska 5,424 806 6,230
Aloha 1,542 469 2,011
American Trans Air 2,280 333 2,613
Atlantic Southeast 1,857 252 2,109
Emery 640 34 674
Evergreen 631 61 692
Hawaiian 1,943 351 2,294
Horizon 2,065 302 2,367
Markair 1,078 44 1,122
Midwest Express 985 99 1,084
Southern Air     0
Sun Country 564 28 592
Tower 672 504 1,176
Trump 566 32 598
World 577 21 598
Total Nationals 21,486 3,367 24,853
Large Regionals      
Air Transport 242 35 277
American Int'l 1,140 50 1,190
Amerijet 205 33 238
Arrow 475 12 487
Carnival 525 198 723
Challenge Air Cargo 481 3 484
Executive 619 295 914
Express One 805   805
Florida West 194 35 229
Kiwi 581 93 674
MGM Grand 136 3 139
Morris 1,330 886 2,216
Northern 186 17 203
Private Jet 426 44 470
Reeve 256 47 303
Reno Air 994 173 1,167
Rich 246 3 249
Simmons 2,841 284 3,125
Trans States 874 182 1,056
UFS 327 73 400
Zantop 558 10 568
Total Large Regional 13,441 2,476 15,917
Medium Regionals      
Aerial 5   5
Airline of Americas     0
Atlas     0
AV Atlantic     0
Buffalo     0
Capital Air     0
Casino Express 82   82
Continental Micrones 1,154 426 1,580
Eagle Airlines 185   185
Empire 302 24 326
Fine Airlines 90   90
Great American 52 13 65
Int'l Cargo Express 14 6 20
Miami Air 120 15 135
Millon 54 10 64
North America 87 10 97
Omni Air Express 26 3 29
Patriot 28   28
Ryan Int'l 473 10 483
Sierra Pacific 50   50
Spirit Airlines 148 48 196
Trans Air Link 39 7 46
Trans American     0
Ultraair 216 1 217
Worldwide 272 1 273
Total Medium Regionals 3,397 574 3,971
Total Form 41 Carriers 495,615 82,146 577,761
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