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Search Airline Employment Data by Month

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:
Press Releases Scheduled Passenger Airlines full-time equivalent employee (FTE) levels
Database (Monthly numbers 1990-present)
Year-End Full-Time and Part-Time Airline Employment (1970-1989)
Annual Employee Statistics by Labor Category (1990-present) (Tables) (Searchable Database).
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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Note: Starting June 2024, FedEx Ground and FedEx Services merged with FedEx Express to form Federal Express Corporation. As a result of the merger, carrier FX has experienced a significant increase in employee count, increasing the total number of employees in the industry.

Recent Month Data    Apr-2025
Historical Scheduled Passenger Airline      Table3: Scheduled Passenger Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees
    

Carrier GroupFull TimePart TimeTotal
Major 715,675255,736971,411
National 32,4746,96139,435
Large Regional 1,612901,702
Medium Regional 8832120
GRAND TOTAL749,849262,8191,012,668

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Carrier GroupCarrier NameFull TimePart TimeTotal
Major Alaska18,6492,16020,809
Allegiant Air5,5241,0576,581
American96,48912,305108,794
Atlas Air4,389614,450
Delta104,0521,442105,494
Envoy Air12,4776,61019,087
Federal Express236,699204,271440,970
Frontier7,844527,896
Hawaiian6,6417887,429
JetBlue19,0883,11322,201
Kalitta Air3,351253,376
Polar Air Cargo1631164
Republic Airline6,0512306,281
SkyWest12,8831,82314,706
Southwest70,3052,53672,841
Spirit10,19937410,573
Sun Country Airlines2,2868333,119
USA Jet1611162
United91,46017,991109,451
United Parcel Service6,964637,027
TOTAL715,675255,736971,411
National ABX Air Inc6266632
Air Transport International1,24301,243
Air Wisconsin57135606
Aloha Air Cargo40080480
Amerijet International7800780
Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze1,7605632,323
CommuteAir dba CommuteAir1,27831,281
Endeavor Air4,556674,623
Global Crossing66168729
GoJet Airlines1,05901,059
Horizon Air2,5819953,576
Jet Aviation Flight Services9080908
Lynden Air Cargo2120212
Mesa1,60151,606
National Air Cargo Group Inc d/ba National5290529
Northern Air Cargo3255330
Omni Air International1,02021,022
PSA4,84304,843
Piedmont5,7614,85510,616
Scott Aviation 1230123
Silver387126513
Sky Lease Cargo1525157
TEM Enterprises dba Avelo795146941
Western Global3030303
TOTAL32,4746,96139,435
Large Regional 21 Air2450245
Asia Pacific89190
Caribbean Sun Airlines18023203
Eastern1750175
Eastern Air Express (EAX)2730273
Gulf And Caribbean Cargo1440144
KaiserAir392968
Kalitta Charters II1610161
Tatonduk Outfitters Limited30637343
TOTAL1,612901,702
Medium Regional Ameristar Air Cargo34034
Polaris Aviation Solutions381553
Sierra Pacific161733
TOTAL8832120
GRAND TOTAL749,849262,8191,012,668