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US Department of Transport: Part 3; June 2008 Passenger Airline Employment Up 0.1 Percent from June 2007(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) RDATE:19082008 Table 12: Low-Cost Carrier Full-time Equivalent Employees,* June 2004-2008** (Ranked by June 2008 FTEs) Excel | CSV Rank 2004*** 2005*** 2006 2007**** 2008 Percent Change 2004-2008 2007-2008 1 Southwest 31,409 31,366 31,735 33,261 34,285 9.2 3.1 2 JetBlue 5,898 7,505 9,675 9,675 10,523 78.4 8.8 3 AirTran 5,624 6,247 7,167 8,147 8,279 47.2 1.6 4 Frontier 3,938 4,053 4,484 4,940 4,949 25.7 0.2 5 Spirit 2,436 2,049 2,039 2,191 2,453 0.7 12.0 6 Virgin America N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,189 N/A N/A 7 ATA***** 6,812 4,474 2,650 2,405 N/A N/A N/A 8 SkyBus***** N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 9 Independence 4,049 3,180 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 10 America West 11,529 11,954 11,651 12,471 N/A N/A N/A Total 71,695 70,828 69,399 73,087 61,678 -14.0 -15.6 Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics * Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. ** US Airways employment numbers were included with the network airlines prior to October 2007 while America West's numbers were included with the low-cost airlines. Beginning with October 2007, US Airways numbers are combined with America West Airlines numbers in the network category. The combined carrier's numbers were included in the low-cost category for October 2007 through February 2008 in the releases for those months. The numbers for those months have been revised beginning with the March 2008 release to include the combined carrier's numbers in the network category for all months. The revision was due to a BTS recalculation based on the airline's fourth quarter financial report released May 19. ***Employment numbers in 2004 and 2005 for Independence Air, which changed its business model from a regional to low-cost carrier in mid-2004, are included with low-cost carriers. The airline discontinued flights on Jan. 5, 2006. **** Virgin America and SkyBus began reporting employment data in August 2007. SkyBus stopped reporting employment data effective in April 2008 resulting from its bankruptcy filing. ***** ATA Airlines ceased operating on April 3, 2008 and stopped reporting employment data effective in March. N/A: Carrier did not meet the standard for filing, was no longer operating, merged with another operating carrier or failed to file. See previous notes. Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding. Note: Detail may not add to total due to rounding. Table 13: Change in Regional Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees* from the Previous Year Percent change compared to same month the previous year Excel | CSV 2005** 2006 2007*** 2008**** January 15.5 2.5 3.0 3.7 February 14.3 1.1 5.9 1.1 March 13.7 0.5 5.6 0.6 April 12.6 0.6 5.6 2.0May 11.1 -0.6 7.2 1.3 June 11.0 -1.6 5.1 1.8 July 6.0 -0.8 4.8 August 5.1 -1.0 4.9 September 4.3 -0.3 5.2 October 2.7 0.6 5.5 November 2.1 2.4 5.1 December 2.2 3.0 4.9 Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics * Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. ** Republic, Shuttle America and GoJet reported for part of 2005. *** Compass began reporting employment numbers in November 2007. **** Lynx Airlines began reporting in February 2008. Colgan Airlines began reporting in April 2008. Trans States Airlines no longer met reporting requirements beginning in April 2008. Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding. Table 14: Regional Carrier Full-time Equivalent Employees* by Month Numbers in thousands (000s) Excel | CSV 2004** 2005*** 2006 2007**** 2008***** Percent Change 2005-2008 2007-2008 January 48.3 55.8 57.2 58.9 61.1 9.5 3.7 February 48.9 55.9 56.6 59.9 60.5 8.3 1.1 March 49.6 56.4 56.7 59.9 60.2 6.9 0.6 April 50.3 56.6 56.9 60.1 61.3 8.4 2.0 May 51.2 56.9 56.5 60.6 61.4 7.9 1.3 June 51.9 57.6 57.0 59.9 61.0 5.8 1.8 July 54.3 57.6 57.1 59.9 August 55.0 57.8 57.2 60.2 September 55.2 57.6 57.4 60.7 October 55.8 57.4 57.7 61.2 November 55.6 56.8 58.1 61.1 December 55.3 56.3 58.2 61.1 12-Month Average 51.6 56.9 57.0 60.3 Jan-June Average 50.0 56.5 56.8 59.9 60.9 7.8% 1.8% Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics * Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. ** Mesa, Pinnacle and PSA began reporting employment numbers in 2004. *** Republic, Shuttle America and GoJet reported for part of 2005. **** Compass began reporting employment numbers in November 2007. **** Lynx Airlines began reporting in February 2008. Colgan Airlines began reporting in April 2008. Trans States Airlines no longer met reporting requirements beginning in April 2008. Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding. Table 15: Regional Carrier Full-time Equivalent Employees*, June 2004-2008 (Ranked by June 2008 FTEs) Excel | CSV Rank 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Percent Change** 2004-2008 2007-2008 1 American Eagle 8,500 9,443 9,184 9,453 9,683 13.9 2.4 2 SkyWest 6,353 7,765 8,043 9,905 9,490 49.4 -4.2 3 ExpressJet 6,195 6,507 6,665 7,846 7,115 14.9 -9.3 4 Comair 5,848 6,577 6,210 6,201 5,933 1.5 -4.3 5 Atlantic Southeast 5,717 5,523 5,475 4,347 4,517 -21.0 3.9 6 Horizon 3,377 3,395 3,554 3,832 3,713 9.9 -3.1 7 Pinnacle 2,222 3,052 3,049 3,457 3,424 54.1 -1.0 8 Mesaba 3,033 3,359 2,850 2,545 3,250 7.2 27.7 9 Air Wisconsin 3,595 3,322 2,225 2,251 2,956 -17.8 31.3 10 Mesa 3,682 3,294 3,273 3,219 2,898 -21.3 -10.0 11 Executive 1,998 1,770 1,757 1,709 1,717 -14.1 0.5 12 Colgan N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,362 N/A N/A 13 Republic N/A N/A 560 1,019 1,350 N/A 32.5 14 Shuttle America N/A 398 974 1,052 1,159 N/A 10.2 15 PSA N/A 1,742 1,471 1,444 1,096 N/A -24.1 16 Compass N/A N/A N/A N/A 594 N/A N/A 17 GoJet N/A N/A 306 324 357 N/A 10.2 18 Lynx N/A N/A N/A N/A 356 N/A N/A 19 Trans States*** 1,411 1,476 1,386 1,290 N/A N/A N/A Total 51,931 57,623 56,982 59,894 60,970 8.3 1.8 Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics * Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. ** Some regional carriers were not required to report employment numbers before 2005, so year-to-year comparisons involving regional carriers, or the total industry, are not appropriate for the years before 2005. The Percent Change 2004-2008 is based on the 11 carriers reporting in both years. *** Effective with April 2008 reporting, Trans States Airlines no longer met the reporting requirements for filing monthly airline employment data. N/A: Not applicable because carriers did not meet the standard for filing. Note: Detail may not add to total due to rounding. Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) CONTACT: Dave Smallen, US Department of Transport Tel: +1 202 366 5568 ((M2 Communications Ltd disclaims all liability for information provided within M2 PressWIRE. Data supplied by named party/parties. Further information on M2 PressWIRE can be obtained at http://www.presswire.net on the world wide web. Inquiries to [email protected])). Copyright ? 2008 M2 Communications Ltd. |