Total Pilot and Copilot Employee Equivalents |
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1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
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American |
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9,000 |
8,954 |
8,885 |
8,813 |
9,533 |
10,408
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10,960
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12,319
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10,857
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9,929 |
9,074 |
8,572 |
8,343 |
8,306 |
8,092 |
7,934 |
8,029 |
7,737 |
7,890 |
8,587 |
12,363
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12,702
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12,802
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13,621
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13,841
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11,604
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Continental |
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3,770 |
3,366 |
3,635 |
4,216 |
4,605 |
4,656 |
4,571 |
4,209 |
3,852 |
3,943 |
4,184 |
4,408 |
4,598 |
4,578 |
4,227 |
4,199 |
4,139 |
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- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Delta |
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8,348 |
8,143 |
8,152 |
8,753 |
8,072 |
9,123 |
8,103 |
8,074 |
7,155 |
6,786 |
6,181 |
5,706 |
5,904 |
6,391 |
6,581 |
10,701
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10,708
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10,606
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10,547
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10,741
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11,476
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12,026
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12,734
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13,206
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13,065
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12,257
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Northwest |
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4,903 |
5,193 |
5,407 |
5,151 |
5,822 |
5,981 |
6,103 |
5,534 |
5,112 |
4,942 |
4,995 |
4,531 |
4,340 |
4,345 |
3,426 |
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- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
United |
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7,613 |
7,862 |
9,083 |
10,014
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11,754
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11,404
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11,262
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7,992 |
7,688 |
6,374 |
6,133 |
6,277 |
6,338 |
6,337 |
5,581 |
5,515 |
5,490 |
9,899 |
10,255
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10,563
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11,128
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11,282
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11,017
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11,344
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11,709
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10,603
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US Airways |
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4,662 |
4,575 |
4,521 |
4,482 |
4,844 |
5,330 |
4,791 |
3,828 |
3,147 |
2,967 |
2,599 |
3,132 |
4,278 |
4,234 |
4,073 |
3,967 |
4,003 |
4,035 |
4,125 |
4,429 |
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- |
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America West |
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1,107 |
1,260 |
1,364 |
1,494 |
1,890 |
1,641 |
1,650 |
1,675 |
1,727 |
1,851 |
1,850 |
1,803 |
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--sub Network |
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39,403
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39,353
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41,047
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42,923
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46,520
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48,543
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47,440
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43,631
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39,538
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36,792
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35,016
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34,429
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33,801
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34,191
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31,980
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32,316
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32,369
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32,277
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32,817
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34,320
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34,967
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36,010
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36,553
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38,171
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38,615
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34,464
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Southwest |
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2,025 |
2,243 |
2,414 |
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2,962 |
3,316 |
3,725 |
3,966 |
4,022 |
4,197 |
4,535 |
4,845 |
5,317 |
5,588 |
5,626 |
5,564 |
5,676 |
7,435 |
7,331 |
7,497 |
7,457 |
7,819 |
8,270 |
8,940 |
9,225 |
8,495 |
AirTran |
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251 |
429 |
495 |
547 |
642 |
767 |
860 |
902 |
1,133 |
1,325 |
1,498 |
1,559 |
1,535 |
1,622 |
1,626 |
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jetBlue |
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- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
203 |
252 |
371 |
591 |
809 |
1,059 |
1,451 |
1,707 |
1,794 |
1,795 |
1,828 |
2,021 |
2,183 |
2,315 |
2,572 |
2,837 |
3,040 |
3,224 |
3,385 |
3,572 |
3,729 |
Alaska |
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892 |
988 |
1,074 |
2,724 |
2,910 |
1,239 |
1,345 |
1,329 |
1,348 |
1,440 |
1,331 |
1,367 |
1,385 |
1,361 |
1,236 |
3,711 |
3,982 |
1,381 |
1,461 |
1,599 |
1,770 |
1,908 |
2,060 |
2,975 |
3,152 |
3,067 |
Virgin America |
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- |
- |
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- |
- |
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- |
- |
- |
- |
217 |
298 |
991 |
1,181 |
554 |
567 |
558 |
592 |
683 |
824 |
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- |
Hawaiian |
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258 |
260 |
268 |
287 |
14 |
405 |
398 |
398 |
398 |
307 |
280 |
312 |
332 |
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414 |
436 |
515 |
601 |
613 |
599 |
602 |
654 |
747 |
795 |
859 |
765 |
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3,175 |
3,491 |
4,007 |
3,440 |
6,381 |
5,710 |
6,362 |
6,831 |
7,219 |
7,655 |
8,338 |
9,300 |
10,239
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10,519
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10,904
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14,152
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15,001
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12,154
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12,287
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12,825
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13,258
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14,104
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15,125
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16,095
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16,808
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16,056
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Allegiant |
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- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
41 |
75 |
141 |
178 |
268 |
307 |
323 |
369 |
400 |
416 |
444 |
553 |
649 |
834 |
953 |
952 |
1,042 |
1,060 |
Frontier |
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42 |
91 |
288 |
356 |
489 |
547 |
314 |
389 |
489 |
542 |
599 |
655 |
704 |
641 |
634 |
674 |
676 |
653 |
658 |
797 |
962 |
1,105 |
1,172 |
1,323 |
1,522 |
1,582 |
Spirit |
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76 |
110 |
310 |
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691 |
244 |
307 |
351 |
354 |
397 |
375 |
368 |
442 |
526 |
416 |
503 |
596 |
714 |
893 |
1,054 |
1,274 |
1,477 |
1,939 |
2,287 |
2,381 |
2,530 |
-- sub ULCC |
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118 |
201 |
598 |
356 |
1,180 |
791 |
621 |
740 |
884 |
1,014 |
1,115 |
1,201 |
1,414 |
1,474 |
1,373 |
1,546 |
1,672 |
1,783 |
1,995 |
2,404 |
2,885 |
3,416 |
4,064 |
4,562 |
4,945 |
5,172 |
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Total All Sectors |
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42,696
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43,045
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45,652
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46,719
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54,081
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55,044
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54,423
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51,202
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47,641
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45,461
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44,469
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44,930
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45,454
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46,184
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44,257
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48,014
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49,042
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46,214
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47,099
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49,549
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51,110
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53,530
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55,742
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58,828
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60,368
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55,692
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data means data appear questionable. |
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Data
Source: US DOT Form 41 via BTS,
Schedule P10. |
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