Total Pilot and Copilot Employee Equivalents
1st 9 Mos.
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
American         9,000         8,954         8,885         8,813         9,533       10,408       10,960       12,319       10,857         9,929         9,074         8,572         8,343
Continental         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
Delta         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
Northwest         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
United         7,613         7,862         9,083       10,014       11,754       11,404       11,262         7,992         7,688         6,374         6,133         6,277         6,338
US Airways         4,662         4,575         4,521         4,482         4,844         5,330         4,791         3,828         3,147         2,967         2,599         4,935         4,278
America West         1,107         1,260         1,364         1,494         1,890         1,641         1,650         1,675         1,727         1,851         1,850              -                -    
 --sub Network       39,403       39,353       41,047       42,923       46,520       48,543       47,440       43,631       39,538       36,792       35,016       34,429       33,801
Southwest         2,025         2,243         2,414              -           2,962         3,316         3,725         3,966         4,022         4,197         4,535         4,845         5,317
jetBlue              -                -                -                -                -              203            252            371            591            809         1,059         1,451         1,707
AirTran              -                -              251            429            495            547            642            767            860            902         1,133         1,325         1,498
Frontier             42             91            288            356            489            547            314            389            489            542            599            655            704
Allegiant              -                -                -                -                -                -                -                -               41             75            141            178            268  
 -- sub LCC         2,067         2,334         2,953            785         3,946         4,613         4,933         5,493         6,003         6,525         7,467         8,454         9,494
Alaska            892            988         1,074         2,724         2,910         1,239         1,345         1,329         1,348         1,440         1,331         1,367         1,385
Hawaiian            258            260            268            287             14            405            398            398            398            307            280            312            332
Midwest            157            225            235              -              340            353            297            340            290            308            347            378            411  
 -- sub Other         1,307         1,473         1,577         3,011         3,264         1,997         2,040         2,067         2,036         2,055         1,958         2,057         2,128
Total All Sectors       42,777       43,160       45,577       46,719       53,730       55,153       54,413       51,191       47,577       45,372       44,441       44,940       45,423
Note: Shaded data means data appear questionable.
Data Source:  US DOT Form 41 via BTS, Schedule P10.