Research Guides: Locating Airline Data: Employees

Employees

Websites

A4A Passenger Airline Cost Index (PACI)
A4A produces the U.S. Passenger Airline Cost Index (PACI) to monitor trends in the cost of inputs (e.g., labor, fuel, food, aircraft ownership, airport landing fees, insurance, utilities, interest) to the provision of air service over time.
Search Airline Employment by Month (BTS)
1. Scroll down for current individual airline data
2. Annual Employee Statistics by Labor Category (1990-present)
Statistical Releases: U.S. Passenger Airline Employment Data
Select data range to view U.S. Passenger Airline Employment Data statistical releases.

Databases

We recommend searching the following databases; follow the specific steps listed for best results.

Cirium This link opens in a new window
Aviation and aerospace industry news, data and other related information services. Contains technical and operational information on a range of sectors including defense, business aviation, finance, MRO, spaceflight and training.
1. Click Companies on the top menu.
2. In the “Type, and press enter to search” area at the top of the page, enter the airline name.
3. Click on the company name in the resulting list.
4. Click on the Traffic tab; scroll down for the total number of employees for the last few years.
Vendor: CIRIUM
Coverage: 1909 - present
Full Text: Complete

Good to Know
- If you experience difficulty accessing any part of this database, clear your Internet browser's cache and cookies.
- NETWORKS tab data is limited to only scheduled routes information and no network analysis.
- To return to the main page, click the CIRIUM logo in the upper left corner of any page.
Search Tips
- To perform a simple keyword search, click the magnifying glass icon in the upper left corner of the home page to open the Search box, enter the desired terms, and press the Enter key.
- Use an asterisk (*) at the end of the root of a word to find all variants: fuel* will find fuels, fueling, etc.
- Enclose terms in quotation marks to search for exact phrases: "alternative fuels"
- Click the NEWS tab in the menu bar to limit general news articles by category, date, location, and article type. (If the Search box is open, click the upward arrow to close it and reveal the News and other tabs.)
- Click the COMPANIES tab to locate company profiles for airlines, airports, and MRO providers.
- Click the INDUSTRY UPDATES tab to limit industry news articles by category and date.
- Click the FLEETS tab to locate fleet data by market groupings (i.e., type of aircraft), manufacturer, and geographic location.
- Click the REPORTS tab for full-text reports on various topics, as well as issues of the trade publications Airline Business and Flight International.
ICAO Data+ This link opens in a new window
Limited to one user at a time. Please click Sign out when finished. International airline and airport statistics from the International Civil Aviation Organization.
1. Once signed in, scroll down and click the LAUNCH button next to “Air Carrier Personnel.”
2. Select the desired year(s) and air carrier(s). Note: if your air carrier does not appear as a selection, then data for that particular year is not available. Select another year and try again.
Vendor: ICAO
Coverage: Varies
Full Text: Complete

Video Tutorials

Good to Know
- Limited to one user at a time. Please click the Sign out button when finished.
- Not all air carriers or airports are ICAO members. You may not find data for every air carrier and airport in the database.
- From within each data table, click the printer icon to print or the Excel icon to download the data to Excel format.
Search Tips
- Click the Modules link near the top center of the page to access the subscribed Data+ modules.
- The subscribed Data+ modules include:
  
  On Flight Origin and Destination
  
  Traffic by Flight Stage
  
  Airport Traffic
  
  Air Carrier Fleet
  
  Air Carrier Personnel
  
  Air Carrier Finances
  
  Air Carrier Traffic
  
  ICAO-ACI Airport Data
- Click the Launch button next to the module you wish to view.
- From within each data table, click the Reset button to undo your selections.
- For help using and searching in the database, click the FAQ link at the top right or center bottom of any page.
  
  Be sure to click and explore the different headings at the top of the FAQ section, such as Data, Carrier Traffic, TFS, etc.
  
  From the FAQ section, scroll down and click the Glossary button for detailed definitions of specialized terms used in the database.
  
  To view the data sources and dates covered, from the FAQ section, scroll down and click the ICAO Data Notes button.

Many other databases are available by going to our complete list of Research Databases.

Books

IATA’s World Air Transport Statistics by International Air Transport Association
Publisher: Montreal: International Air Transport Association.
Location: Reference
Call Number: Reference TL 720 .A1 W92 1977-present; Vol. 1 Industry (print), Vol. 2 Individual Airline Data (2005-2013 data on CD; other years in print volume Appendices)
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If data is unavailable online, request from library@erau.edu.