Statement from the Maritime Administrator

I learned today that my alma mater – Kings Point - has once again received full accreditation from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. As I've stated since my confirmation hearing, the success of the Academy at every level is one of my highest priorities, and this announcement is confirmation that the US Merchant Marine Academy is getting back on course for providing a world-class educational experience to our future leaders. My thanks to Rear ‎Admiral Helis and his team for working to resolve the issues that were identified by the commission.

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November Updates From The Hilltop

Hoya Family Newsletter - November '17 Edition View this email in your browser Don't miss your chance to catch Head Coach, Patrick Ewing and the Georgetown men's basketball team this season! Visit here and use code HOYAPARENT1718 for a special discounted ticket offer for Hoya parents for select home games in November and December! Lower level tickets start at under $10 each! Journeys: Understanding Self & Building Community Journeys: Understanding Self & Building Community is an annual LGBTQ Resource Center Retreat made possible by the Tagliabue Initiative and the generous contributions of individual alumni donors. The purpose of this retreat is to provide a space for members of the LGBTQ community and its allies at Georgetown to gather in order to share personal stories, to reflect on individual and community formation, and enter into thoughtful dialogue regarding the nature of the many communities that comprise the broader LGBTQA community at Georgetown. This unique opportunity to come together in a setting outside of campus provides students the freedom and context to be in a space where they can be fully themselves, without fear or judgment. It is our hope that through this engaged experience, students will gain a deeper understanding of their formation of self and how they can actively foster community, both at Georgetown and beyond. It is our belief that fostering formation leads to transformation. By sharing openly with each other and being vulnerable together, students can come to know their peers more fully. Through reflection, both individual and shared, on their lived experiences, students can develop an authentic appreciation and respect for all that we are, and that we are NOT. Small group and large group discussions will help lay foundations to build solidarity both within and between our varied communities. It is our goal that this will allow for what Fr. Kolvenbach calls "the formation of whole persons of solidarity. Click here for more information Academic Success Webinar Series In an effort to ensure that the Academic Resource Center is reaching ALL of our students, we have expanded our academic resources to include a new academic webinar series! Don't have the time to make it to an ARC workshop, but still want to make sure you are staying on track with your academics? Are you looking for new strategies to study effectively? Need answers to your academic questions? Each webinar will highlight a different academic theme and allow students to participate in a Q&A session to address any of their academic questions. All webinars will be held at 5:30pm and use the following Zoom link: https://georgetown.zoom.us/j/386207160. For additional support in using Zoom, refer to the Zoom Help Center website.  In addition, please refer to the Academic Resource Center's YouTube channel for all of our archived videos and upcoming webinars. Click here for more information regarding the webinar series A Letter from Campus Ministry: The Effects of White Noise Every week, the chaplains-in-residence email letters of encouragement, reflection, and community to their residents. In one of her letters, Stephanie Wong, one of the chaplains-in-residence of LXR and Nevils, shared the effects of white noise on her life. Drawing inspiration from her baby's white noise machine, Stephanie reflects on how to find peace amidst the stressful white noise of college life. Read her full letter on the Campus Ministry blog here (I've uploaded it as a Word doc for you as well).   A native of California, Stephanie Wong holds an M.Div. from Yale Divinity School and is currently a doctoral candidate in Georgetown's Theology Department. She has pastoral experience serving as a Catholic middle school chaplain, a hospital chaplain, and as an intern at the St. Thomas More Catholic Chapel & Center at Yale. Stephanie lives in LXR Hall with her husband and son. Read the article here Tell your students to save the date for Milk & Cookies at Night! An Update on the Work of our Sexual Assault and Misconduct Task Force President DeGioia updates members of the Georgetown community about the University's ongoing efforts to prevent and respond to sexual assault and misconduct on our campus. Read the update here Tobacco-Free @ Georgetown University Over the last several years, Georgetown University has been on a journey to become a smoke-free/tobacco-free campus. The first phase of implementing a smoke-free and tobacco-free campus is to more closely conform with DC law as it relates to signage and designated smoking locations across the campus. Click for more information Click the icons below for useful information from our University partners

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BTS Statistics Release: September 2017 Passenger Airline Employment Data - CORRECTION

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page.   BTS 56-17 Friday, November 17, 2017 BTS Contact: Dave Smallen Tel: 202-366-5568                                                                              david.smallen@dot.gov                                                                                                                           BTS Statistics Release: September 2017 Passenger Airline Employment Data   Correction: Consecutive months have been revised from 46 to 47.   U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 3.3 percent more workers in September 2017 than in September 2016, reaching 428,343 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. September was the 47th consecutive month that U.S. scheduled passenger airline FTEs exceeded the same month of the previous year (Tables 1, 2, 3).     Month-to-month, the number of FTEs was unchanged from August to September (Table 1A). Scheduled passenger airline categories include network, low-cost, regional and other airlines. Historical employment data can be found on the BTS web site.    The four network airlines that collectively employ 64.9 percent of the scheduled passenger airline FTEs reported 2.1 percent more FTEs in September 2017 than in September 2016 (Tables 7, 8, 9). Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and United Airlines increased FTEs from September 2016. Month-to-month, the number of network airline FTEs fell 0.1 percent from August to September (Table 1A).   The network airlines employed 8.9 percent more FTEs in September 2017 than in September 2013 (Tables 8, 9). Network airlines operate a significant portion of their flights using at least one hub where connections are made for flights to down-line destinations or spoke cities.   The six low-cost carriers reported 6.8 percent more FTEs in September 2017 than in September 2016 (Tables 10, 11, 12). Spirit Airlines, Allegiant Airlines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Virgin America and Southwest Airlines increased FTEs from September 2016 (Table 12). Month-to-month, the number of low-cost airline FTEs rose 0.4 percent from August to September (Table 1A). The six low-cost airlines employed 29.5 percent more FTEs in September 2017 than in September 2013 (Tables 11, 12). Low-cost airlines operate under a low-cost business model, with infrastructure and aircraft operating costs below the overall industry average.   The 11 regional carriers reported 4.3 percent more FTEs in September 2017 than in September 2016 (Tables 13, 14, 15). Seven regional airlines –PSA Airlines, SkyWest Airlines, Envoy Air, Republic Airlines, Horizon Air, Endeavor Air, and GoJet increased FTEs from September 2016. ExpressJet Airlines, Compass Airlines, Air Wisconsin and Mesa Airlines, reported a decrease (Table 15). Month-to-month, the number of regional airline FTEs rose 0.5 percent from August to September (Table 1A). The 11 regional carriers reporting in September 2017 employed 6.7 percent more FTEs in September 2017 than the 15 carriers reporting in September 2013 (Tables 14, 15). Regional carriers typically provide service from small cities, using primarily regional jets to support the network carriers' hub and spoke systems.                               Carrier Groups: The four network airlines employed 64.9 percent of the 428,343 FTEs employed by all scheduled passenger airlines in September, the six low-cost carriers employed 21.0 percent and the 11 regional carriers employed 12.3 percent (Table 4). In comparison, in September 2006, network airlines employed 65.4 percent of the FTEs, six low-cost carriers employed 17.6 percent and regional carriers employed 14.8 percent (Table 5).   Top Employers by Group: American employed the most FTEs (100,732) in September among the network airlines, Southwest employed the most FTEs (55,671) among low-cost airlines, and Envoy employed the most FTEs (12,025) among regional airlines. The three airlines with the most FTEs in September – American, United and Delta – employed 61.9 percent of the month's total passenger airline FTEs (Tables 3, 6).   Reporting Notes   Airlines that operate at least one aircraft that has more than 60 seats or the capacity to carry a payload of passengers, cargo and fuel weighing more than 18,000 pounds must report monthly employment statistics.   The "Other Carrier" category generally reflects those airlines that operate within specific niche markets such as the Hawaiian Islands served by Hawaiian Airlines and Island Air Hawaii.                              Data are compiled from monthly reports filed with BTS by commercial air carriers as of Nov. 8. Additional airline employment data and previous press releases can be found on the BTS website.  BTS has scheduled release of October 2017 passenger airline employment data for Dec. 15.     Table 1: Yearly Change in Scheduled Passenger Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees* by Airline Group Most recent 13 months - percent change from same month of the previous year   Network Airlines Low-Cost Airlines Regional Airlines Other Airlines All Passenger Airlines ** Sep 2015 - Sep 2016 2.6 10.6 2.9 13.0 4.3 Oct 2015 - Oct 2016 2.7 10.3 0.3 12.7 4.0 Nov 2015 - Nov 2016 2.3 9.8 0.2 13.5 3.7 Dec 2015 - Dec 2016 2.4 9.5 0.2 13.7 3.7 Jan 2016 - Jan 2017 2.3 9.7 1.9 12.7 3.9 Feb 2016 - Feb 2017 2.4 9.4 2.4 11.8 3.9 Mar 2016 - Mar 2017 2.7 9.1 2.0 11.7 4.0 Apr 2016 - Apr 2017 2.6 8.8 2.1 10.7 3.9 May 2016 - May 2017 2.4 8.3 2.5 9.8 3.7 Jun 2016 - Jun 2017 2.5 8.0 2.6 9.4 3.8 Jul 2016 - Jul 2017 2.3 7.3 2.7 8.5 3.5 Aug 2016 - Aug 2017 2.2 7.0 3.3 8.4 3.4 Sep 2016 - Sep 2017 2.1 6.8 4.3 1.6 3.3   Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics                           * Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.                                                                            ** Includes network, low-cost, regional and other carriers. Other Carriers generally operate within specific niche markets. They are: Hawaiian Airlines, Sun Country Airlines and Island Air Hawaii.                                                                          Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.                                             Note: See Table 2 for all passenger airlines, Table 7 for Network, Table 10 for Low-Cost and Table 13 for Regional.                                                       Table 1A: Monthly Change in Scheduled Passenger Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees* by Airline Group Percent change in FTEs from the previous month   Network Airlines Low-cost Airlines Regional Airlines Other Airlines All Passenger Airlines** Sep 2016 - Oct 2016 0.2 0.9 -0.1 0.8 0.3 Oct 2016 - Nov 2016 -0.2 0.5 0.0 1.5 0.0 Nov 2016 - Dec 2016 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.1 Dec 2016 - Jan 2017 -0.1 1.0 1.6 0.5 0.4 Jan 2017 - Feb 2017 0.4 0.9 0.4 0.6 0.5 Feb 2017 - Mar 2017 0.8 0.6 -0.3 0.6 0.6 Mar 2017 - Apr 2017 0.3 0.9 0.0 -0.1 0.3 Apr 2017 - May 2017 0.3 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.5 May 2017 - Jun 2017 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.5 Jun 2017 - Jul 2017 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.1 Jul 2017 - Aug 2017 -0.1 0.2 0.4 0.8 0.1 Aug 2017 - Sep 2017 -0.1 0.4 0.5 -4.9 0.0   Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics           * Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.                                                                              ** Includes network, low-cost, regional and other carriers. Other Carriers generally operate within specific niche markets. They are: Hawaiian Airlines, Sun Country Airlines and Island Air Hawaii.                                                                          Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.                                                  Note: See Table 2 for all passenger airlines, Table 7 for Network, Table 10 for Low-Cost and Table 13 for Regional.   Table 2: Change from Previous Year in Scheduled Passenger Airline* Full-time Equivalent Employees** Percent change compared to same month the previous year Month 2014 2015 2016 2017 January 0.5 1.2 4.1 3.9 February 0.4 1.8 3.8 3.9 March 0.8 1.9 3.9 4.0 April 1.0 2.4 3.6 3.9 May 1.1 2.6 3.7 3.7 June 0.9 3.0 3.9 3.8 July 1.3 2.7 4.3 3.5 August 1.0 3.3 4.3 3.4 September 1.1 3.3 4.3 3.3 October 0.9 4.0 4.0   November 1.5 3.7 3.7   December 1.4 3.9 3.7     Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics *Includes network, low-cost, regional and other carriers. **Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.   Table 3: Scheduled Passengers Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees* by Month 2013-2017 FTEs in thousands             Percent Change 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2013 - 2017 2016 - 2017 January 380.0 381.8 386.5 402.2 417.8 9.9 3.9 February 380.4 382.0 389.0 403.9 419.8 10.3 3.9 March 380.5 383.6 390.8 406.0 422.3 11.0 4.0 April 380.5 384.3 393.4 407.8 423.7 11.4 3.9 May 381.4 385.6 395.6 410.3 425.7 11.6 3.7 June 381.7 385.2 397.0 412.3 427.8 12.1 3.8 July 381.3 386.2 396.5 413.7 428.2 12.3 3.5 August 380.5 384.5 397.0 414.2 428.5 12.6 3.4 September     380.2     384.5     397.3     414.6     428.3 12.7 3.3 October 381.2 384.7 399.9 416.0       November 381.2 386.9 401.3 416.0       December 380.8 386.2 401.4 416.3       Jan - Sep Average     380.7     384.2     393.7     409.5 424.7 11.5 3.7 12-Month Average     380.8     384.6     395.5     411.1                          Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics *Includes network, low-cost, regional and other carriers. ** Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.   Table 4: Airline Group Full-time Equivalent Employees*, September 2013-2017 FTEs in thousands   Network Airlines Low-Cost Airlines Regional Airlines Other Airlines All Passenger Airlines** 2013 255.2 69.4 49.5 6.0 380.2 2014 256.1 71.4 50.6 6.4 384.5 2015 265.3 76.2 49.2 6.6 397.3 2016 272.1 84.3 50.7 7.5 414.6 2017 277.9 90.0 52.9 7.6 428.3 Percent of Total Passenger Airline Employees in 2017 64.9 21.0 12.3 1.8 100   Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics *Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. ** Includes network, low-cost, regional and other carriers.    Table 5: Carrier Group Percent of Total Scheduled Passenger Airline FTEs (September of each year) Year Network Airlines Low-cost Airlines Regional Airlines Other Airlines 2006 65.4 17.6 14.8 2.2 2012 67.2 18.1 13.3 1.4 2016 65.6 20.3 12.2 1.8 2017 64.9 21.0 12.3 1.8   Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics *Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. ** Includes network, low-cost, regional and other carriers.   Table 6: Top 10 Airlines, September 2017 Ranked by Number of Full-Time Equivalent Employees*    Rank Airline Total FTE Employees Carrier Group** Top 10 Airlines September 2016 1 American 100,732 Network American 2 United 82,604 Network United 3 Delta 81,697 Network Delta 4 Southwest 55,671 Low-cost Southwest 5 JetBlue 17,615 Low-cost JetBlue 6 Alaska 12,824 Network Alaska 7 Envoy 12,025 Regional Envoy 8 SkyWest 11,970 Regional SkyWest 9 Spirit 6,323 Low-cost ExpressJet 10 Hawaiian 5,827 Other Hawaiian   Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics * Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. ** See Table 9 for Network, Table 12 for Low-Cost and Table 15 for Regional.   Table 7: Network Airline Year-to-Year Change in Full-time Equivalent Employees* from the Previous Year Percent change compared to same month of the previous year   2014 2015 2016 2017 January 0.4 0.8 3.3 2.3 February 0.1 1.4 3.2 2.4 March 0.6 1.7 2.9 2.7 April 0.4 2.4 2.4 2.6 May 0.5 2.7 2.3 2.4 June 0.3 3.1 2.3 2.5 July 0.4 3.1 2.4 2.3 August 0.1 3.7 2.5 2.2 September 0.4 3.6 2.6 2.1 October 0.3 3.6 2.7   November 0.4 3.7 2.3   December 0.8 3.5 2.4     Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics * Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.     Table 8: Network Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees* by Month 2013 – 2017 FTEs in thousands     2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Percent Change 2013 - 2017 2016 - 2017 January 254.4 255.5 257.6 266.2 272.4 7.1 2.3 February 255.0 255.2 258.8 267.0 273.4 7.2 2.4 March 254.9 256.3 260.8 268.4 275.5 8.1 2.7 April 255.7 256.7 262.9 269.2 276.2 8.0 2.6 May 256.3 257.6 264.4 270.6 277.1 8.1 2.4 June 256.8 257.5 265.5 271.5 278.4 8.4 2.5 July 256.5 257.5 265.6 272.0 278.3 8.5 2.3 August 255.8 256.1 265.6 272.1 278.2 8.7 2.2 September 255.2 256.1 265.3 272.1 277.9 8.9 2.1 October 255.7 256.4 265.7 272.8       November 255.9 256.8 266.3 272.3       December 255.2 257.3 266.1 272.6       Jan - Sep Average 255.6 256.5 262.9 269.9 276.4 8.1 2.4 12-Month Average 255.6 256.6 263.7 270.6         Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics * Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.   Table 9: Network Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees*, September 2013 – 2017 (FTEs for September of each year. Ranked by September 2017 FTEs) FTEs in thousands                                                                 Rank Airline 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Percent Change 2013 – 2017 2016 – 2017 1 American (+ US)** 90.2 91.5 96.7 99.0 100.7    11.7      1.7   American 58.9 59.8 96.7 99.0 100.7    71.1      1.7   US Airways 31.3 31.7 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 United 82.1 79.1 78.4 81.8 82.6      0.6      1.0 3 Delta 73.4 75.6 79.3 80.0 81.7    11.2      2.1 4 Alaska 9.5 10.0 10.9 11.3 12.8    35.3    13.2   Total 255.2 256.1 265.3 272.1 277.9      8.9      2.1   Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics * Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. ** American Airlines and US Airways merged and began reporting combined numbers in July 2015.   Table 10: Low-Cost Airline Year-to-Year Change in Full-time Equivalent Employees* from the Previous Year Percent change compared to same month of the previous year   2014 2015 2016 2017 January 0.3 4.6 7.9 9.7 February 0.7 4.6 8.5 9.4 March 0.8 3.9 9.6 9.1 April 1.5 4.2 10.2 8.8 May 1.8 4.3 10.7 8.3 June 2.2 4.9 11.0 8.0 July 2.5 5.2 11.3 7.3 August 3.0 5.8 11.0 7.0 September 2.9 6.6 10.6   October 3.8 6.9 10.3   November 5.2 6.5 9.8   December 4.4 7.8 9.5     Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics * Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.   Table 11: Low-Cost Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees* by Month 2013 – 2017 FTEs in thousands     2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Percent Change 2013 - 2017 2016 - 2017 January 69.5 69.7 72.9 78.6 86.3 24.2 9.7 February 69.6 70.1 73.4 79.6 87.0 25.0 9.4 March 69.9 70.4 73.2 80.2 87.5 25.3 9.1 April 69.7 70.8 73.7 81.2 88.3 26.7 8.8 May 69.8 71.1 74.2 82.1 88.9 27.3 8.3 June 69.6 71.1 74.6 82.8 89.4 28.5 8.0 July 69.5 71.3 75.0 83.5 89.6 28.9 7.3 August 69.3 71.4 75.5 83.8 89.7 29.5 7.0 September 69.4 71.4 76.2 84.3 90.0 29.7 6.8 October 69.5 72.1 77.1 85.0       November 69.4 73.0 77.8 85.4       December 69.4 72.4 78.0 85.4       Jan - Sep Average 69.6 70.8 74.3 81.8 88.5 27.2 8.3 12-Month Average 69.5 71.2 75.1 82.7                           Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics Note: Percent changes and averages based on numbers prior to rounding.  * Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.     Table 12: Low-Cost Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees*, September 2013 - 2017 (FTEs for September of each year. Ranked by September 2017 FTEs) Rank Airline 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Percent Change 2013 – 2017 2016 – 2017 1 Southwest 45,000 45,569 48,169 52,839 55,434 23.2 4.9 2 JetBlue 12,998 13,456 14,872 16,267 17,615 35.5 8.3 3 Spirit 3,374 3,774 4,410 5,335 6,209 84.0 16.4 4 Allegiant 1,947 2,248 2,620 3,241 3,696 89.8 14.0 5 Frontier 3,550 3,832 2,776 3,181 3,623 2.1 13.9 6 Virgin America 2,417 2,508 2,702 2,960 3,141 30.0 6.1   Total 69,286 71,387 75,549 83,823 89,718 29.5 7.0   Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics * Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.    Table 13: Regional Airline Year-to-Year Change in Full-time Equivalent Employees* from the Previous Year Percent change compared to same month of the previous year                                              Month 2014 2015 2016 2017 January -0.4 -1.9 2.0 1.9 February 0.5 -0.3 0.2 2.4 March 0.9 -0.5 0.1 2.0 April 2.3 -0.4 0.1 2.1 May 2.4 -0.3 0.2 2.5 June 1.9 0.1 0.9 2.6 July 3.5 -3.3 3.3 2.7 August 2.5 -2.7 3.3 3.3 September 2.1 -2.7 2.9 4.3 October -0.2 1.4 0.3   November 1.5 -0.2 0.2   December -0.2 0.9 0.2     Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics * Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.   Table 14: Regional Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees* by Month 2013 – 2017 FTEs in thousands     2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Percent Change 2013 - 2017 2016 - 2017 January 50.6 50.4 49.5 50.5 51.4 1.6 1.9 February 50.2 50.5 50.3 50.4 51.6 2.8 2.4 March 50.2 50.6 50.4 50.4 51.4 2.5 2.0 April 49.4 50.5 50.3 50.4 51.4 4.2 2.1 May 49.4 50.6 50.5 50.6 51.8 4.8 2.5 June 49.4 50.3 50.4 50.8 52.1 5.5 2.6 July 49.4 51.1 49.4 51.0 52.4 6.1 2.7 August 49.4 50.7 49.3 51.0 52.6 6.4 3.3 September 49.5 50.6 49.2 50.7 52.9 6.7 4.3 October 49.9 49.8 50.5 50.6       November 49.9 50.6 50.5 50.6       December 50.2 50.1 50.5 50.6       Jan - Sep Average 49.7 50.6 49.9 50.6 52.0 4.5 2.6 12-Month Average 49.8 50.5 50.1 50.6         Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics * Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.     Table 15: Regional Airline Full-time Equivalent Employees*, September 2013 - 2017                         (FTEs for September of each year. Ranked by September 2017 FTEs)                                                                                                                                 Rank Airline 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Percent Change 2013 - 2017 2016 - 2017 1 Envoy 11,160 10,972 9,714 10,889 12,025 7.8 10.4 2 SkyWest 9,452 9,830 10,049 10,581 11,970 26.6 13.1 3 YX/S5/RP Combined# 5,725 5,835 5,708 5,122 5,643 -1.4 10.2   Republic 2,546 3,009 3,066 3,717 5,643 N/A N/A   Shuttle America 2,023 2,005 2,642 1,405 N/A N/A N/A   Chautauqua 1,156 821 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 4 ExpressJet 9,037 9,092 7,655 6,567 5,005    -44.6    -23.8 5 Endeavor 4,036 3,666 3,251 3,695 3,992 -1.1 8.0 6 Horizon 2,689 2,829 3,179 3,273 3,574 32.9 9.2 7 PSA 1,075 1,574 2,295 2,660 3,141 192.2 18.1 8 Mesa 1,712 2,117 2,697 3,114 3,105 81.4 -0.3 9 Compass 1,093 1,161 1,607 1,909 1,717 57.1 -10.1 10 GoJet 1,105 1,097 1,194 1,339 1,350 22.2 0.8 11 Air Wisconsin 2,462 2,401 1,882 1,528 1,349 -45.2 -11.7   Total 49,546 50,574 49,231 50,677 52,871 6.7 4.3   Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics  * Full-time Equivalent Employee (FTE) calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. # Effective the end of December 2016, Republic and Shuttle America combined operations and Shuttle America ceased operating. Effective the end of December 2014, Shuttle America and Chautauqua Airlines combined operations and Chautauqua ceased operating. N/A: Carriers 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.     You are subscribed to DOT email updates. Subscriber Services: Manage Preferences Questions for DOT? Contact DOT  STAY CONNECTED             U.S. Department of Transportation | 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE | Washington DC 20590 | 202-385-HELP (4357)