U.S. cargo and passenger airlines lost 2,783 jobs in July 2026

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    "url": "https://www.ajot.com/news/u.s-cargo-and-passenger-airlines-lost-2783-jobs-in-july-2026",
    "title": "U.S. cargo and passenger airlines lost 2,783 jobs in July 2026 - American Journal of Transportation",
    "excerpt": "AJOT Newsroom | Sep 10 2026 at 01:02 PM | Air Cargo Note : Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines have merged and employment from both companies is now reported solely under Alaska Airlines. Hawaiian Airlines no longer reports separate employment numbers. U.S. airline industry (passenger and cargo airlines combined) employment decreased to 1,037,936 workers in July 2026, 2,783 (0.27%) fewer workers than in June 2026 (1,040,719). U.S. cargo airlines employed 477,939 workers in July 2026, or 46% of the industry-wide total. Cargo carriers lost 1,293 employees in July. FedEx, the leading air cargo employer, decreased employment by 1,448 jobs. Scheduled passenger airlines lost 1,325 full-time equivalents in July 2026 BTS calculates FTEs by dividing the number of part-time employees by 2 and adding that figure to the number of full-time employees. The July 2026 industry-wide numbers include 748,045 full-time and 289,891 part-time workers for a total of 892,991 FTEs, a decrease from June of 2,289 FTEs (0.26%). The 24 U.S. scheduled passenger airlines reporting data for July 2026 employed 524,804 FTEs, 1,325 FTEs (0.25%) less than in June 2026. Data by passenger carrier category can be found in the accompanying tables. U.S. cargo airlines employed 363,837 FTEs in July 2026, down 971 FTEs (0.27%) from June 2026. Data is compiled from monthly reports filed with BTS by commercial air...",
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