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In the United States, air carriers are classified as major

if they record over $1 billion in revenue annually. There

are twenty: ABX, AirTran Airways, Alaska Airlines,
American Airlines, American Eagle, ATA, Atlas/Polar,

Comair, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines,

ExpressJet, FedEx, JetBlue, Mesa, Northwest Airlines,
SkyWest, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, UPS

Airlines, and US Airways. National carriers are those

recording annual revenues of $100 million to $1 billion

and include Air Transport International, Air Wisconsin
Airlines, Allegiant, Aloha Airlines, Amerijet

International, ASTAR Air Cargo, Atlantic Southeast,

Champion Air, Continental Microensia, Evergreen
International Airlines, Executive Airlines, Florida West,

Frontier Airlines, Gemini Air Cargo, Hawaiian Airlines,

Horizon Air, Independence Air, Kalitta Air, Mesaba

Airlines, Miami Air International, Midwest Airlines, North
American Airlines, Omni Air International, Pinnacle

Airlines dba Northwest Airlink, PSA Airlines, Ryan

International Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Sun Country
Airlines, Trans States Airlines, Transmeridian, USA

3000 Airlines, USA Jet, and World Airways. There are

about thirty - one regional airlines with annual revenues
under $100 million. In addition, there are fifty- five small

certified commuter airlines.

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