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Air Transportation
NAICS subsector 481. OSHA inspections, injury summaries, Wage and Hour cases and OFLC filings for employers classified in the subsector.
Air Transportation (NAICS 481) accounts for 700 OSHA inspections since 2016, 0.1% of all inspections, with $2.1M in current penalties ($2,943 per inspection; all industries $3,754).
Wage and Hour Division cases concluded in the industry number 452, with $7.9M in back wages agreed to pay. Employers in the industry filed 1,943 labor condition applications and 724 PERM applications in the fiscal years covered.
1,070 establishments reported 2025 injury summaries: a total recordable case rate of 6.3 per 100 full-time workers, above the 3.5 across all reporting establishments; the median reporting establishment has a rate of 4.5 (quartiles 0.7–9.5).
OSHA inspections and citations
Citations may be contested; the status shown reflects the record at the data date. Enforcement data through 14 Sep 2026.
| Measure | NAICS 481 | All industries |
|---|---|---|
| Citations per inspection | 1.1 | 1.9 |
| Current penalty per inspection | $2,943 | $3,754 |
| Share of all inspections | 0% | 100% |
Most-cited standards
| Standard | Subject | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1910.178 | Powered industrial trucks | 70 |
| 1910.305 | Electrical, wiring methods, components and equipment | 45 |
| 1910.303 | Electrical, general requirements | 44 |
| 1910.1200 | Hazard communication | 30 |
| OAR | — | 26 |
| 1910.1030 | Bloodborne pathogens | 25 |
| 1910.134 | Respiratory protection | 24 |
| 1910.157 | Portable fire extinguishers | 21 |
| 1910.132 | Personal protective equipment, general requirements | 18 |
| 1910.215 | Abrasive wheel machinery | 18 |
Employers with the most inspections
| Employer | City | Inspections |
|---|---|---|
| United Airlines | San Francisco | 25 |
| Worldwide Flight Services, Inc. | Los Angeles | 15 |
| American Airlines, Inc. | Fort Worth | 14 |
| Southwest Airlines | Los Angeles | 14 |
| American Airlines, Inc. | Los Angeles | 11 |
| American Airlines | Jamaica | 11 |
| Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Atlanta | 11 |
| Delta Air Lines Inc. | Salt Lake City | 11 |
| Southwest Airlines Co. | Dallas | 11 |
| Southwest Airlines | Orlando | 11 |
| Delta Air Lines Inc. | Oakland | 10 |
| Delta Air Lines Inc. | Seattle | 8 |
| Hawaiian Airlines Inc. | Honolulu | 8 |
| Aeko Kula LLC, dba Aloha Air Cargo | Honolulu | 7 |
| Alaska Airlines, Inc. | Seattle | 7 |
| American Airlines, Inc. | Chicago | 7 |
| Delta Air Lines Inc. | New York | 7 |
| McGee Air Services Inc | Renton | 7 |
| United Airlines, Inc. | Chicago | 7 |
| American Airlines | Philadelphia | 6 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Injuries Form 300A summaries
Establishments submit their own Form 300A summaries; OSHA publishes the data as submitted and does not verify it. Rates are per 100 full-time workers.
Injury-rate distribution, 2025
Total recordable case rates across 971 establishments with at least 20,000 hours worked; the pooled rate uses all 1,070 reporting establishments' hours and cases.
| Year | Establishments | Employees | Recordable cases | TRC rate | DART rate | Median establishment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 879 | 369,860 | 17,847 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 3.7 |
| 2024 | 1,108 | 516,025 | 28,547 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 4.9 |
| 2025 | 1,070 | 529,613 | 26,002 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 4.5 |
Labor Wage and Hour Division
Concluded compliance actions since fiscal year 2005; amounts are back wages the employer agreed to pay, as recorded at case conclusion. Data through 15 Jun 2026.
Acts
| Act | Violations | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| Fair Labor Standards Act | 5,183 | $5.1M |
| Service Contract Act | 2,512 | $2.4M |
| Family and Medical Leave Act | 113,228 | $123K |
| Davis-Bacon and Related Acts | 12 | $39K |
| H-1B provisions | 15 | $17K |
| Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act | 246 | $0 |
| FLSA child labor provisions | 6 | $0 |
Employers with the largest back wages
| Employer | City | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| Omni Air International | Tulsa | $141,790 |
| Helicopter Express, LLC | Tate | $123,009 |
| Frontier Airlines | Denver | $24,400 |
| Temsco Helicopters, Inc | Juneau | $12,810 |
| ABX Air, Inc. | Wilmington | $10,125 |
| Volume Transportation Inc | Conyers | $7,037 |
| Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Atlanta | $5,999 |
| United Airlines, Inc. | Denver | $5,452 |
| Delta Air Lines Inc. | Grand Rapids | $4,204 |
| Southwest Airlines | Los Angeles | $3,270 |
| Star Marianas Air | Tinian | $611 |
| United Airlines | San Francisco | $508 |
| Southwest Airlines Co. | Dallas | $373 |
| ABM Industries Incorporated | Denver | $360 |
| American Airlines | Jamaica | $33 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Immigration OFLC labor condition applications and PERM
Employer-specific case information was provided to OFLC by employers who submitted foreign labor certification applications. These are not employer responses to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' survey. Data through 30 Jun 2026.
H-1B applications by fiscal year
PERM applications by fiscal year
Employers with the most H-1B applications
| Employer | City | Applications |
|---|---|---|
| American Airlines, Inc. | Fort Worth | 713 |
| Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Atlanta | 239 |
| Southwest Airlines Co. | Dallas | 163 |
| SkyWest Airlines | Saint George | 82 |
| Spirit Airlines | Miramar | 64 |
| Frontier Airlines | Denver | 62 |
| Allegiant Air, LLC | Las Vegas | 49 |
| NetJets Services Inc. | Columbus | 42 |
| Atlas Air, Inc. | White Plains | 34 |
| Gojet Airlines LLC | Bridgeton | 33 |
| PSA Airlines, Inc. | Charlotte | 30 |
| United Airlines, Inc. | Chicago | 26 |
| Alaska Airlines, Inc. | Seattle | 23 |
| JetSelect, LLC | Columbus | 19 |
| LATAM Airlines Group S.A. | Miami | 19 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Questions and answers
Which employers in Air Transportation have the most OSHA inspections?
United Airlines (25), Worldwide Flight Services, Inc. (15), American Airlines, Inc. (14)
What is the injury rate in Air Transportation?
Establishments reporting for 2025 had a pooled total recordable case rate of 6.3 per 100 full-time workers; the median reporting establishment's rate is 4.5 with quartiles 0.7 to 9.5.
How many H-1B applications come from Air Transportation?
1,943 labor condition applications in fiscal years 2025–2026 and 724 PERM applications.
How much in back wages did the Wage and Hour Division find due in Air Transportation?
$7,861,845 agreed to pay across 452 concluded cases since fiscal year 2005.
Industry is the NAICS code on each record (the most common code where an employer's sources differ), grouped at the three-digit subsector. Sources: DOL enforcement data, OSHA ITA, OFLC disclosure data; see data sources and methodology.