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April 2009 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Fell 33.1 Percent from April 2008

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:30:00 EDT

Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 33.1 percent lower in April 2009 than in April 2008, dropping to $49.7 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. April was the fourth consecutive month with a yearly decline of greater than 27 percent.

Motorcycle Trends in the United States

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:30:00 EDT

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration today released "Motorcycle Trends in the United States", a special report on the current and emerging trends involving street-legal motorcycles.

America's Container Ports

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:30:00 EDT

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration today released "America's Container Ports: Freight Hubs That Connect Our Nation to Global Markets", an overview of the movement of maritime freight handled by the nation's container seaports in 2008 and trends in maritime freight movement since 1995.

Transportation Statistics Annual Report (TSAR) 2008

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:30:00 EDT

This report presents selected transportation data on 13 topics specified in the legislative mandate of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation's Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA).

Key Transportation Indicators - June 2009

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:30:00 EDT

This report provides timely, easily accessible information for the transportation community. It was developed by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), and is updated on a regular basis on the BTS website.

April 2009 Passenger Airline Employment Down 5.5 Percent from April 2008

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:30:00 EDT

U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 5.5 percent fewer workers in April 2009 than in April 2008, the 10th consecutive decrease in full-time equivalent employee (FTE) levels for the scheduled passenger carriers from the same month of the previous year, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. FTE calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.

First-Quarter 2009 Airline Financial Data: Network Airlines Report Sixth Consecutive Quarterly Loss Margin

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:30:00 EDT

The seven network airlines, as a group, reported an operating loss margin of -4.0 percent in the first quarter of 2009, the sixth consecutive quarterly loss margin since the group reported a profit margin in the third quarter of 2007, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation reported today in a release of preliminary data.

Transportation Trends in Focus: Transportation Energy Use

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:30:00 EDT

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration has released "A Time Series Analysis of Transportation Energy Use Per Dollar of Gross Domestic Product" (GDP), a report about the decline in transportation energy use relative to GDP.

March 2009 Airline Traffic Data: System Traffic Down 9.1 Percent in March from 2008 and Down 10.3 Percent for January-to-March

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:30:00 EDT

The number of scheduled domestic and international passengers on U.S. airlines in March 2009 declined by 9.1 percent from March 2008, dropping by 6.1 million to 61.0 million the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today reported. March was the 13th consecutive month with a decrease in passengers from the prior year.

Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI): Freight Index Fell 1.2 Percent in April from March

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:30:00 EDT

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) fell 1.2 percent in April from its March level, declining for the second consecutive month to the lowest level in seven years, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today.

Airline On-Time Performance Improves in April

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:30:00 EDT

The nation's largest airlines had a rate of on-time flights this past April that was higher than both the same month last year and the mark posted in March 2009, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).

North American Surface Trade Numbers for March

Thu, 28 May 2009 11:30:00 EDT

Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 27.9 percent lower in March 2009 than in March 2008, dropping to $51.1 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. March was the third consecutive month with a yearly decline of greater than 27 percent.

2008 Passenger Airline Employment by Job Category

Tue, 26 May 2009 11:30:00 EDT

U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 2.3 percent more pilots and 5.9 percent more maintenance workers in 2008 than in 2007 while total industry jobs declined by 3.0 percent, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today.

The Background, Criteria, and Usage of the Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database, April 2009

Tue, 26 May 2009 11:30:00 EDT

This report describes in detail the background for the project, the considerations that were taken into account in the development of the project, the criteria used to determine where connectivity exists, and information to help users of the IPCD understand its contents.

March Passenger Airline Employment Data

Tue, 19 May 2009 11:30:00 EDT

U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 5.7 percent fewer workers in March 2009 than in March 2008, the ninth consecutive decrease in full-time equivalent employee (FTE) levels for the scheduled passenger carriers from the same month of the previous year, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. FTE calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.

Schedule B-43 Aircraft Inventory 2007

Mon, 18 May 2009 11:30:00 EDT

This report presents aircraft data for several air carriers.

February 2009 Airline Traffic: System Traffic Down 11.8 Percent in February from 2008 and Down 11.0 Percent for January-to-February

Thu, 14 May 2009 11:30:00 EDT

The number of scheduled domestic and international passengers on U.S. airlines in February 2009 declined by 11.8 percent from February 2008, dropping by 6.7 million to 49.8 million in the largest decrease from the same month of the previous year since December 2001, the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today reported. February was the 12th consecutive month with a decrease in passengers from 2008, dropping the number of scheduled airline passengers to the lowest total since January 2004.

Passengers Denied Confirmed Space Report

Thu, 14 May 2009 11:30:00 EDT

This quarterly report presents various denied boarding and compensation scenarios.

Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) Fell 3.3 Percent in March from February

Wed, 13 May 2009 11:30:00 EDT

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) fell 3.3 percent in March from its February level, falling to its lowest level in more than six years, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today.

March Airline On-Time Performance Higher Than Last Year, Down from February

Tue, 12 May 2009 11:30:00 EDT

The nation's largest airlines had a rate of on-time flights this past March that was higher than the same month last year but down from the mark posted in February 2009, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).

Fourth-Quarter 2008 System Airline Financial Data: Network Airlines Report Fifth Consecutive Quarterly Loss Margin

Mon, 11 May 2009 11:30:00 EDT

The seven largest network airlines, as a group, reported an operating loss margin of 6.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008, the fifth consecutive quarterly loss margin since the group reported a profit margin in the third quarter of 2007, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation reported today in a release of preliminary data.

Accounting and Reporting Directive, Number 290 - Air Carrier Groupings

Wed, 06 May 2009 11:30:00 EDT

This Accounting and Reporting Directive replaces Accounting and Reporting Directive 285, as Air Wisconsin Airline Corporation is now operating small aircraft in strictly domestic service and is being taken off the Air Carrier Grouping Listing.

Average 4th-Quarter Domestic Air Fares Drop from 3rd Quarter; Top 100 Airports: Highest Fare in Cincinnati, Lowest Fare at Dallas Love

Wed, 06 May 2009 11:30:00 EDT

Average domestic air fares in the fourth quarter of 2008 of $347 were 3.7 percent lower than the all-time quarterly high set in the third quarter but were still the highest for any fourth quarter on record, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today.

February 2009 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Fell 30.9 Percent from February 2008

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:30:00 EDT

Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 30.9 percent lower in February 2009 than in February 2008, dropping to $47.9 billion, the biggest year-to-year percentage decline on record, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. February was the fourth consecutive month with a yearly decline of greater than 13 percent.

Summary 2008 Traffic Data for U.S and Foreign Airlines: Total Passengers Down 3.5 Percent from 2007

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:30:00 EDT

The number of scheduled domestic and international passengers on U.S. airlines and on flights to and from the United States on foreign airlines declined in 2008 by 3.5 percent from 2007, dropping to 809 million, the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today reported.

February 2009 Passenger Airline Employment Down 6.6 Percent from February 2008

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:30:00 EDT

U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 6.6 percent fewer workers in February 2009 than in February 2008, the eighth consecutive decrease in full-time equivalent employee (FTE) levels for the scheduled passenger carriers from the same month of the previous year, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. The February FTE total of 391,682 for the scheduled passenger carriers was an increase of 1,025 from January but still was second lowest total since 1993. FTE calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.

2008 Border-Crossing Data

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:30:00 EDT

The number of truck crossings into the United States from Canada and Mexico was 10.8 million in 2008, 6.0 percent fewer than in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), a part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration.

January 2009 Airline Traffic Data: January 2009 System Traffic Down 10.9 Percent from January 2008

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:30:00 EDT

U.S. airlines carried 51.5 million scheduled domestic and international passengers in January 2009, 10.9 percent less than they did in January 2008, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today reported in a release of preliminary data.

Estimation and Analysis of Multifactor Productivity in Truck Transportation: 1987-2003

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:30:00 EDT

This paper has three objectives: 1) to estimate multifactor productivity (MFP) in truck transportation during 1987-2003; 2) to examine changes in multifactor productivity in U.S. truck transportation, over time, and to compare these changes to MFP of the U.S. business sector and other transportation subsectors; and 3) to assess the factors that affected changes of MFP in truck transportation over the period of analysis.

National Transportation Statistics 2009 - First Quarter Update

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:30:00 EDT

This report presents basic information on America's transportation system.

Airline On-Time Performance Improves In February

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:30:00 EDT

The nation's largest airlines had a higher rate of on-time flights this past February than in either February of last year or in January 2009, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).

Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) Rose 2.0 Percent in February from January

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:30:00 EDT

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) rose 2.0 percent in February from its January level, rising from its lowest level in more than five years, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today.

Key Transportation Indicators

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:30:00 EST

January 2009 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Fell 27.2 Percent from January 2008

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:30:00 EDT

Surface transportation trade between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 27.2 percent lower in January 2009 than in January 2008, dropping to $47.5 billion, the biggest year-to-year percentage decline on record, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The $47.5 billion in U.S.-NAFTA trade in January 2009 was the lowest monthly amount since January 2004.

2008 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 4.1 Percent from 2007

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:30:00 EDT

Surface transportation trade between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 4.1 percent higher in 2008 than in 2007, reaching $830 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The 4.1 percent rate of growth was the smallest year-to-year growth rate since 2003.

January 2009 Passenger Airline Employment Down 6.9 Percent from January 2008

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:30:00 EDT

U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 6.9 percent fewer workers in January 2009 than in January 2008, the seventh consecutive decrease in full-time equivalent employee (FTE) levels for the scheduled passenger carriers from the same month of the previous year and the largest year-to-year decrease since December 2003, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today (Table 2). The January FTE total of 390,000 for the scheduled passenger carriers was the lowest total since 1993. FTE calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.

BTS Special Report: Maritime Vessels Carry More Than Half of Growing U.S.-East Africa Trade

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:30:00 EDT

This report examines the growing trade between the United States and East African countries (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda).

December 2008 Airline Traffic Data: System Traffic Down 5.7 Percent in December from 2007 and Down 3.7 Percent in 2008

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:30:00 EDT

The number of scheduled domestic and international passengers on U.S. airlines in December 2008 declined by 5.7 percent from December 2007, dropping by 3.4 million to 57.4 million, the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. December was the 10th consecutive month with a decrease in passengers from 2007.

Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) Fell 2.3 Percent in January from December

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:30:00 EDT

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) fell 2.3 percent in January from its December level, falling for the third consecutive month to its lowest level in more than five years, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today.

Airline On-Time Performance Improves In January

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:30:00 EDT

The nation's largest airlines had a higher rate of on-time flights this past January than in either January of last year or in December 2008, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).

December 2008 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Fell 13.1 Percent from December 2007

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:30:00 EST

Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners, Canada and Mexico, was 13.1 percent lower in December 2008 than in December 2007, dropping to $52.9 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. December was the second straight month with a year-to-year decline of greater than 13 percent.

P-10 - Annual Employee Statistics by Labor Category, 1990-2007

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:30:00 EST

New and updated data are available.

December 2008 Passenger Airline Employment Data Down 6.7 Percent from December 2007

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 11:30:00 EST

U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 6.7 percent fewer workers in December 2008 than in December 2007, the sixth consecutive decrease in full-time equivalent employee (FTE) levels for the scheduled passenger carriers from the same month of the previous year and the largest year-to-year decrease since December 2003, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. The December FTE total of 391,918 for the scheduled passenger carriers was the lowest total since 1993. FTE calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.

Bureau of Transportation Statistics' Significant Accomplishments Fiscal Year 2008

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:30:00 EST

This report summarizes how BTS creates, manages and shares transportation statistical knowledge and supports DOT goals.

November 2008 Airline Traffic Data: System Traffic Down 12.8 Percent in November from 2007 and Down 3.5 Percent for January-to-November

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:30:00 EST

The number of scheduled domestic and international passengers on U.S. airlines in November 2008 declined by 12.8 percent from November 2007, dropping by 7.9 million to 54.0 million in the largest decrease from the same month of the previous year since January 2002, the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today reported. November was the ninth consecutive month with a decrease in passengers from 2007.

Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) Fell 2.3 Percent in December from November

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:30:00 EST

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) fell 2.3 percent in December from its November level, falling for the second consecutive month, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today.

BTS Special Report: North American Trade Growth Continued in 2007

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:30:00 EST

This report examines the rapid growth rates, modal distribution, top gateways, and major commodities of U.S.-NAFTA trade and looks at U.S.-NAFTA trade volume by state.

BTS Special Report: Making Connections: Intermodal Links Between Scheduled Passenger Ferries and Other Public Transportation Modes

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:30:00 EST

This report highlights data from the second phase of the BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database that is being developed as a nationwide census of passenger terminals and intermodal services provided at those terminals.

Key Transportation Indicators - November 2008

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:30:00 EST

November 2008 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Fell 13.8 Percent from November 2007

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:30:00 EST

The value of trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 13.8 percent lower in November 2008 than in November 2007, dropping to $60.7 billion, the biggest year-to-year decline in almost eight years, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Average Third-Quarter Domestic Air Fares Reach Highest Quarterly Level; Top 100 Airports: Highest Fare in Cincinnati, Lowest Fare at Dallas Love

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:30:00 EST

Average domestic air fares in the third quarter of 2008 reached $362, the highest level of average fares for any quarter in the 13 years measured by available data, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today.

National Transportation Statistics 2008 - Fourth Quarter Update

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:30:00 EST

This report presents basic information on America's transportation system.

November 2008 Passenger Airline Employment Down 6.5 Percent from November 2007

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:30:00 EST

U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 6.5 percent fewer workers in November 2008 than in November 2007, the fifth consecutive decrease in full-time equivalent employee (FTE) levels for the scheduled passenger carriers from the same month of the previous year and the largest year-to-year decrease since November 2005, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. The November FTE total of 392,185 for the scheduled passenger carriers was the lowest total since 1993. FTE calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.

Pocket Guide to Transportation 2009

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:30:00 EST

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), a part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), has published the Pocket Guide to Transportation 2009 – a 50-page quick reference guide to informative transportation data.

October 2008 Airline Traffic Data: System Traffic Down 7.1 Percent in October from 2007 and Down 2.6 Percent for January-to-October

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:30:00 EST

The number of scheduled domestic and international passengers on U.S. airlines during October 2008 declined by 7.1 percent from October 2007, dropping by 4.6 million to 59.6 million, in the 8th consecutive monthly decline from the same month of the previous year, the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today reported. The October system passenger number was the lowest October number since 2003.

Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) Fell 1.4 Percent in November from October

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:30:00 EST

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) fell 1.4 percent in November from its October level, falling after a one-month rise, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today.

November Airline On-Time Performance Improves from Last Year

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:30:00 EST

The nation's largest airlines had a higher rate of on-time flights this past November than in the same month last year, although the rate of delays was higher than in October 2008, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).

Major Transportation Facilities of the United States 2009 Map

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:30:00 EST

This map shows Interstate and other major highways, Amtrak and other rail lines, navigable waterways and major ports, major airports, urbanized areas and urban rail transit, border crossings, and selected national parks and monuments.

Pocket Guide to Transportation 2009

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:30:00 EST

This report is a quick reference to the changes in the U.S. transportation system since 1970 and how they have affected the nation's economy, safety, energy use, and the environment.

Maritime Trade and Transportation 2007

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:30:00 EST

This report presents major trends in the commercial water transportation industry, which provides freight and passenger travel services in domestic and international markets, and port and cargo-handling services.

October 2008 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Fell 2.1 Percent from October 2007

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:30:00 EST

Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 2.1 percent lower in October 2008 than in October 2007, reaching $72.7 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation.