Ranking of Major Airport On-Time Departure Performance Year-to-date through May 2018

Ranking of Major Airport On-Time Departure Performance in May 2018

Summary of Airline On-Time Performance Year-to-date through May 2018

Ranking of Major Airport On-Time Arrival Performance Year-to-date through May 2018

Air Travel Consumer Report: May 2018 Numbers

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released its May 2018 Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on air carrier data compiled for the month of May 2018.  The full consumer report and other aviation consumer matters of interest to the public can be found at http://www.transportation.gov/airconsumer.

May 2018 U.S. Passenger Airline Employment Data

U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 3.0 percent more workers in May 2018 than in May 2017:

• May’s 438,215 full-time equivalents (FTE) was the highest monthly employment total since November 2004 (439,776 FTEs).
• May was the 55th consecutive month that U.S. scheduled passenger airline FTEs exceeded the same month of the previous year.

Scheduled Passenger Airline Full-Time Equivalent Employees, Month of May, 1990-2018

May 2018 Airline Employment Tables

1st-Quarter 2018 Air Fare Data

Date: Tuesday, July 17, 2018

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First quarter 2018 average domestic itinerary air fare: $346

• Down 3.7 percent from 1Q 2017 ($360)
• Down 1.1 percent from 4Q 2017 ($350)

Averages adjusted for inflation.

1Q 2018 Air Fare Data Tables