Aviation
May 2024 U.S. Airline Traffic Data Up 6.4% from the Same Month Last Year
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U.S. Cargo and Passenger Airlines Gained 200,196 Jobs in June 2024
U.S. airline industry (passenger and cargo airlines combined) employment increased to 1,002,700 workers in June 2024, 200,196 (24.95%) more workers than in May 2024 (802,504).Origin-Destination 40 Percent Survey of Airline Passenger Traffic
On January 19, 2021, DOT issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to improve the collection of aviation traffic data in the Origin-Destination Survey of Airline Passenger Traffic (O&D). The Updates to the Origin-Destination Survey of Airline Passengers Final Rule published in the Federal Register on January 31, 2023.
A summary of the Final Rule’s changes to the existing O&D regulations include, but are not limited to: