Aviation
U.S. Airlines’ Net Profit in 3rd Quarter 2021 Nearly Triples 2nd Quarter
U.S. scheduled passenger airlines reported a third-quarter 2021 after-tax net profit of $2.7 billion and a pre-tax operating loss of $187 million. The third-quarter positive after-tax net profit is the second consecutive quarterly profit and the second quarterly profit since the onset of the COVID-...Thanksgiving 2021 Air Travel was No Turkey as Sunday After Holiday Sets New Pandemic Air Travel Record
Data spotlights represent data and statistics from a specific period of time, and do not reflect ongoing data collection. As individual spotlights are static stories, they are not subject to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) web standards and may not be updated after their...
U.S. Airlines’ October 2021 Fuel Use Increases 4.4% from September, Remains 17% Lower than Pre-Pandemic October 2019
The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released U.S. airlines’ October Fuel Cost and Consumption numbers. U.S. airlines used 1.28 billion gallons of fuel, 4.4% more fuel than in September but 17.3% less than in pre-pandemic October 2019. At $2.23, the...U.S. Airlines Carried 3% More Cargo in September 2021 than in September 2020 (Preliminary)
U.S. Airlines carried 1,675 thousand tons of cargo in September, a 3% increase from September 2020 according to data filed with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) by 15 of the leading U.S. cargo airlines. The year-over-year rise was fueled by an 8.2% increase in international cargo...U.S. Scheduled Passenger Airlines Employ 0.7% More Employees in September 2021 than in August, Still 8.8% Fewer than Pre-Pandemic September 2019
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