May 2021 U.S. Airline Traffic Data
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June Airline Industry Employment Up Less than 1% from May
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U.S. airlines employed 709,678 workers in June 2021, 48 more than in May 2021 (709,630) and 39,349 fewer than in March 2020 (749,027).
The June industry numbers consist of 599,050 full-time and 110,628 part-time workers.
U.S. Airlines June 2021 Fuel Use Up 8.1% from May But Still Down 23.8% from June 2019
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The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released U.S. airlines’ June Fuel Cost and Consumption numbers.
Fuel consumed by U.S. airlines scheduled service:
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Passenger Airline Employment Rose 0.7% in May from April
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The 24 U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 0.7% more full-time equivalents (FTEs) in May 2021 than in April 2021: