Aviation
Full Year 2020 and December 2020 U.S. Airline Traffic Data
Release Number: BTS 18-21

Mid-January Airline Industry Employment Up 19,311 Employees from Mid-December
U.S. airlines employed 713,949 workers in the middle of January 2021, 19,311 more than in mid-December 2020 (694,638) but 41,078 fewer than in March 2020 (755,027). The January total was the highest since April (716,693).
U.S. Airlines January 2021 Fuel Use Down 8% from December 2020
The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released U.S. airlines’ January Fuel Cost and Consumption numbers.
Fuel consumed by U.S. airlines scheduled service: