Figure 1. Monthly Passengers on U.S. Scheduled Airlines (Domestic + International) June 2017 - June 2020

Mid-July Airline Employment Up 7,000 from Mid-June

U.S. airlines employed 706,824 workers in the middle of July 2020, 7,101 more than in mid-June 2020 and 46,461 fewer than in March 2020. The July 2020 numbers consist of 597,982 full-time and 108,842 part-time workers.

July 2020 U.S. Airline Passengers (Preliminary) Tables

U.S. Airline July 2020 Passengers Decrease 73% from July 2019 but Rise 30% from June 2020 (Preliminary)

U.S. airlines carried 73% fewer scheduled service passengers in July 2020 than in July 2019, according to preliminary data filed with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) by 18 airlines that carry more than 90% of the passengers. Despite the large annual drop from pre-pandemic numbers a year earlier (see graphic), when compared to the previous month U.S. airlines carried 30% more passengers in July 2020 than in June 2020.

U.S. Airlines Cargo Data, July 2020 (preliminary)

U.S. Airlines Passengers, July 2020 (preliminary)

U.S. Airlines July 2020 Fuel Use Up 37% from June

The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released U.S. airlines’ July Fuel Cost and Consumption numbers.

Fuel consumed by U.S. airlines scheduled service: July 2019  1.7 billion gallons,  June 2020  558 million gallons,  July 2020   763 million gallons

Domestic Flights with Tarmac Times of More than 3 Hours and International Flights with Tarmac Times of More than 4 Hours, May 2020

May 2020 Regularly Scheduled Flights with More than 50% Delayed Arrivals of More than 30 Minutes

Air Travel Consumer Report: May 2020 Numbers

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its July 2020 Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on reporting marketing and operating air carrier data compiled for the month of May 2020.  The full consumer report and other aviation consumer matters of interest to the public can be found at http://www.transportation.gov/airconsumer.

The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency has resulted in significant changes to airline schedules and operations, contributing to airlines’ on-time performance and cancellation statistics in May 2020.