Airline Bumping Rate Lowest in Decades

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released its August 2017 Air Travel Consumer Report, compiling air carrier data for the month of June 2017, second quarter of 2017, and first half of 2017.  For the first six months of this year, the 12 U.S. carriers who report involuntary denied boarding, or bumping, data posted a bumping rate of 0.52 per 10,000 passengers, the lowest January through June rate based on historical data dating back to 1995 and down from the rate of 0.62 posted during the first six months of 2016.  For the second quarter of 2017, the carriers posted a bumping rate of 0.44 per 10,000 passengers, the lowest quarterly rate based on historical data dating back to 1995 and down from the rate of 0.62 posted in both the second quarter of 2016 and the first quarter of 2017. 

Distribution of Transportation Fatalities by Mode

KEY:  N = data do not exist; NA = not applicable; R = revised.

^a Light trucks are defined as trucks of 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating or less, including pickups, vans, truck-based station wagons, and utility vehicles. Large trucks are defined as trucks over 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating, including single-unit trucks and truck tractors.

^b Includes occupants of other vehicle types, other nonmotorists, and unknown. For 1960-70, the U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety...

BTS Directive: 18 Airlines to Report 2018 On-Time Performance and Denied Boarding Data

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS) has designated 18 U.S. airlines to report 2018 on-time performance and denied boarding data for domestic flights and 13 U.S. airlines to report 2018 mishandled baggage data for domestic flights.

Exploring Transportation Statistics - Airline Information

Airline On-Time/Tarmac Data, June 2017

Lists of Reporting Air Carriers and Reportable Airports, for On-Time Performance and Oversales Data

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONBUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICSOFFICE OF AIRLINE INFORMATION 

TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PARTS 234 AND 250REPORTING AIR CARRIERS

ISSUE DATE: July 27, 2017 EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2018

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics is...

Certificated Air Carrier Fuel Consumption and Travel (Metric)

KEY:  R = revised.

^a  Aircraft are aircraft carrying passengers or cargo for hire under 14 CFR 121 (large aircraft-more than 30 seats) and 14 CFR 135 (small aircraft-30 seats or less). This definition is more encompassing than that in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aviation Forecast- jet aircraft, 60 seats or more carrying passengers or cargo for hire. Beginning in 1990, the number of aircraft is the monthly average reported in use for the last three months of the year. Prior to 1990, it was the number of aircraft reported in use...

Domestic Demand for Gasoline by Mode (metric)

^a Does not include aviation jet fuel.

^b In 2015 Marine became Boating with unstated formula changes from the source.

^c Includes state, county, and municipal use, industrial and commercial use, construction use, and miscellaneous.

Energy Consumption by Mode of Transportation (metric)

KEY: Btu = British thermal unit; N = data do not exist; R = revised; U = data are not available.

^a Domestic operations only.

^b Includes fuel used in air taxi operations, but not commuter operations. Data for 1996 are estimated using new information on no respondents and are therefore not comparable to earlier years. See the accuracy statement in the appendix for more detailed information. 

^c Data from 2007 were calculated using a new methodology developed by FHWA. Data for these years are based on new categories...

Fuel Consumption by Mode of Transportation (metric)

KEY: kWh = kilowatt-hour; N = data do not exist; R = revised, U = data are not available.

^a Domestic operations only.

^b Includes fuel used in air taxi operations, but not commuter operations. Data for 1996 are estimated using new information on no respondents and are therefore not comparable to earlier years. See the accuracy statement in the appendix for more detailed information.

^c Data from 2007 were calculated using a new methodology developed by FHWA. Data for these years are based on new categories and are not...