Certificated Air Carrier Fuel Consumption and Travel

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...

Airlines Report 26 Tarmac Delays Over Three Hours on Domestic Flights, No Tarmac Delays Over Four Hours on International Flights in May

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released its July 2017 Air Travel Consumer Report, compiling air carrier data for the month of May 2017.  In May, airlines reported 26 tarmac delays of more than three hours on domestic flights and no tarmac delays of more than four hours on international flights.  Twenty-four of the long tarmac delays took place in Philadelphia on May 25, when there were heavy thundershowers in the area.  All reported extended tarmac delays are being investigated by the Department.

Federal Transportation Transfers to State and Local Governments by Mode, Fiscal Year

KEY: P = prelimimary.

Federal Transportation Transfers to State and Local Governments by Mode, Fiscal Year

KEY: P = preliminary.

Labor Productivity Indices for Selected Transportation Industries

KEY: R = revised.

^a Defined as output per hour, based on the number of paid hours.

^b Full-time and part-time employees are counted equally. Hence, these data do not reflect output per full-time equivalent employee.

Total Wage and Salary Accruals by Transportation Industry

KEY: R = revised.

^a Wages do not include supplements to wages and salaries such as pension, profit-sharing, and other retirement plans, and health, life, and unemployment insurance compensation.

^b Comprises business establishments involved in scenic and sightseeing transportation, support activities for transportation, postal service, and couriers and messengers.

Average Wage and Salary Accruals per Full-Time Equivalent Employee by Transportation Industry

KEY: R = revised.

^a Wages do not include supplements to wages and salaries such as pension, profit-sharing, and other retirement plans, and health, life, and unemployment insurance compensation.

^b Comprises business establishments involved in scenic and sightseeing transportation, support activities for transportation, and couriers and messengers.

Employment in Transportation and Transportation-Related Occupations

KEY: SOC = Standard Occupational Classification; U = data are not available.

Employment in For-Hire Transportation and Selected Transportation-Related Industries

KEY: N = data do not exist; R = revised; U = data are not available.

^a Annual averages.

^b Excludes farm employment.

^c Does not include Postal service.

^d Includes tire manufacturing and tire retreading.

^e Does not include motor vehicle wholesalers.

^f Not all government agencies are included (e.g., the National Transportation Safety Board).

^g The U.S. Department of Transportation was created in 1966. Data are on a fiscal year basis and include...

Total Operating Revenues

KEY:  N = data do not exist; R = revised;  U = data are not available.

^a Data from 1990 through 1997 include local trucking (4212), trucking, except local (4213), local trucking, without storage (4214), and courier services, except air (4215) based on SIC (Standard Industrial Classification). For 1998 and later, data includes truck transportation (484) and couriers and messengers (492) based on NAICS (North American Industry Classification System). Therefore, data from 1998 onward are not directly comparable with data prior to 1998.

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