Average Length of Haul, Domestic Freight and Passenger Modes
KEY: N = data do not exist; NA = not applicable; R = revised; U = data are not available.
a Amtrak began operations in 1971. Data are reported for fiscal years.
Aviation and Drones
Legacy ID
11
Active U.S. Air Carrier and General Aviation Fleet by Type of Aircraft (Number of carriers)
KEY: R = revised; U = data are unavailable.
a Air carrier 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...
U.S. Sales or Deliveries of New Aircraft, Vehicles, Vessels, and Other Conveyances
KEY: N = data do not exist; NA = not applicable; R = revised; U = data are not available.
a U.S.-manufactured fixed-wing aircraft over 33,000 pounds empty weight, including all jet transports plus the 4-engine turboprop-powered Lockheed L-100.
b Includes domestic and imported vehicles. Prior to 1985, all terrain vehicles (ATVs) were included in the motorcycle total. In 1995, the Motorcycle Industry Council revised its data for the years 1985 to present to exclude ATVs from its totals. 2008 and later data are real counts based on...
Number of U.S. Aircraft, Vehicles, Vessels, and Other Conveyances
KEY: N = data do not exist; R = revised; U = data are not available.
aAir carrier aircraft are those carrying passengers or cargo for hire under 14 CFR 121 and 14 CFR 135. Beginning in 1990, the number of aircraft is the monthly average of the number of aircraft reported in use for the last three months of the year. Prior to 1990, it was the number of aircraft reported in use during December of a given year.
b 1991-94 data revised to reflect changes in adjustment for nonresponse bias with 1996 telephone survey factors;...
April 2017 Passenger Airline Employment Data
U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 3.9 percent more workers in April 2017 than in April 2016, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. April was the highest monthly full-time equivalent (FTE) total (423,537) since July 2005 (428,091) and was the 42nd consecutive month that U.S. scheduled passenger airline FTEs exceeded the same month of the previous year.