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January 2016 U.S. Airline Traffic Data

The U.S. Department of Transportations Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today that U.S. airlines systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service load factor a measure of the use of airline capacity fell to 83.9 percent in January, seasonally adjusted, falling after a single month of growth from November 2015 to December

February 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, fell 0.7 percent in February from January, falling after two months of growth, according to the U.S. Department of Transportations Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). The February 2016 index level (122.2) was 29.0 percent above the

Transportation Statistics Annual Report 2015

Friday, April 1, 2016 - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released the Transportation Statistics Annual Report 2015 (TSAR). The 20th edition of this congressionally mandated report presents key transportation indicators along with an overview of the transportation system. It also includes data and statistics on passenger travel, freight movement, transportation and the economy, system reliability, safety, energy use and environmental impacts.

2015 North American Freight Numbers

All five major transportation modes truck, rail, pipeline, vessel and air carried less U.S. freight with North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico by value in 2015 than in 2014. The total value of cross-border freight carried on all modes fell 7.2

January 2016 Passenger Airline Employment Data


U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 4.1 percent more workers in January 2016 than in January 2015, the U.S. Department of Transportations Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today.January was the highest monthly total (402,204) since August 2008 and was the 26th consecutive month that U.S. scheduled passenger airlines full-time equivalent (FTE)

January 2016 On-Time Performance Up From Previous Year, December 2015

WASHINGTON The reporting carriers posted an on-time arrival rate of 81.3 percent in January 2016, up from both the 76.8 percent on-time rate in January 2015 and the 77.8 percent mark in December 2015, according to the U.S. Department of Transportations Air Travel Consumer Report released today. The reporting carriers canceled 2.6 percent of their scheduled domestic

2015 Annual and December U.S. Airline Traffic Data

The U.S. Department of Transportations Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today that U.S. airlines in 2015 reached all-time annual records for load factor, revenue passenger-miles (RPMs), available seat-miles (ASMs) and passenger enplanements (Tables 13, 15, 17, 19). 2015 annual U.S. airline numbers: Systemwide: The annual 2015 load factor (83.8) was the

BTS Seeks Nominations for Port Performance Freight Statistics Working Group

Tuesday, February 23, 2016 - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) is seeking nominations for the newly-created Port Performance Freight Statistics Working Group. The working group, mandated by the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, is to make recommendations on nationally consistent measures of port capacity and throughput and a process to collect timely and consistent data.

2015 Airline Consumer Complaints Up From Previous Year

WASHINGTON Airline consumer complaints filed with DOTs Aviation Consumer Protection Division during 2015 were up 29.8 percent from 2014, according to the U.S. Department of Transportations Air Travel Consumer Report released today. For all of last year, the Department received 20,170 complaints, up from the total of 15,539 received in 2014. In December 2015,

December 2015 Passenger Airline Employment Data

U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 3.7 percent more workers in December 2015 than in December 2014, the U.S. Department of Transportations Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. December was the highest monthly total (400,422) since August 2008 and was the 25th consecutive month that U.S. scheduled passenger airlines full-time equivalent