Aviation and Drones
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11
December 2019 U.S. Airline Traffic Data
U.S. airlines carried 79.0 million systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service passengers in December 2019, reaching a new seasonally-adjusted all-time high, up 0.9% from November.
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) is withholding the scheduled release of estimated U.S. airlines’ traffic data for January and February because the estimates are statistical forecasts based on previous trends. The estimates do not account for the impact of the coronavirus.
National Transportation Statistics 2/27/2020 Update, Principal Means of Transportation to Work and other categories
Thursday, February 27, 2020 - National Transportation Statistics (NTS) – a guide to historical national-level transportation trends was updated today.
December 2019 U.S. Passenger Airline Employment Data
The 21 U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 3.1% more workers in December 2019 than in December 2018:
- December’s 453,976 full-time equivalents (FTEs) was the highest employment total since March 2003 (458,598 FTEs).
- December was the 74th consecutive month that U.S. scheduled passenger airline FTEs exceeded the same month of the previous year.
Air Travel Consumer Report: December 2019, Full Year 2019 Numbers
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its February 2020 Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on reporting marketing and operating air carrier data compiled for the month of December 2019 and calendar year 2019. The full consumer report and other aviation consumer matters of interest to the public can be found at http://www.transportation.gov/airconsumer.
2019 On-Time Performance
For the full year 2019, marketing carriers posted an on-time arrival rate of 79.0%, a slightly lower rate than 79.2% in 2018