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Description of BTS Freight Data Programs

Freight Analysis Framework (FAF)

The FAF integrates data from a variety of sources to create a comprehensive picture of freight movement among states and major metropolitan areas by all modes of transportation. Starting with data from the Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) and international trade...

ADVISORY: BTS Releases October Air Traffic Data

Date: Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Contact: Dave Smallen
Tel:  202-366-5568

The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today updated its web page with October data. The release consists of U.S. carrier summary data and domestic route data through October and U.S. and foreign carrier international data through July.

October 2018 U.S. Passenger Airline Employment Data

.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 2.5 percent more workers in October 2018 than in October 2017:

  • October’s 441,139 full-time equivalents (FTE) was the second highest monthly employment total since 2004, exceeded only by July 2018 (443,475 FTEs).
  • October was the 60th consecutive month that U.S. scheduled passenger airline FTEs exceeded the same month of the previous year.