U.S. Airlines Report Third Quarter 2020 Losses

U.S. scheduled passenger airlines reported a third-quarter 2020 after-tax net loss of $11.8 billion and a pre-tax operating loss of $15.9 billion.

These third-quarter losses are the third consecutive quarterly losses following 27 consecutive quarterly after-tax net profits and 35 consecutive quarterly pre-tax operating profits. One year earlier, in the third quarter of 2019, the airlines reported an after-tax net profit of $4.6 billion and a pre-tax operating profit of $6.4 billion.

October 2020 Airline Industry Employment

Mid-October Airline Employment Down 29,000 from Mid-September

U.S. airlines employed 673,278 workers in the middle of October 2020, 28,790 fewer than in mid-September 2020 and 81,749 fewer than in March 2020. The October numbers consist of 562,570 full-time and 110,708 part-time workers.

U.S. Airlines October 2020 Fuel Use Up 11% from September

The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released U.S. airlines’ October Fuel Cost and Consumption numbers.

Scheduled canceled operated flights by month 2019-2020 (thru September)

Airlines Hit On-Time High in September while Scheduled, Operated Flights Decrease

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Schedule, Operated, and Canceled Flights: September 2020

Air Travel Consumer Report: September 2020 and 3rd Quarter 2020 Numbers

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its November 2020 Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on reporting marketing and operating air carrier data compiled for the month of September 2020.  The full consumer report and other aviation consumer matters of interest to the public can be found at http://www.transportation.gov/airconsumer.

September 2020 Regularly Scheduled Flights with More than 50% Delayed Arrivals of More than 30 Minutes

Domestic Flights with Tarmac Times of More than 3 Hours and International Flights with Tarmac Times of More than 4 Hours, September 2020