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U.S. Airlines Show First Profit Since COVID-19 in 2nd Quarter 2021

U.S. scheduled passenger airlines reported a second-quarter 2021 after-tax net profit of $1.0 billion despite a pre-tax operating loss of $3.6 billion. The second-quarter results represent the first quarterly profit since the fourth quarter of 2019, the last quarter before the COVID-19 pandemic...

U.S. Airlines May 2021 Fuel Use Up 9.4% from April

The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released U.S. airlines’ May Fuel Cost and Consumption numbers. U.S. airlines used 9.4% more fuel in May 2021 than in April 2021 to reach the highest monthly consumption level since March 2020. The cost per gallon...

U.S. Airlines Narrow Net Loss in 1st Quarter 2021 from 4th Quarter 2020

U.S. scheduled passenger airlines reported a first-quarter 2021 after-tax net loss of $4.2 billion and a pre-tax operating loss of $12.7 billion. While these first-quarter losses are the fifth consecutive quarterly losses, the extent of the losses is narrowing. The airlines reduced their losses...

U.S. Airlines April 2021 Fuel Use Up 3.7% from March

The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released U.S. airlines’ April Fuel Cost and Consumption numbers.  U.S. airlines used 3.7% more fuel in April 2021 than in March 2021 to reach the highest monthly consumption level since March 2020. In April 2021,...

U.S. Airlines March 2021 Fuel Use Up 33% from February

The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released U.S. airlines’ March Fuel Cost and Consumption numbers.  Fuel consumed by U.S. airlines scheduled service: March 2020           1.2 billion gallons February 2021    757 million gallons March 2021...