U.S. Airlines’ April 2022 Fuel Consumption Down 9.5% from Pre-Pandemic 2019; Aviation Fuel Cost per Gallon Hits Record High

The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released airline Fuel Cost and Consumption information for April 2022.  U.S. scheduled service airlines used 1.35 billion gallons of fuel, 2.3% less fuel than in March 2022 (1.38B gallons) and 9.5% less than in April 2019. The monthly cost per gallon was $3.59, up 55 cents (18.0%) from March 2022 ($3.04) and up $1.53 (74.3%) from April 2019. April 2022 airline fuel expenditure ($4.82B) increased 15.3% from March 2022 ($4.18B) and was up 57.8% from April 2019.

Passenger Airline Employment Tables March 2022

U.S. Cargo and Passenger Airlines Add 6,546 Jobs in March 2022 for New COVID-19 Pandemic High

Passenger Airline Employment Tables February 2022

U.S. Cargo and Passenger Airlines Add 5,799 Jobs in February 2022 for New COVID-19 Pandemic High; Employment Remains 1.9% Below Pre-Pandemic February 2020

Passenger Airline Employment Tables January 2022

U.S. Cargo and Passenger Airlines Add 3,411 Jobs in January 2022 for New COVID-19 Pandemic High; Employment Remains 2.3% Below Pre-Pandemic January 2020

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Passenger Airline Employment Tables December 2021

U.S. Cargo and Passenger Airlines Add 20,049 Jobs in December 2021, Reaching COVID-19 Pandemic High; Employment Remains 2.9% Below Pre-Pandemic December 2019

October 2021 U.S. Airline Traffic Data

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U.S. airlines carried 65.1 million systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service passengers in October 2021, seasonally-adjusted, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS), up 3.7% from September.