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U.S. Passenger Airline Employment Down in April 2021 from March

The 23 U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 0.9% fewer full-time equivalents (FTEs) in April 2021 than in March 2021: April’s total number of FTEs (391,501) was down 3,562 from March (395,063) and down 70,096, a 15.2% drop from the onset of the pandemic in March 2020 (461,597). April 2021...

North American Transborder Freight up 85% in April 2021 from April 2020

Total Transborder freight: $107.4 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, up 84.7% compared to April 2020. April 2021 Transborder freight was up 2.7% compared to $104.5 billion in April 2019. Most-used mode: Trucks moved $68.3 billion of freight, up 77.5% compared to...

Air Travel Consumer Report: April 2021 Numbers

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its June 2021 Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on airline operational data compiled for the month of April 2021.  The ATCR is designed to assist consumers with information on the quality of services provided by airlines.  The ATCR...