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Air Travel Consumer Report: July 2021 Numbers
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its September 2021 Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on airline operational data compiled for the month of July 2021. The ATCR is designed to assist consumers with information on the quality of services provided by airlines.
More Rail Tank Cars Meet DOT-117 Safety Standards in 2020
More than half (54%) of rail tank cars carrying Class 3 flammable liquids in 2020 met new safety requirements, an increase from the 48% in 2019, according to the Fleet Composition of Rail Tank Cars Carrying Flammable Liquids: 2021 Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s...North American Transborder Freight up 22% in July 2021 from July 2020, up 9% since Pre-Pandemic July 2019
Transborder freight between the U.S. and North American countries (Canada and Mexico) in July 2021: Total transborder freight: $111.3 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, up 22% compared to July 2020. July 2021 transborder freight was up 8.6% compared to $102.4...U.S. Airlines Carried 4% More Cargo in July 2021 than in July 2020 (Preliminary)
U.S. Airlines Carried 4% more cargo by weight in July 2021 (preliminary) than in July 2020. The rise was fueled by gains of 1% in domestic cargo and 13% in international cargo, according to data filed with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) by 15 of the leading U.S. cargo airlines.U.S. Scheduled Passenger Airlines Employ 2.1% More Employees in July 2021 than June, Still 10.5% Behind Pre-Pandemic July 2019
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