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Estimated March 2019 U.S. Airline Traffic Data

U.S. airlines carried an estimated 74.9 million systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service passengers in March 2019, seasonally-adjusted, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS) first estimate, up 0.1% from the February second estimate.

February 2019 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, fell 0.5 percent in February from January, falling after a one month increase. For the 12 months ending in February 2019, the index rose 3.2 percent compared to 6.7 percent for the previous 12-month period (Table 4).