April 2016 North American Freight Numbers
Trucks carried more U.S. freight by value with North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico in April 2016 compared to April 2015 but declines in all other freight modes led
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1st Quarter 2016 Airline Financial Data
Note: Baggage fee numbers in the text, Table 1 and Table 4 were revised on June 22, 2016. Numbers in the category of other revenue were also revised. U.S. scheduled passenger airlines reported an after-tax net profit of $3.1 billion in the first quarter of 2016, down from $7.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2015 and virtually unchanged from $3.1 billion in the first quarter of
Port Performance Working Group Members and Meeting
Friday, June 17, 2016 - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), has appointed members to the Port Performance Freight Statistics Working Group, as specified in the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act.
April 2016 Passenger Airline Employment Data
U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 3.6 percent more workers in April 2016 than in April 2015, the U.S. Department of Transportations Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. April was the highest monthly total (407,763) since July 2008 and was the 30th consecutive month that U.S. scheduled passenger airline full-time equivalent (FTE) employment
March 2016 U.S. Airline Traffic Data
The U.S. Department of Transportations Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today that U.S. airlines systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service load factor a measure of the use of airline capacity fell to 82.3 percent in March, seasonally adjusted, falling for the third consecutive month (Table 1). Seasonal adjustment
April 2016 Complaints Down and On-Time Performance Up From Previous Year and March 2016
WASHINGTON In April, the U.S. Department of Transportation received 1,122 complaints about airline service from consumers, down 20.9 percent from the total of 1,419 filed in April 2015 and down 21.5 percent from the 1,429 received in March 2016, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today. The reporting carriers posted an on-time arrival rate of 84.5 percent in
April 2016 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, rose 1.3 percent in April from March, rising after two months of decline, according to the U.S. Department of Transportations Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). The April 2016 index level (121.1) was 27.9 percent above the
National Census of Ferry Operators Highlights
Friday, May 27, 2016 - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released Highlights of the 2014 National Census of Ferry Operators (NCFO). Key findings indicate that 115.1 million passengers were carried on ferries in the United States and its territories in 2014.
March 2016 North American Freight Numbers
Figure 1. Percent Change in Value of U.S.-NAFTA Freight Flows by Mode: March 2015-2016 SOURCE: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, TransBorder Freight Data All five transportation modes carried less U.S. freight by value with North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico in March 2016 compared to March 2015. The total
March 2016 Passenger Airline Employment Data
U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 3.9 percent more workers in March 2016 than in March 2015, the U.S. Department of Transportations Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. March was the highest monthly total (406,113) since August 2008 and was the 28th consecutive month that U.S. scheduled passenger airline full-time equivalent (FTE)