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July 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 83.4 percent in July, seasonally adjusted, falling after three consecutive months of growth from April to June (Table

August 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, fell 1.8 percent in August from July, falling after rising for four consecutive months, according to the U.S. Department of Transportations Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). The August 2016 index level (122.3) was 29.0

July 2016 North American Freight Numbers

All transportation modes except rail carried less cross-border freight by value in July 2016 compared to July 2015 resulting in a 10.0 percent decrease to $83.7 billion in the total current dollar value of freight moved.

July 2016 Passenger Airline Employment Data

U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 4.3 percent more workers in July 2016 than in July 2015, the U.S. Department of Transportations Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. July was the highest monthly total (413,746) since June 2008 and was the 33rd consecutive month that U.S. scheduled passenger airline full-time equivalent (FTE) employment

2nd Quarter 2016 Airline Financial Data

U.S. scheduled passenger airlines reported an after-tax net profit of $4.6 billion in the second quarter of 2016, up from $3.1 billion in the first quarter of 2016 and down from $5.5 billion in the second quarter of 2015, the U.S. Department of Transportations Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today (Table 1). U.S. Scheduled Service Passenger Airlines

June 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 rose to 83.6 percent in June, seasonally adjusted, rising for the third consecutive month (Table 1). Load Factor on All U.S.

July 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 1.6 percent in July from June, rising for the fourth consecutive month, according to the U.S. Department of Transportations Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). The July 2016 index level (124.6) was 31.6 percent above the April

Airlines Report 11 Tarmac Delays Over Three Hours on Domestic Flights, 10 Tarmac Delays Over Four Hours on International Flights in July

WASHINGTON Airlines reported 11 tarmac delays of more than three hours on domestic flights and 10 tarmac delays of more than four hours on international flights in July, according to the U.S. Department of Transportations Air Travel Consumer Report released today. All reported extended tarmac delays are investigated by the Department. In addition, in July, the

National Transit Map Data

(This version has corrected numbers as of Sept. 1, 2016)

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released National Transit Map data, a geospatial database containing the information from 270 transit agencies that provides open, machine-readable data about their stops, routes, and schedules.