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3rd-Quarter 2015 Air Fare Data

The average domestic air fare decreased to $372 in the third quarter of 2015, down 6.2 percent from $396 in the third quarter of 2014, falling to the lowest level since 2010, adjusted for inflation (Table 1), the U.S. Department of Transportations Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. U.S. Average Domestic Fares, 3rd Quarter 1995-2015 |

2016 Webinar Schedule

Friday, February 5, 2016 - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has announced the schedule for Behind the Numbers: Exploring Transportation Statistics, a new series of quarterly webinar sessions providing insight into transportation statistics and information.

November 2015 North American Freight Numbers

The value of U.S.-NAFTA freight totaled $88.2 billion in November 2015 as all modes of transportation carried a lower total value of freight than a year earlier, according to the TransBorder Freight Data released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) (Figure 1, Table 1).

November 2015 Passenger Airline Employment Data

U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 3.4 percent more workers in November 2015 than in November 2014, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. 

November 2015 Airline On-Time Performance Up From Previous Year, Down from October 2015

WASHINGTON The reporting carriers posted an on-time arrival rate of83.7 percent in November 2015, up from the 80.6 percent on-time rate in November 2014, but down from the 87.0 percent mark in October 2015, according to the U.S. Department of Transportations Air Travel Consumer Report released today. In addition, in November, airlines reported five tarmac delays of more

October 2015 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 85.0 percent in October, seasonally adjusted, reaching a record high monthly load factor with a second consecutive

Revised November 2015 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 0.9 percent in November from October, falling after a one-month rise, according to the U.S. Department of Transportations Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). The November 2015 index level (122.0) was 28.8 percent above

2nd-Quarter 2015 Air Fare Data

The average domestic air fare decreased to $385 in the second quarter of 2015, down 2.8 percent from $396 in the second quarter of 2014, adjusted for inflation (Table 1), the U.S. Department of Transportations Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. U.S. Average Domestic Fares, 2nd Quarter 1995-2015 Source: Bureau of