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Flight Cancellations, Mishandled Baggage Rate at All-Time Low

WASHINGTON – The reporting carriers canceled 0.29 percent of their scheduled domestic flights in November 2016, the lowest for any of the 263 months with comparable records beginning in January 1995, and below the previous low of 0.33 percent in September 2016, according to the Air Travel...

Transportation Economic Trends Report Released

Tuesday, January 10, 2017- The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has released Transportation Economic Trends, BTS’s first stand-alone volume on transportation and the economy. 

30-Year Ton-Mile Projections Released

Tuesday, January 10, 2017 - The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) have released freight projections that show that ton-miles on the U.S. transportation system will grow by about half (49 percent) in the next three decades. 

Transportation Economic Trends Report Released

Tuesday, January 10, 2017- The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has released Transportation Economic Trends, BTS’s first stand-alone volume on transportation and the economy. The 94-page report uses a variety of data series to highlight relevant...

30-Year Ton-Mile Projections Released

Tuesday, January 10, 2017 - The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) have released freight projections that show that ton-miles on the U.S. transportation system will grow by about half (49 percent) in the next three decades. Version 4.3 of the...

Pocket Guide to Transportation Mobile App Released

Friday, January 6, 2017 – The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has released the print and mobile app versions of the Pocket Guide to Transportation 2017 – a quick reference guide to significant transportation statistics. 

September 2016 Flight Cancellations at All-Time Lows

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s monthly Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) released today states that reporting carriers canceled 0.3 percent of their scheduled domestic flights in September 2016, the lowest for any of the 261 months with comparable records since...

BTS Asks for National Transit Map Data by Nov. 15

Friday, November 4, 2016 - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) is asking transit agencies to submit data by Nov. 15 for the second edition of the National Transit Map.