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April 2015 Passenger Airline Employment Data


U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 2.6 percent more workers in April 2015 than in April 2014, the U.S. Department of Transportations Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today.April was the 17th consecutive month that full-time equivalent (FTE) employment for U.S. scheduled passenger airlines exceededthesame month of theprevious

March 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 fell to 83.5 percent in March, seasonally-adjusted, declining after rising for three consecutive months (Table 1). Seasonal

April On-Time Performance Up, Cancellations Down From Previous Year, March 2015

WASHINGTON The nations largest airlines posted an on-time arrival rate of81.8 percent in April, up from both the 79.6 percent on-time rate in April 2014 and the 78.7 percent mark in March 2015, according to the U.S. Department of Transportations Air Travel Consumer Report released today. In addition, the reporting carriers canceled 0.9 percent of their

April 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 1.8 percent in April from March, declining after an increase in the previous month, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS).

March 2015 North American Freight Numbers

U.S.-NAFTA freight totaled $96.1 billion in March 2015 as three out of five transportation modes – air, rail, and truck – carried more U.S.-NAFTA freight than in March 2014, 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).

March 2015 Passenger Airline Employment Data

U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 390,841 workers in March 2015, 1.9 percent more than in March 2014, the U.S. Department of Transportations Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today.March was the 16th consecutive month that full-time equivalent (FTE) employment for U.S. scheduled passenger airlines exceededthesame month of

February 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 84.2 percent in February, seasonally adjusted, reaching its highest level since February 2014 (Table 1). Seasonal

March 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, rose 1.7 percent in March from February, rising after a one-month decline, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS).