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2014 Airline Financial Data

U.S. scheduled passenger airlines reported a net profit of $7.5 billion in 2014 down, from $12.2 billion in 2013, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today (Table 1).

4th-Quarter 2014 Air Fare Data

The average domestic air fare increased to $393 in the fourth quarter of 2014, up 2.0 percent from $385 in the fourth quarter of 2013, adjusted for inflation (Table 1), the U.S. Department of Transportations Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. Of the 100 busiest airports, during the October to December 2014 period, passengers originating in Madison,

February 2015 Passenger Airline Employment Data


U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 388,983 workers in February 2015, 1.8 percent more than in February 2014, the U.S. Department of Transportations Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today.February was the 15th consecutive month that full-time equivalent (FTE) employment for U.S. scheduled passenger airlines exceededthesame month of

February 2015 North American Freight Numbers

U.S.-NAFTA freight totaled $85.7 billion in February 2015 as two out of five transportation modes – air and truck – carried more U.S.-NAFTA freight than in February 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).

January 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 was 83.0 percent in January, unchanged from December, seasonally adjusted (Table 1). Seasonal adjustment allows the comparing

Transportation Statistics Annual Report

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released the Transportation Statistics Annual Report (TSAR). The 18th edition of this congressionally mandated report presents key transportation indicators along with an overview of the transportation system.  It also includes data and statistics on passenger travel, freight movement, transportation and the economy, system reliability, safety, energy use and environmental impacts.

Airlines Report Sixteen Tarmac Delays Over Three Hours on Domestic Flights, Eight Tarmac Delays Longer Than Four Hours on International Flights in February

WASHINGTON Airlines reported 16 tarmac delays of more than three hours on domestic flights and eight tarmac delays of more than four hours on international flights in February, according to the U.S. Department of Transportations Air Travel Consumer Report released today. Nine of the reported tarmac delays involved flights departing from Dallas/Fort Worth International

February 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 1.7 percent in February from January, falling after a minimal rise in January, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS).

January 2015 North American Freight Numbers

U.S.-NAFTA freight totaled $89.3 billion in January 2015 as three out of five transportation modes – rail, truck, and air – carried more U.S.-NAFTA freight than in January 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).