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Tropical Storm Elsa Makes Landfall in Florida; BTS Map Shows U.S. Ports Affected by 2020 Named Storms
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May Airline Industry Employment Up 0.4% from April
U.S. airlines employed 709,554 workers in May 2021, 3,050 more than in April 2021 (706,504) and 45,541 fewer than in March 2020 (755,095). The May industry numbers consist of 598,580 full-time and 110,974 part-time workers.U.S. Airlines May 2021 Fuel Use Up 9.4% from April
The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released U.S. airlines’ May Fuel Cost and Consumption numbers. U.S. airlines used 9.4% more fuel in May 2021 than in April 2021 to reach the highest monthly consumption level since March 2020. The cost per gallon...Navigating the Complexities of COVID-19 Stimulus Funding for Transportation
Data spotlights represent data and statistics from a specific period of time, and do not reflect ongoing data collection. As individual spotlights are static stories, they are not subject to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) web standards and may not be updated after their...