March 2019 U.S. Passenger Airline Employment Data

The 21 U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 2.5% more workers in March 2019 than in March 2018:

• March’s 444,967 full-time equivalents (FTE) was the highest March employment total since March 2003 (458,598 FTEs).  
• March was the 65th consecutive month that FTEs exceeded the same month of the previous year.

Airline Financials 4Q 2018 Tables

Figure 4. Systemwide U.S. Scheduled Service Passenger Airlines Quarterly Net Income, 4Q 2018

Figure 3. International U.S. Scheduled Service Passenger Airlines Annual Net Income

Figure 2. Domestic U.S. Scheduled Service Passenger Airlines Annual Net Income

Figure 1. Systemwide U.S. Scheduled Service Passenger Airlines Annual Net Income

2018 Annual and 4th Quarter U.S. Airline Financial Data

U.S. scheduled passenger airlines reported a 2018 after-tax net profit of $11.8 billion, the sixth consecutive annual after tax profit, and a pre-tax operating profit of $17.6 billion, the 10th consecutive annual pre-tax profit.

National Transportation Statistics 4/24/19 Update, Personal Transportation Expenditures and other categories

Wednesday, April 24, 2019 - National Transportation Statistics (NTS) – a guide to historical national-level transportation trends was updated today.

4Q Air Fare Tables

February 2019 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 0.5 percent in February from January, falling after a one month increase. For the 12 months ending in February 2019, the index rose 3.2 percent compared to 6.7 percent for the previous 12-month period (Table 4).