| May 15, 2008 |
February 2008 Airline Traffic Data: Two-Month 2008 System Traffic Up 1.8 Percent From 2007
The number of scheduled domestic and international passengers on U.S. airlines during the first two months of 2008 grew by 1.8 percent from the same period in 2007, reaching 113.2 million, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today reported in a release of preliminary data. |
| May 14, 2008 |
Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) Fell 1.9 Percent in March from February
The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) fell 1.9 percent in March from its February level, the largest monthly decline since August 2006, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. |
| May 7, 2008 |
Airline On-Time Performance in March Better Than in February
The largest U.S. airlines’ rate of on-time flights this past March was lower than in the same month last year but higher than the rate recorded in February, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). |
| April 30, 2008 |
February 2008 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 16.3 Percent from February 2007
Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners, Canada and Mexico , was 16.3 percent higher in February 2008 than in February 2007, reaching $69.4 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. |
| April 23, 2008 |
Average Fourth-Quarter Air Fares Rose 4.0 Percent from 2006 Top 100 Airports: Highest Fare in Anchorage, Lowest Fare at Hilo, HI
Average air fares in the fourth quarter of 2007 were up 4.0 percent from the fourth quarter of 2006, reaching the highest fourth-quarter level since 2001 but remaining 2.7 percent below the high set in 2000 for any October-to-December period, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. |
| April 15, 2008 |
February 2008 Passenger Airline Employment Up 3.0 Percent from February 2007
U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 3.0 percent more workers in February 2008 than in February 2007, the 13th consecutive increase in full-time equivalent employee (FTE) levels for the scheduled passenger carriers from the same month of the previous year, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. FTE calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. |
| April 10, 2008 |
January 2008 Airline Traffic Data: January 2008 System Traffic Up 1.0 Percent from January 2007
U.S. airlines carried 57.7 million scheduled domestic and international passengers in January 2008, 1.0 percent more than they did in January 2007, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today reported in a release of preliminary data. |
| April 9, 2008 |
Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) was Unchanged in February from January
The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) was unchanged in February from January, following a 2.4 percent monthly increase in January, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. |
| April 3, 2008 |
Airline On-Time Performance in February Better Than Last Year, Slips from January
The nation’s largest airlines’ rate of on-time flights this past February was lower than in January but higher than in the same month last year while February flights were cancelled at a higher rate than in January 2008 but at a lower rate than in February 2007, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). |
| March 31, 2008 |
Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 7.4 Percent from January 2007
Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners, Canada and Mexico, was 7.4 percent higher in January 2008 than in January 2007, reaching $65.2 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. |
| March 18, 2008 |
January 2008 Passenger Airline Employment Up 3.4 Percent from January 2007
U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 3.4 percent more workers in January 2008 than in January 2007, the 12th consecutive increase in full-time equivalent employee (FTE) levels for the scheduled passenger carriers from the same month of the previous year, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. FTE calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. |
| March 13, 2008 |
December 2007 Airline Traffic Data: U.S. Airlines Carry Record 769 Million Passengers in 2007
U.S. airlines set an annual record by carrying 769.4 million scheduled domestic and international passengers on their systems in 2007, nearly 25 million more passengers or 3.3 percent more than they did in 2006 when the previous high was reached, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today reported in a release of preliminary data. |
| March 12, 2008 |
Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) Rose 2.4 Percent in January from December
The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) rose 2.4 percent in January from its December level, matching its largest monthly increase in the last two years, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. |
| March 11, 2008 |
2007 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 4.9 Percent from 2006
Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 4.9 percent higher in 2007 than in 2006, reaching an annual record of $797 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The 4.9 percent rate of growth from 2006 to 2007 is lower than the 8.9 percent growth from 2005 to 2006. |
| March 4, 2008 |
Airline On-Time Performance in January Better Than December, Slips From Previous Year
The nation’s largest airlines’ rate of on-time flights this past January was higher than in December but lower than in January 2007, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). |
| March 3, 2008 |
Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 3.1 Percent from December 2006
Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 3.1 percent higher in December 2007 than in December 2006, reaching $60.9 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. |
| February 20, 2008 |
December 2007 Passenger Airline Employment Up 3.7 Percent from December 2006
U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 3.7 percent more workers in December 2007 than in December 2006, the 11th consecutive increase in full-time equivalent employee (FTE) levels for the scheduled passenger carriers from the same month of the previous year, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. FTE calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. |
| February 14, 2008 |
November 2007 Airline Traffic Data: 11-Month 2007 System Traffic Up 3.2 Percent From 2006
The number of scheduled domestic and international passengers on U.S. airlines during the first 11 months of 2007 grew by 3.2 percent from the same period in 2006, reaching 706.6 million, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today reported in a release of preliminary data |
| February 13, 2008 |
Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) Fell 1.3 Percent in December from November
The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) fell 1.3 percent in December from its November level turning down after two monthly increases in the largest monthly decline since November 2006, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. |
| February 5, 2008 |
Flight Delays, Mishandled Bags, Consumer Complaints Increase in 2007
U.S. airlines experienced a lower rate of on-time flights and more reports of mishandled baggage last year than in 2006, and passengers filed more complaints with the government about airline service than they did the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Air Travel Consumer Report which was issued today. |
| January 31, 2008 |
Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 8.6 Percent from November 2006
Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 8.6 percent higher in November 2007 than in November 2006, reaching $70.4 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. |
| January 30, 2008 |
Average Third-Quarter Air Fares Fell 0.8 Percent from 2006; Top 100 Airports: Highest Fare in Cincinnati, Lowest Fare at Lihue, Hawaii
Average air fares in the third quarter of 2007 were down 0.8 percent from the third quarter of 2006 and remained 2.9 percent below their pre-9/11 high for any third quarter, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. |
| January 15, 2008 |
November 2007 Passenger Airline Employment Up 3.7 Percent from November 2006
U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 3.7 percent more workers in November 2007 than in November 2006, the 10th consecutive increase in full-time equivalent employee (FTE) levels for the scheduled passenger carriers from the same month of the previous year, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. FTE calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. |
| January 10, 2008 |
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| January 10, 2008 |
October 2007 Airline Traffic Data: 10-Month 2007 System Traffic Up 3.6 Percent From 2006
U.S. airlines carried 646.1 million scheduled domestic and international passengers on their systems during the first 10 months of 2007. This is a 3.6 percent increase, or nearly 23 million more passengers than compared to the same period in 2006, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today reported in a release of preliminary data. |
| January 9, 2008 |
Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) Rose 0.7 Percent in November from October
The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) rose 0.7 percent in November from its October level, rising for the second consecutive month, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. |
| January 7, 2008 |
Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Reached a Monthly Record High in October 2007
Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 11.1 percent higher in October 2007 than in October 2006, reaching $74.2 billion, the highest monthly level ever recorded, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. |
| January 3, 2008 |
U.S. Airlines Report Fewer Flight Delays, Cancellations, Mishandled Bags in November
The nation’s largest airlines recorded lower rates of flight delays, cancellations and mishandled bags this past November than during both the same month last year and in October 2007, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). |
