BTS 50-14 BTS Releases 2nd-Quarter 2014 Airfare Data The average domestic airfare increased to $396 in the second quarter of 2014, up 2.5 percent from the average fare of $386 in the second quarter of 2013, adjusted for inflation, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. During that April to June period, passengers originating in Cincinnati, Ohio, paid the highest average fare, $523, while passengers originating in Sanford, Florida, paid the lowest, $111. BTS reports average fares based on domestic itinerary fares. Itinerary fares consist of round-trip fares, unless the customer does not purchase a return trip. In that case, the one-way fare is included. One-way trips accounted for 33 percent of fares calculated for the second quarter of 2014. Fares are based on the total ticket value, which consists of the price charged by the airlines plus any additional taxes and fees levied by an outside entity at the time of purchase. Fares include only the price paid at the time of the ticket purchase and do not include other fees, such as baggage fees, paid at either the airport or onboard the aircraft. Averages do not include frequent-flyer or “zero fares,” or abnormally high reported fares. Constant 2014 dollars are used for inflation adjustment. Inflation-Adjusted Airfares Second-quarter fares rose 17.0 percent adjusted for inflation from the recession-affected low of $334 in 2009 to the second quarter of 2011. Since 2011, second quarter fares have shown little change, increasing 1.4 percent from 2011 to 2014. The second-quarter 2014 fare was down 16.2 percent adjusted for inflation from the average fare of $472 in 1999, the highest inflation-adjusted second quarter average fare in the 19 years since BTS began collecting airfare records in 1995. The 16.2 percent decline took place while overall consumer prices rose 43.4 percent. Since 1995, inflation-adjusted fares declined 14.7 percent compared to a 56.3 percent increase in overall consumer prices. U.S. passenger airlines collected 71.4 percent of their total revenue from passenger fares during the second quarter of 2014, down from 1990 when 87.6 percent of airline revenue was received from fares. Quarter-to-Quarter Change In the three-year period from the second quarter of 2011 to the second quarter of 2014, inflation-adjusted fares increased 0.3 percent. In the two-year period from the second quarter of 2012 to the second quarter of 2014, inflation-adjusted fares decreased 1.0 percent. See BTS Airfare Release for summary tables and additional data. See BTS Airfare web page for historic data. You are subscribed to DOT News for Department of Transportation. This information has recently been updated, and is now available.
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BTS Releases 2nd-Quarter 2014 Airfare Data
BTS Releases August 2014 North American Freight Numbers
BTS 49-14 advisory BTS Releases August 2014 North American Freight Numbers U.S.-NAFTA freight totaled $100.6 billion in August 2014 as all five major transportation modes – air, vessel, pipeline, rail, and trucks – carried more U.S.-NAFTA freight than in August 2013, according to the TransBorder Freight Data released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). August was the sixth consecutive month with U.S.-NAFTA freight flows exceeding $100 million. In August, the value of commodities moving by vessel grew by the largest percentage of any mode, 11.7 percent. Pipeline freight increased 6.8 percent followed by a rail increase of 3.4 percent, a truck increase of 3.3 percent, and an air increase of 2.3 percent. Of the $4.2 billion increase in the value of US-NAFTA freight from August 2013, truck freight contributed the most, $1.9 billion, followed by rail, $514 million. The trucking increase was due almost entirely to growth in truck freight with Mexico as U.S.-Canada truck trade remained almost unchanged. Trucks carry three-fifths of U.S.-NAFTA freight and are the most heavily utilized mode for moving goods to and from both U.S.-NAFTA partners. Trucks carried 59.6 percent of U.S.-NAFTA freight in August 2014, accounting for $31.2 billion of exports and $28.8 billion of imports. Rail remained the second largest mode, moving 15.5 percent of all U.S.-NAFTA freight, followed by vessel at 9.2 percent, pipeline at 7.4 percent, and air at 3.7 percent. The surface transportation modes of truck, rail and pipeline carried 82.5 percent of the total U.S.-NAFTA freight flows. U.S.-Canada Freight Year-over-year, the percent change in the value of U.S.-Canada freight moved by vessel increased the most of any mode, growing 46.9 percent, driven primarily by exports of mineral fuels. Freight moved by pipeline increased 6.1 percent and rail increased by 2.2 percent, while truck and air were essentially unchanged. Trucks carried 53.0 percent of the $55.5 billion of freight to and from Canada, followed by rail at 16.4 percent, pipeline at 12.8 percent, vessel at 7.1 percent and air at 4.3 percent. The surface transportation modes of truck, rail and pipeline carried 82.2 percent of the total U.S.-Canada freight flows. U.S.-Mexico Freight Year-over-year, the value of pipeline freight rose 21.1 percent, the largest percentage increase of any U.S.-Mexico mode. Freight moved by air increased 6.7 percent, truck by 6.6 percent and rail by 5.2. Vessel decreased by 5.3 percent; the decrease in vessel freight was principally due to a decline in mineral fuels imports. Trucks carried 67.7 percent of the $45.1 billion of freight to and from Mexico, followed by rail at 14.4 percent, vessel at 11.7 percent, air at 2.9 percent and pipeline at 0.8 percent. The surface transportation modes of truck, rail and pipeline carried 82.9 percent of the total U.S.-Mexico freight flows. See BTS Transborder Data Release for summary tables and additional data. See North American Transborder Freight Data on the BTS website for additional data for surface modes since 1995 and all modes since 2004. ### You are subscribed to DOT News for Department of Transportation. This information has recently been updated, and is now available.
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BTS Releases August 2014 Passenger Airline Employment Data
BTS 48-14 BTS Releases August 2014 Passenger Airline Employment DataU.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 384,478 workers in August 2014, 1.0 percent more than in August 2013, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. August was the ninth consecutive month that full-time equivalent (FTE) employment for U.S. scheduled passenger airlines was higher than the same month of the previous year. The August 2014 FTE total for scheduled passenger airlines was 3,992 more than in August 2013. Scheduled passenger airline categories include network, low-cost, regional and other airlines. The five network airlines that collectively employ two-thirds of the scheduled passenger airline FTEs reported 0.1 percent more FTEs in August 2014 than in August 2013. Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, US Airways and American Airlines increased FTEs from August 2013 while United Airlines reduced FTEs. Network airlines operate a significant portion of their flights using at least one hub where connections are made for flights to down-line destinations or spoke cities. The six low-cost carriers - Allegiant Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Virgin America, JetBlue Airways and Southwest Airlines - all reported increases in FTEs from August 2013. Low-cost airlines operate under a low-cost business model, with infrastructure and aircraft operating costs below the overall industry average. Among the 13 regional carriers, four - Chautauqua Airlines, Endeavor Airlines, Envoy Air and Shuttle America - reported reduced employment levels from August 2013. The others reported increases. Regional carriers typically provide service from small cities, using primarily regional jets to support the network carriers’ hub and spoke systems. See Passenger Airline Employment press release for summary tables and additional data. Historical employment data can be found on the BTS web site. You are subscribed to DOT News for Department of Transportation. This information has recently been updated, and is now available.
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BTS Releases July 2014 U.S. Airline Traffic Data
BTS 47-14 Advisory
BTS Releases July 2014 U.S. Airline Traffic DataThe U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today that U.S. airlines carried 71.8 million systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service passengers in July 2014, 3.8 percent more than in July 2013. The systemwide total was the result of a 4.0 percent increase in the number of passengers on domestic flights (61.7 million) and a 2.2 percent increase in passengers on U.S. airlines’ international flights (10.1 million). U.S. airlines carried 445.1 million systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service passengers during the first seven months of 2014, 2.3 percent more than during the same period in 2013. Domestically, U.S. airlines carried 385.3 million passengers, up 2.1 percent from 2013. Internationally, they carried 59.8 million passengers, up 3.5 percent from 2013. See Tables 2, 8 and 14 of Air Traffic Press Releases for previous-year data. Load Factor The July 2014 systemwide load factor (86.7 percent) was up from 86.6 in July 2013. Load factor is a measure of the use of aircraft capacity that compares demand, measured in revenue passenger-miles (RPMs), as a proportion of capacity, measured in available seat-miles (ASMs). Systemwide demand grew more from July 2013 to July 2014 (up 3.0 percent) than the growth in capacity (up 2.9 percent). The domestic load factor (87.8) was a record high for the month of July, topping the previous high of 87.1 set in 2011. Domestic demand grew faster from July 2013 to July 2014 (3.9 percent) than capacity (2.3 percent), resulting in the higher load factor. The international load factor (84.4) declined from 86.9 percent in July 2013 which was the highest July international load factor on record. International demand rose 1.1 percent from July 2013 to July 2014, but was outpaced by 4.1 percent growth in capacity, resulting in the lower load factor. For the seven month January-July period, systemwide (83.8) and domestic (85.1) load factors were at all-time highs, exceeding the previous highs in 2013. The international load factor (81.0) was down from 2013. Month of July Trends Systemwide: For the month of July, the 2014 systemwide passenger total was the second highest on record, but below the all-time high in July 2007. Demand, measured in RPMs, was at the highest July level, exceeding the previous high in 2013. Demand has exceeded pre-recession levels every month of 2014 except February. Capacity, measured in ASMs, was at the highest July level, exceeding the July 2008 level. See Air Traffic Release for summary tables and additional data. Additional traffic data can be found on the BTS Airlines and Airports page. Click on a link in the Quick Links box on the right. For more historical data, see Traffic on the BTS website.
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August Airline On-Time Performance Down From Previous Year, Up From July
DOT 95-14 August Airline On-Time Performance Down From Previous Year, Up From JulyWASHINGTON – The nation’s largest airlines posted an on-time arrival rate of 77.7 percent in August, down from the 78.8 percent on-time rate in August 2013, but up from the 75.6 percent mark in July 2014, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report released today. In addition, the reporting carriers canceled 1.2 percent of their scheduled domestic flights in August, up from the 1.0 percent cancellation rate posted in August 2013, but down from the 1.6 percent rate in July 2014. The consumer report also includes data on tarmac delays, chronically delayed flights, and the causes of flight delays filed with the Department’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) by the reporting carriers. In addition, the consumer report contains information on mishandled baggage reports filed by consumers with the carriers and consumer service, disability, and discrimination complaints received by DOT’s Aviation Consumer Protection Division. The consumer report also includes reports of incidents involving the loss, death, or injury of pets traveling by air, as required to be filed by U.S. carriers. A news release on the Air Travel Consumer Report is available at http://www.dot.gov/briefing-room/august-airline-time-performance-down-previous-year-july. The full consumer report is available at www.dot.gov/individuals/air-consumer/air-travel-consumer-reports. Detailed information on flight delays is available at www.bts.gov. -END-
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