DEA's National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has scheduled another National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, to be held on Saturday, April 29, 2017 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposal, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications. This is a great opportunity for those who missed previous events, or who have subsequently accumulated unwanted, unused prescription drugs, to dispose of those medications easily and safely. For more information, including a Collection Site Locator and a Partnership Toolbox, please visit DEA's website http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/takeback/index.html.
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day: April 29, 2017
BTS Statistics Release: 4th-Quarter 2016 Air Fare Data
BTS 21-17 Tuesday, April 25, 2017 Contact: David Smallen Tel: 202-366-5568
BTS Statistics Release: 4th-Quarter 2016 Air Fare Data
The average domestic air fare decreased to $347 in the fourth quarter of 2016, down 6.1 percent from $369 in the fourth quarter of 2015, adjusted for inflation, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today.
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 36 percent of fares calculated for the fourth quarter of 2016. The average unadjusted domestic one-way air fare was $241 in the fourth quarter of 2016, while the average unadjusted round-trip air fare was $422. 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 fees for optional services, such as baggage fees. Averages do not include frequent-flyer or "zero fares." Constant 2016 dollars are used for inflation adjustment.
Inflation-Adjusted Air Fares Fourth-quarter fares were the lowest fourth-quarter fares since BTS began reporting fares in 1995, down 3.0 percent from the previous low of $357 in 2009. They were the lowest for any quarter since $344 in the third quarter of 2009.
The fourth-quarter 2016 fare was down 26.5 percent from the average fare of $472 in 2000, the highest inflation-adjusted fourth quarter average fare recorded in the 21 years since BTS began collecting air fare records in 1995. Since 1995, inflation-adjusted fares declined 23.4 percent.
In recent years, airlines have obtained additional revenue from fees charged to passengers, as well as from other sources. U.S. passenger airlines collected 74.7 percent of their total revenue from passenger fares during the third quarter of 2016, down from 87.6 percent in 1995. Third-quarter data are the most recent available.
Quarter-to-Quarter Change The fourth-quarter 2016 average fare of $347 was down 13.7 percent from the recent peak of $402 in the fourth quarter of 2014.
Annual Fares The average 2016 inflation-adjusted fare of $349 was down 8.5 percent from $382 in 2015. The 2016 average was lowest since 2009 and was down 26.1 percent from the all-time annual high of $472 in 2000. Unadjusted, the 2016 average fare of $349 was up 12.5 percent from the post-recession low of $310 in 2009 but down 10.9 percent from the recent peak of $392 in 2014. See Annual Fares.
Unadjusted Air Fares The $347 fourth-quarter 2016 average fare was down 12.5 percent from the third quarter 2014 fare of $396, which was the highest unadjusted average fare for any quarter since 1995. Since 1995, unadjusted fares rose 20.5 percent compared to a 57.2 percent increase in overall consumer prices.
Fourth-quarter 2016 fares were up slightly, 0.8 percent, from the third-quarter 2016, the first quarter-to-quarter increase since the third-quarter of 2014. From that quarter until the third quarter of 2016, fares declined by 13.2 percent.
See BTS Air Fare Release for summary tables and additional data. See BTS Air Fare web page for historical data.
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BTS Statistics Release: February 2017 Passenger Airline Employment Data
BTS 20-17 Advisory Friday April 21, 2017 Contact: Dave Smallen Tel: 202-366-5568 BTS Statistics Release: February 2017 Passenger Airline Employment Data
U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 4.2 percent more workers in February 2017 than in February 2016, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. February was the highest monthly total (420,824) since July 2005 (428,091) and was the 40th consecutive month that U.S. scheduled passenger airline full-time equivalent (FTE) employment exceeded the same month of the previous year.
Month-to-month, the number of FTEs rose 0.7 percent from January to February. Scheduled passenger airline categories include network, low-cost, regional and other airlines.
The four network airlines that collectively employ 65.0 percent of the scheduled passenger airline FTEs reported 2.4 percent more FTEs in February 2017 than in February 2016. Alaska Airlines, United Airlines, American Airlines and Delta Air Lines increased FTEs from January 2016. Month-to-month, the number of network airline FTEs rose 0.4 percent from January to February.
The network airlines employed 7.2 percent more FTEs in February 2017 than in February 2013. 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 reported 9.4 percent more FTEs in February 2017 than in February 2016. Allegiant Air, Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines, and Virgin America increased FTEs from February 2016. Month-to-month, the number of low-cost airline FTEs rose 0.9 percent from January to February. The six low-cost airlines employed 25.0 percent more FTEs in February 2017 than in February 2013. Low-cost airlines operate under a low-cost business model, with infrastructure and aircraft operating costs below the overall industry average.
The 11 regional carriers reported 4.5 percent more FTEs in February 2017 than in February 2016. Eight regional airlines – Endeavor Air, Compass Airlines, PSA Airlines, GoJet Airlines, Mesa Airlines, SkyWest Airlines, Envoy Air, and Horizon Air increased FTEs from February 2016. ExpressJet Airlines' FTEs were unchanged while Air Wisconsin reported a decrease. In addition, Republic Airlines reported 2.3 percent more FTEs in February 2017 than the combined total that Republic and Shuttle America reported in February 2016. Month-to-month, the number of regional airline FTEs rose 2.4 percent from January to February. The 11 regional carriers reporting in February 2017 employed 5.0 percent more FTEs in February 2017 than the 15 carriers reporting in February 2013. 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 Statistical Release for summary tables and additional data. Historical employment data can be found on the BTS web site.
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BTS Statistics Release: January 2017 U.S. Airline Traffic Data
BTS 19-17 Advisory Thursday, April 20, 2017 Contact: Dave Smallen Tel: 202-366-5568 BTS Statistics Release: January 2017 U.S. Airline Traffic Data
The U.S. Department of Transportation's 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 – fell to 83.3 percent in January, seasonally adjusted, falling for the second consecutive month.
The seasonally-adjusted load factor declined from December (83.5) to January (83.3) because system capacity grew faster (0.6 percent increase in Available Seat-Miles (ASMs)) than the growth in passenger travel (0.3 percent increase in Revenue Passenger-Miles (RPMs)).
Load factor is a measure of the use of aircraft capacity that compares the system use, measured in RPMs as a proportion of system capacity, measured in ASMs.
Without adjusting for seasonal variability, systemwide passenger enplanements (62.5 million) reached an all-time January high, up 2.7 percent from the previous high (60.8 million) reached in 2016.
Trends: Seasonally-adjusted Systemwide load factor (83.3) was down 1.3 points from the all-time seasonally-adjusted high (84.6) reached in October 2015. Domestic load factor (84.3) was down 1.4 points from the all-time seasonally-adjusted high (85.7) reached in October 2015. International load factor (80.7) was down 2.5 points from the all-time seasonally-adjusted high (83.3) reached in March 2013.
Systemwide RPMs (79.0 billion) reached a new seasonally-adjusted all-time high, up 0.3 percent from the previous high in December 2016 (78.7 billion). Domestic RPM (56.1 billion) reached a new seasonally-adjusted all-time high, up 0.5 percent from the previous high in November 2016 (55.8 billion). International RPMs (22.9 billion) were down 0.7 percent from the all-time seasonally-adjusted high (23.0 billion) reached in June 2016.
Systemwide ASMs (94.9 billion) reached a new seasonally-adjusted all-time high, up 0.6 percent from the previous high in December 2016 (94.3 billion). Domestic ASMs (66.5 billion) reached a new seasonally-adjusted all-time high, up 0.8 percent from the previous high in December 2016 (66.0 billion). International ASMs (28.3 billion) were down 0.2 percent from the all-time seasonally-adjusted high (28.4 billion) reached in June 2016.
Systemwide passenger enplanements (69.3 million) were down 0.1 percent from the all-time seasonally-adjusted high (69.4 million) reached in November 2016. Domestic passenger enplanements (60.5 million) were down 0.4 percent from the all-time seasonally-adjusted high (60.8 million) reached in November 2016. International passenger enplanements (8.8 million) reached a new seasonally-adjusted all-time high, up 0.7 percent from December 2016 (8.7 million).
Seasonally adjusted trends are for the time period January 2000 to present. Additional data, including domestic and international numbers, can be found on the seasonally-adjusted data page.
Unadjusted Systemwide load factor (79.4) was down 0.9 points from the all-time January high (80.3) reached in 2014. Domestic load factor (79.5) was down 1.2 points from the all-time January high (80.7) reached in 2014. International load factor (79.2) was down 0.4 points from the all-time January high (79.6) reached in 2014.
Systemwide RPMs (71.4 billion) reached an all-time January high, up 3.1 percent from the previous high (69.3 billion) reached in 2016. Domestic RPMs (50.1 billion) reached an all-time January high, up 4.2 percent from the previous high (48.1 billion) reached in 2016. International RPMs (21.3 billion) reached an all-time January high, up 0.5 percent from the previous high (21.2 billion) reached in 2016.
Systemwide ASMs (89.9 billion) reached an all-time January high, up 4.1 percent from the previous high (86.3 billion) reached in 2016. Domestic ASMs (63.0 billion) reached an all-time January high, up 3.9 percent from the previous high (60.6 billion) reached in 2008. International ASMs (26.9 billion) reached an all-time January high, up 0.8 percent from the previous high (26.7 billion) reached in 2016.
Systemwide passenger enplanements (62.5 million) reached an all-time January high, up 2.7 percent from the previous high (60.8 million) reached in 2016. Domestic passenger enplanements (54.0 million) reached an all-time January high, up 2.8 percent from the previous high (52.5 million) reached in 2016. International passenger enplanements (8.5 million) reached an all-time January high, up 2.1 percent from the previous high (8.3 million) reached in 2016.
Unadjusted trends are for the time period January 1996 to present. Data are available at Customize Table and can be downloaded from the seasonally-adjusted data page.
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. See Load factor, RPMs, ASMs and Passengers. For more historical data, see Traffic on the BTS website. See Seasonal Adjustment for methodology and additional explanation. See data for airline data since 2000 as well as seasonally-adjusted data for rail, transit, pipelines, trucking and waterways.
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Flight Cancellations Down From Previous Year, January 2017
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Flight Cancellations Down From Previous Year, January 2017 WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its April 2017 Air Travel Consumer Report, compiling air carrier data for the month of February 2017. The April report contains denied boarding (oversales) data for the October-December 2016 quarter, as airlines report denied boarding numbers by quarter. Denied boarding numbers for the January-March quarter will be available in the May Air Travel Consumer Report. The reporting carriers canceled 1.5 percent of their scheduled domestic flights in February 2017, an improvement over both the 1.6 percent cancellation rate posted in February 2016 and the 2.0 percent rate in January 2017. The reporting carriers posted an on-time arrival rate of 82.6 percent in February 2017, down from the 83.6 percent on-time rate in February 2016, but up from the 76.0 percent mark in January 2017. 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 a record of aviation service complaints filed with DOT's Aviation Consumer Protection Division by consumers regarding a range of issues including flight problems, baggage, reservation and ticketing, refunds, customer service, disability access, and discrimination. The report also includes statistics on mishandled baggage reports filed by consumers with the reporting carriers, and information about the total number of animals that died, were injured, or were lost during air transport in February 2017, as filed by the air carriers with the Aviation Consumer Protection Division. Today, the Department also launched a new airline passenger microsite in order to make it easy for travelers to understand their rights. The site can be viewed here: https://www.transportation.gov/airconsumer/flights-and-rights.
Consumers may file air travel consumer or civil rights complaints on the web at http://airconsumer.dot.gov/escomplaint/ConsumerForm.cfm. This news release is available at https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/flight-cancellations-down-previous-year-january-2017. The full consumer report is available at www.transportation.gov/individuals/air-consumer/air-travel-consumer-reports. Detailed information on flight delays is available at www.bts.gov. ### You are subscribed to DOT News for Department of Transportation. This information has recently been updated, and is now available.
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