June 2012 Passenger Airline Employment Rose 1.4 Percent from June 2011
U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 1.4 percent more workers in June 2012 than they did in June 2011, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported...
View ArticleFreight Shipments Rose 0.1% in July from June
The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 0.1 percent in July from June, rising after a one-month decline, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau...
View ArticleAirlines Report 18 Tarmac Delays Longer than Three Hours On Domestic Flights,...
Airlines reported 18 tarmac delays of more than three hours on domestic flights and one tarmac delay of more than four hours on international flights in July, according to the U.S. Department of...
View ArticleTransportation Trends in Focus - Containerships Carry Inventory for U.S....
This report examines the underlying trend and seasonal patterns in U.S. imports by containership.
View ArticleJune 2012 Airline System Traffic Up 0.6 Percent from June 2011
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today that U.S. airlines carried 66.6 million scheduled domestic and international passengers in June 2012,...
View ArticleBTS Unveils Electronic Option for Reporting Confidential Close Call Incidents
, an online application developed by BTS.
View Article2nd-Quarter 2012 Airline Financial Data: Largest Airlines Report Profit
The largest scheduled passenger airlines reported a 6.0 percent profit margin in the second quarter of 2012, up from 5.3 percent in the second quarter of 2011, the U.S. Department of Transportation's...
View ArticleJuly 2012 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 4.6 Percent From July 2011
Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners, Canada and Mexico, was 4.6 percent higher in July 2012 than in July 2011,...
View ArticleJuly 2012 Passenger Airline Employment Rose 0.8 Percent from July 2011
U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 390,032 workers in July 2012, 0.8 percent more than in July 2011, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported...
View ArticleAirlines Report No Tarmac Delays Over Three Hours on Domestic Flights in...
Airlines reported no tarmac delays of more than three hours on domestic flights in August and one tarmac delay of more than four hours on international flights, according to the U.S. Department of...
View ArticleFreight Shipments Fell 0.6% in August from July
The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry fell 0.6 percent in August from July, declining after a one-month rise, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau...
View ArticleNew Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics Members Named
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has appointed nine new members to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' (BTS) 11-member Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics (ACTS).
View ArticleAdvisory Council on Transportation Statistics; Notice of Meeting
This notice announces, pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. L. 72-363; 5 U.S.C. app. 2), a meeting of the Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics (ACTS).
View ArticleNational Transportation Statistics Updated
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), a part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), today updated National Transportation...
View ArticleBTS 20th Anniversary Marked
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) celebrated its 20th anniversary this week. BTS, a part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA),...
View ArticleJuly 2012 Airline System Traffic Down 1.1 Percent from July 2011
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today that U.S. airlines carried 69.2 million scheduled domestic and international passengers in July 2012,...
View ArticleIntermodal Passenger Connectivity Database
More than half of all U.S. transportation terminals offer intermodal passenger connectivity among at least two scheduled passenger transportation modes, according to a new passenger connectivity...
View ArticleAugust 2012 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 2.6 Percent From August...
Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners, Canada and Mexico, was 2.6 percent higher in August 2012 than in August 2011,...
View ArticleAugust 2012 Employment Increased 0.1 Percent from August 2011
U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 388,992 workers in August 2012, 0.1 percent more than in August 2011, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)...
View Article2nd-Quarter Domestic Air Fares Rose 4.1% from 2nd Quarter 2011
Average domestic air fares rose to $385 in the second quarter of 2012, up 4.1 percent from the average fare of $370 in the second quarter of 2011, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of...
View ArticleAirlines Report No Tarmac Delays Over Three Hours on Domestic Flights or...
irlines reported no tarmac delays of more than three hours on domestic flights or more than four hours on international flights in September, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Air...
View ArticleDirective for 2013 Airline On-Time Reporting
he U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today issued the annual directive detailing the requirements for the reporting of airline on-time data for 2013.
View ArticleNorth American Transportation Statistics: Almost 93 Million Personal Vehicles...
Almost 93 million personal vehicles entered the United States in 2011, 31.6 million from Canada, and 61.2 million from Mexico, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of...
View ArticleFreight Shipments Rose 0.2% in September from August
The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 0.2 percent in September from August, rising after a one-month decline, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's...
View ArticleSeptember 2012 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Fell 0.1 Percent From...
Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners, Canada and Mexico, was 0.1 percent lower in September 2012 than in September...
View ArticleAugust 2012 Airline System Traffic Unchanged from August 2011
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today that U.S. airlines carried 66.3 million scheduled domestic and international passengers in August 2012,...
View ArticleSeptember 2012 Passenger Airline Employment Down 0.6 Percent from September 2011
U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 386,372 workers in September 2012, 0.6 percent less than in September 2011, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)...
View ArticleSeptember 2012 Airline System Passengers Decline 1.1% from September 2011
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today that U.S. airlines carried 57.4 million scheduled domestic and international passengers in September...
View ArticleSurvey Reveals Public Open to Ban on Hand-Held Cell Phone Use and Texting
A study performed by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reveals that the public is open to a ban on hand-held cell phone use while driving. The study, based on data from 2009's Omnibus...
View ArticleOctober 2012 U.S. Surface Transportation Trade with Canada and Mexico Totaled...
Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners, Canada and Mexico, rose 7.9 percent in October 2012 compared to October 2011,...
View ArticleFreight Shipments Rose 1.7% in November from October
The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 1.7 percent in November from October, rising after a one-month decline, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's...
View ArticleAirlines Improve On-Time Performance in November
The nation's largest airlines reported improved their on-time performance last November, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Air Travel Consumer Report released today.
View ArticlePocket Guide to Transportation 2013
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), a part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), has published the Pocket Guide to Transportation 2013 – a quick reference guide to...
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