BTS Releases January Airline Fuel Cost and Consumption Data

The Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today updated its Airline Fuel Cost and Consumption web page with preliminary January data.

Cost per gallon for U.S. airlines' scheduled services:

January 2017	$1.64
December 2017	$1.91
January 2018	$2.04

The page provides scheduled service cost and consumption numbers. Use the "Select a Service" dropdown to see all services or non-scheduled services.

The Fuel Cost and Consumption page can be found here: http://www.transtats.bts.gov/fuel.asp Summaries by month are also available.

Preliminary fuel cost and consumption numbers are industry summaries only. Airline fuel costs may be affected by hedging, contracts that allow airlines to limit exposure to future changes in fuel prices. The next monthly web update is scheduled for April 3.

Individual airline numbers through September are available on the BTS website. Individual airline numbers for October, November and December will be available with the BTS fourth-quarter 2017 financial release on May 7. Individual airline numbers for January will be available with the BTS first-quarter 2018 financial release on June 18.

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