Bureau of Transportation Statistics Upcoming Releases

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. BTS 2-Week Outlook   Bureau of Transportation Statistics Upcoming Releases April 9 through April 20   The Bureau of Transportation Statistics will release the following data sets in the next two weeks:   Transportation Services Index (TSI), February 2018 Wednesday, April 11, 2018 - 11:30am ET The Freight TSI measures the month-to-month changes in for-hire freight shipments by mode of transportation. The Passenger TSI measures the month-to-month changes in travel that involves the services of the for-hire passenger transportation sector. Last month, BTS reported that the Freight TSI fell 0.4 percent in January from December, falling after reaching an all-time high in December. Previous release Transportation Services Index background and data     Airline Traffic Data, January 2018 Thursday, April 12, 2018 - 11:00am ET U.S. airlines monthly passengers, revenue passenger-miles, available seat-miles and load factor for systemwide, domestic and international. Numbers are seasonally-adjusted and unadjusted. In 2017, U.S. airlines carried an all-time high number of passengers – 849.3 million systemwide, 741.6 million domestic and 107.7 million international – surpassing the previous high reached in 2016 Previous release Data     Average Air Fares, 4th Quarter 2017 Passenger Airline Employment, February 2018Total full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) for U.S. scheduled service  Tuesday, April 17, 2018 - 11:00am ET Domestic average itinerary fares for the October-December 2017 quarter in inflation adjusted dollars and current dollars. In the third quarter, the average domestic air fare decreased to $336, the lowest inflation-adjusted quarterly fare in 23 years of air fare records. Previous release BTS air fare web page        Passenger Airline Employment, February 2018 Thursday, April 19, 2018 - 11:00am ET Total full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) for U.S. scheduled service passenger airlines. In January, U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 431,308 FTEs, the highest monthly FTE total since December 2004 (436,909 FTE).            Previous release Database         National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD) Spring Update Friday, April 20, 2018 – 11:00am ET NTAD is a compilation of geospatial data sets representing the nation's transportation infrastructure, containing roadways, railways, and airports.  NTAD See BTS Release Schedule   BTS Previously   BTS has released the following:   Airline Fuel Cost and Consumption, February 2018 Tuesday, April 3, 2018 - 11:00am ET US airlines February fuel cost was $2.06 per gallon, up two cents from January ($2.04) and up 36 cents from February 2017 ($1.70). Industry summary of airline fuel consumption, total fuel cost and price paid per gallon are available on the database. Individual airline numbers through September are available on the BTS website.  Airline Full-Time/Part-Time Employment, February 2018  Monday, April 9, 2018 - 11:00am ET U.S. airlines February employment (702,807 total full-time and part-time)) down 0.1pct from January, up 2.0pct from February 2017 (passenger+cargo). Monthly full-time and part-time employment statistics reported by U.S. airlines that operate at least one aircraft that has more than 60 seats or the capacity to carry a payload of passengers, cargo and fuel weighing more than 18,000 pounds.   Database     BTS Contact: Dave Smallen 202-366-5568 david.smallen@dot.gov You are subscribed to DOT email updates. Subscriber Services: Manage Preferences Questions for BTS? Contact BTS  STAY CONNECTED               U.S. Department of Transportation | 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE | Washington DC 20590 | 202-385-HELP (4357)