A4A and BTS Monthly Passenger and Cargo Traffic Reports

Commercial aviation helps drive more than 10M American jobs and 5 cents of every dollar of U.S. GDP
Commercial aviation drives more than $1 trillion per year in economic activity
U.S. airlines move 50,000 tons of cargo per day
In 2011, the average value of a kilogram of U.S. merchandise exported by air was 117 times the value exported by sea
For every 100 airline jobs, some 360 are supported outside of the airline industry
Federal taxes constitute $61 – or 20% – of the price of a typical $300 domestic round-trip ticket
From 2000-2010, U.S. airlines carried 15% more traffic while using 2.1 billion fewer gallons of fuel
Domestically, airlines drive 5% of economic activity but account for 2% of man-made GHG emissions
From 2000-2010, airlines reduced GHG emissions by 10% while transporting 15% more passengers and cargo
From 1975-2010, the number of U.S. residents exposed to significant noise levels fell 95%
Commercial air travel is the safest form of intercity transportation in the United States
In the most recent decade, scheduled air service on U.S. airlines was seven times safer than in the 1970s
From 2000-2010, U.S. airlines improved the on-time arrival rate from 72.6% to 79.8%
From 2000-2010, U.S. airlines halved the flight cancellation rate from 3.30% to 1.76%
Airfares are a bargain: From 2000-2010, U.S. CPI rose 27% while average domestic fare (excl. taxes) rose just 1%
Adjusted for inflation, the average round-trip domestic fare in 2010 fell 21% (from $398 to $316) compared to 2000
2007 domestic flight delays cost the United States approximately $31 billion
In 2011, the value of U.S. merchandise exported by air reached an all-time high of $424B
In 2011, U.S. exports of air-travel services reached an all-time high of $36.7B, driving the largest trade surplus in this category since 1992
In 2011, U.S. passenger and cargo airlines spent $50.5B on fuel, up $11.7B ($32M/day) from 2010
In 2011, U.S. airlines posted the lowest annual rate of mishandled baggage ever recorded
In 2011, U.S. airlines posted the lowest annual rate of involuntary denied boardings ever recorded
In 4Q 2011, U.S. airlines posted the second-lowest quarterly on-time arrival rate ever recorded
FAA projects U.S. air travel demand to top 1 billion passengers in 2024
In 2011, US airlines flew 80 million passengers in scheduled international service- a record high
In 2011, US airlines flew at 241.2 billion revenue passenger miles in scheduled international service- a record high
In 2011, US airlines operated 299.9 billion available seat miles in scheduled international service- a record high

	A4A and BTS Monthly Passenger and Cargo Traffic Reports
	PubZone1 A4A passenger traffic report (sample group) For comprehensive traffic information for the U.S. airline industry, please visit www.bts.gov. Alternatively, carrier-specific monthly traffic reports are available for purchase (free-of-charge to A4A Member Airlines or A4A Industry Members). For an annual fee of $200, you'll receive 12 passenger traffic reports and 12 cargo traffic reports with data reflecting participating A4A airlines. Results for a given month are usually available within 25 days of its completion. To order, please visit A4A Publications. BTS passenger traffic report - more several dozen airlines The Bureau of Transportation Statistics publishes monthly passenger traffic data (free-of-charge) reflecting 100 percent of scheduled operations for U.S. airlines reporting "T-100 Market" data. Data elements include passengers enplaned, revenue passenger miles (RPMs), available seat miles (ASMs), load factor, flight stage length and passenger trip length. BTS reports include summary tables for domestic and international traffic plus "Top 10" airline and airport rankings. As noted in its data release calendar, results for a given month are usually available within 75 days of its completion. A4A Cargo Traffic Report (sample group) A4A tracks monthly cargo revenue ton miles (RTMs) transported in scheduled or nonscheduled (charter) service by selected U.S. passenger and cargo airlines. Those interested may purchase carrier-specific monthly traffic reports from A4A Publications. The reports classify traffic by region (Domestic, Atlantic, Latin, Pacific). (Note: These reports are free-of-charge to A4A Member Airlines and A4A Industry Members.) For an annual fee of $200, you'll receive 12 passenger traffic reports and 12 cargo traffic reports with data reflecting participating A4A passenger airlines plus FedEx and UPS. BTS Cargo Traffic Report - several dozen airlines On approximately the second Thursday of every month, the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) updates its Air Freight Summary Data with scheduled and nonscheduled cargo RTMs flown by all U.S. passenger and cargo airlines, as well as cargo tons enplaned. BTS posts data by region in both tabular and graphic formats. PubZone2	U.S. airlines are indispensable facilitators of the U.S. economy.