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PRESS RELEASES FROM 2008
January
BTS Releases North American Surface Trade Numbers for October:
Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Reached a Monthly Record High in October
2007
(State Rankings in Tables 5 and 7) (01/08/08)
BTS Releases Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI); Freight Index Rose 0.7
Percent in November from October (01/09/08)
BTS Releases October 2007 Airline
Traffic Data; 10-Month 2007 System Traffic Up 3.6 Percent From 2006 (01/10/08))
BTS Releases November Passenger Airline
Employment Data;November 2007 Employment Up 3.7 Percent from November
2006 (01/15/08)
BTS Releases Third-Quarter 2007 Air Fare Data;
Average Third-Quarter Air Fares Fell 0.8 Percent from 2006; Top 100 Airports:
Highest Fare in Cincinnati, Lowest Fare at Lihue, Hawaii (01/30/08)
BTS Releases North American
Surface Trade Numbers for November 2007: Surface Trade with Canada and
Mexico Rose 8.6 Percent from November 2006 (01/31/08)
February
BTS Releases
Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI); Freight Index Fell 1.3 Percent in
December from November (02/13/08)
BTS Releases
November 2007 Airline Traffic Data; 11-Month 2007 System Traffic Up 3.2 Percent
From 2006 (02/14/08)
BTS
Releases December Passenger Airline Employment Data; December 2007 Employment Up
3.7 Percent from December 2006 (02/20/08)
March
BTS Releases North American Surface Trade Numbers
for December 2007: Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 3.1 Percent from
December 2006 (State Rankings in Tables 5 and 7) (03/03/08)
BTS
Releases North American Surface Trade Numbers for 2007: 2007 Surface Trade with
Canada and Mexico Rose 4.9 Percent from 2006 (State Rankings in Tables 5 and 7)
(03/11/08)
BTS Releases Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI);
Freight Index Rose 2.4 Percent in January from December (03/12/08)
BTS Releases December 2007 Airline Traffic Data; U.S. Airlines Carry Record 769
Million Passengers in 2007 (03/13/08)
BTS Releases January Passenger Airline Employment Data; January 2008 Employment
Up 3.4 Percent from January 2007 (03/18/08)
BTS Releases North American Surface Trade Numbers for January 2008: Surface
Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 7.4 Percent from January 2007 (State Rankings
in Tables 5 and 7) (03/31/08)
April
BTS Releases Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI);
Freight Index was Unchanged in February from January (04/09/08)
BTS Releases January 2008 Airline Traffic Data; January 2008 System Traffic Up
1.0 Percent from January 2007 (04/10/08)
BTS
Releases February Passenger Airline Employment Data; February 2008 Employment Up
3.0 Percent from February 2007 (04/15/08)
TS
Releases North American Surface Trade Numbers for February 2008:
February 2008 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 16.3
Percent from February 2007 (State Rankings in Tables 5 and 7) (04/30/08)
May
BTS Releases Freight
Transportation Services Index (TSI); Freight Index Fell 1.9 Percent in March
from February (05/14/08)
BTS
Releases February 2008 Airline Traffic Data; Two-Month 2008 System Traffic Up
1.8 Percent From 2007 (05/15/08)
BTS Releases Fourth-Quarter 2007 System Airline Financial Data; Passenger
Airlines Report First Loss Margin Since First Quarter 2006 (05/19/08)
BTS
Releases March Passenger Airline Employment Data; March 2008 Employment Up 1.6
Percent from March 2007 (05/20/08)
BTS Releases 2007 Passenger
Airline Employment by Job Category; Airlines Employed Fewer Pilots, Maintenance
Workers in 2007 (05/27/08)
BTS Releases North American
Surface Trade Numbers for March 2008: Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico
Rose 1.5 Percent from March 2007 (05/29/08)
June
BTS Releases Freight Transportation Services
Index (TSI); Freight Index was Unchanged in April from March
(06/11/08)
BTS Releases March 2008 Airline Traffic Data;
Three-Month 2008 System
Traffic Up 1.5 Percent from 2007 but Down 0.4 Percent in March (06/12/08)
BTS
Releases April Passenger Airline Employment Data; April 2008 Employment Up 1.0
Percent from April 2007 (06/17/08)
BTS
Releases North American Surface Trade Numbers: Surface Trade with Canada and
Mexico Reached a Monthly Record High in April 2008; (State Rankings in Tables 5
and 7) (06/30/08)
July
BTS Releases Freight
Transportation Services Index (TSI); Freight
Index Rose 1.9 Percent in May from April (07/09/08)
BTS
Releases April 2008 Airline Traffic Data; Four-Month 2008 System Traffic Up 0.4
Percent from 2007 but Down 2.8 Percent in April (07/10/08)
BTS Releases
May Passenger Airline Employment Data; May 2008 Employment Up 0.8 Percent from
May 2007 (07/15/08)
BTS
Releases First-Quarter 2008 System
Airline Financial Data;
Network Passenger Airlines Report Second Consecutive Quarterly Loss Margin
(07/17/08)
BTS Releases First-Quarter 2008
Air Fare Data; Average First-Quarter Domestic
Air Fares Rose 4.4 Percent from 2007; Top 100 Airports: Highest Fare in
Cincinnati, Lowest Fare at Atlantic City (07/23/008)
August
Americans Divided on
Airplane Cell Phone Use, According to New BTS Special Report (08/07/08)
BTS Releases Freight Transportation Services Index
(TSI); Freight Index Rose 0.1 Percent in June from May (08/13/08)
BTS Releases May 2008 Airline Traffic Data;
Five-Month 2008 System Traffic Up 0.1 Percent from 2007 but Down 1.3 Percent in
May (08/14/08)
June 2008 Passenger Airline Employment Up 0.1 Percent from June 2007 (08/19/08)
BTS Releases
North American Surface Trade Numbers for June: June Surface Trade
with Canada and Mexico Rose 6.6 Percent from June 2007 (State Rankings in
Tables 5 and 7)
(08/28/08)
September
BTS Releases June 2008 Airline Traffic Data; Six-Month 2008 System Traffic Down
0.4 Percent from 2007 and Down 2.7 Percent in June (09/11/08)
Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) Rose
1.2 Percent in July from June (09/10/08)
BTS Releases Second-Quarter 2008 System Airline Financial Data; Network Airlines
Report Growing Loss (09/15/08)
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