DOT 94-07
Friday, September 7, 2007

News Digest

PHMSA Offers Advice on the Safe Use of Mobile Acetylene. On Sept. 6, 2007, after recent fires in Texas involving mobile trailers carrying acetylene gas, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued an advisory to ensure the safe transportation of the gas. Acetylene is highly flammable and requires special packaging and handling to be transported safely. The advisory urges shippers and carriers of mobile acetylene trailers and facilities that receive deliveries of acetylene to evaluate their current operations, review the adequacy of federal regulations and national consensus standards, and make adjustments in procedures and practices where necessary. Contact Joe Delcambre: (202) 366-4831.

BTS Releases Airline Performance Measures for 2006.  The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics, a part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration, has released 11 airline industry performance measures for 2006.
The 11 measures compare the performance of seven network and seven low-cost carriers from 2001 to 2006 in the categories of financial, employment and traffic, and operating expense. The report can be found on the BTS website at http://www.bts.gov/programs/airline_information/performance_measures_in_the_airline_industry/2006_summary/ Contact Dave Smallen: (202) 366-5568.