Table 4-8M:  Certificated Air Carrier Fuel Consumption and Travela,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,1960,1965,1970,1975,1980,1985,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003
Number of aircraft,"2,135","2,125","2,679","2,495","3,808","4,678","6,083","6,054","7,320","7,297","7,370","7,411","7,478","7,616","8,111","8,228","8,055","8,497","8,194",U
Average kilometers flown per aircraft (thousands),784,"1,074","1,528","1,500","1,236","1,191","1,250","1,239","1,077","1,129","1,170","1,222","1,260","1,273","1,236","1,283","1,388","1,291","1,344",U
Aircraft-kilometers (millions),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Domestic operations,"1,381","1,825","3,328","3,135","4,060","4,902","6,378","6,202","6,429","6,690","7,049","7,450","7,743","7,903","8,103","8,581","9,115","8,929","(R) 9,039","9,793"
International operations,293,457,764,607,645,668,"1,223","1,299","1,455","1,547","1,577","1,606","1,679","1,793","1,918","1,971","2,063","2,037","1,971","2,005"
Fuel consumption (million liters),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Domestic operations,"7,397","14,721","29,742","28,610","32,248","38,289","47,049","43,555","44,528","45,270","47,227","48,499","49,918","51,709","52,530","54,518","56,194","53,060","48,635","49,054"
International operations,"2,143","4,845","8,491","7,378","6,613","9,418","15,002","14,915","15,596","15,569","16,319","17,076","17,632","18,791","19,631","19,873","20,725","19,824","18,893","18,308"
Aircraft-kilometers flown per liter,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Domestic operations,0.19,0.12,0.11,0.11,0.13,0.13,0.14,0.14,0.14,0.15,0.15,0.15,0.16,0.15,0.15,0.16,0.16,0.17,0.19,0.20
International operations,0.14,0.09,0.09,0.08,0.10,0.07,0.08,0.09,0.09,0.10,0.10,0.09,0.10,0.10,0.10,0.10,0.10,0.10,0.10,0.11
KEY:  R = revised; U = data are unavailable.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
a  Aircraft operating under 14 CFR 121 and 14 CFR 135.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
NOTES,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
1.609344 kilometers = 1 mile.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
3.385412 liters = 1 gallon.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
SOURCES,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Number of aircraft:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1960-65: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA Statistical Handbook of Aviation, 1970 edition (Washington, DC: 1970), table 5.3.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1970-75: Ibid., FAA Statistical Handbook of Aviation, Calendar Year 1979 (Washington, DC: 1979), table 5.1.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1980-85: Ibid., FAA Statistical Handbook of Aviation, Calendar Year 1986 (Washington, DC: 1986), table 5.1.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1990-97: Ibid., FAA Statistical Handbook of Aviation, Calendar Year 1997 (Washington, DC: unpublished), personal communication, Mar. 19, 1999.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1998-2002: Aerospace Industries Association, Aerospace Facts and Figures (Washington DC: Annual Issues), ""Active U.S. Air Carrier Fleet.""",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Aircraft-miles flown:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1960: Civil Aeronautics Board, Handbook of Airline Statistics 1969 (Washington, DC: 1970), part III, tables 2 and 13.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1965-70: Ibid., Handbook of Airline Statistics 1973 (Washington, DC: 1974), part III, tables 2 and 13.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1975-80: Ibid., Air Carrier Traffic Statistics (Washington,  DC: December 1976), pp. 4 and 14; and (December 1981), pp. 2 and 3.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1985-2001: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information, Air Carrier Traffic Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues, December), pp. 2 and 3, line 27 plus line 50.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"2002-2003: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information, Air Carrier Traffic Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues, December), pp. 3 and 4, line 25 plus line 46.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Fuel consumption:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1960-2003: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information, Internet site http://www.bts.gov/programs/oai/fuel/fuelyearly.html as of June 25, 2004.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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