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PRESS RELEASES FROM 2003
December
BTS Releases Third
Quarter 2003 Airline Financial Data (12/23/03)
Long-Distance
Travel Increases by One-Fourth During Christmas/New Year’s, BTS Report Says
(12/22/03)
BTS
Releases August Airline Traffic Data (12/17/03)
November
More Travel Reported
on Thanksgiving Day Than Previous Day, New BTS Report Says (11/17/03)
Business Travel is
16 Percent of All U.S. Long-Distance Trips; ‘Business Class’ is Usually
the Driver’s Seat, New BTS Report Says (11/03/03)
October
Travelers Encounter
Longer Intercity Travel Schedules, BTS Finds (10/27/03)
BTS Releases June Airline Traffic Data; Domestic
Traffic at Mid-year Down 6.4 Percent from Pre-September 11, 2001
(10/9/03)
BTS Releases Second Quarter 2003 Airline Financial
Data (10/7/03)
September
BTS Omnibus Household Survey Information
Airport Security (9/12/03)
BTS Omnibus Household Survey Information
American Commuting Time (9/8/03)
August
DOT
Releases New NHTS Showing Vehicles in Households Outnumber Drivers
(8/26/03)
Traffic
Congestion Rated a Problem By Two of Five U.S. Adults, BTS Survey
Shows (8/21/03)
BTS Releases May Airline Traffic Data; Low-fare
Airline Tops Monthly Domestic Passenger Rankings for First Time
(8/12/03)
BTS
Analysis Finds Commercial Intercity Transportation Serves Most Rural
Areas (8/8/03)
July
BTS
Releases April Airline Traffic Data;
Domestic
Airlines Carried 47.4 Million Passengers in April 2003 (07/07/03)
BTS
Releases NTAD 2003 Geographic Databases;
First Time MPO Boundaries Are Included in a National Database (7/7/03)
June
BTS
Survey on Commuting Delays
Omnibus Survey Information (6/29/03)
BTS
Releases First-Quarter 2003 Airline Financial Data; Many Passenger Airlines'
Domestic Operations Below Break-Even (6/27/03)
May
BTS Releases February Airline Traffic Data; Domestic Enplanements Rise 5.1 Percent from February 2002; Airline, Airport Rankings on Page 2 (5/23/03)
DOT to Unveil NHTS Travel Numbers in August; Long
Distance Data Will Show How
America Travels (5/19/03)
BTS Releases Fourth Quarter 2002 Airline Financial
Data; Major Airline Passenger Unit Revenues and Costs Rise from Third
Quarter; Airline Rankings on Page 2
(5/1/03)
April
BTS Releases January Airline Traffic Data;
Domestic Enplanements Down 13 Percent from December; Airline, Airport
Rankings on Page 2 (4/18/03)
March
More than 10 Percent of U.S. Freight Is from International Trade, BTS
Reports (4/2/03)
BTS
Issues October 2002 Air Traffic Data With Added Information About Small
Airlines and Cargo Carriers (3/31/03)
BTS
Report Shows Detroit, MI and El Paso, TX Continue as Top Gateways for
Personal Vehicles Entering the U.S. (3/12/03)
January
BTS 2003 Pocket Guide to Transportation
Highlights Growth of Air Freight (1/30/03)
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