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PRESS RELEASES FROM 2007
January
BTS Releases North American Surface Trade Numbers for November:
November Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 3.0 Percent from November
2005 (01/31/07)
BTS Releases Third-Quarter 2006 Air Travel Price Index (ATPI);
Air Fare Index Reaches Highest Third-Quarter Level in Index’s 11 Years; Top
Increase in Cincinnati, Top Decrease in Lihue (Kauai) (01/24/07)
BTS
Releases November Passenger Airline Employment Data; November 2006 Employment
Down 1.6 Percent from November 2005 (01/17/07)
BTS
Releases October 2006 Airline Traffic Data; Ten-Month System Traffic Up 0.3
Percent From 2005 (01/11/07)
BTS
Releases Transportation Services Index (TSI); Index Fell 1.0 Percent in
November from October (01/10/07)
February
BTS Releases Transportation Services Index (TSI);
Index Fell 0.4 Percent in 2006 (02/14/07)
November 2006 Airline Traffic Data: Eleven-Month System Traffic Up 0.7 Percent
From 2005
BTS Releases December Passenger Airline
Employment Data; December 2006 Employment Down 1.1 Percent from December
2005 (02/22/07)
BTS Releases North American Surface Trade
Numbers for December: December Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Fell 0.1
Percent from December 2005 (State Rankings in Tables 5 and 7) (02/28/07)
March
BTS Releases
North American Surface Trade Numbers for January: January Surface Trade
with Canada and Mexico Fell 0.9 Percent from January 2006 (State Rankings in
Tables 5 and 7) (03/29/07)
BTS Releases January Passenger Airline
Employment Data; January 2007 Employment Down 0.5 Percent from January
2006 (03/20/07)
BTS Releases December 2006 Airline
Traffic Data; 2006 System Traffic Up 0.8 Percent From 2005 (03/15/07)
BTS Releases Transportation Services
Index (TSI); Index Fell 0.6 Percent in January from December (03/14/07)
April
BTS Releases North
American Surface Trade Numbers for February 2007: February Surface Trade with
Canada and Mexico Fell 0.2 Percent from February 2006 (State Rankings in
Tables 5 and 7) (04/30/07)
BTS Releases Transportation Services Index (TSI);
Index Fell 0.3 Percent in February from January (04/11/07)
BTS Releases
January 2007 Airline Traffic Data; January 2007 System Traffic Up 2.8 Percent
From January 2006 (04/12/07)
BTS Releases
February Passenger Airline Employment Data; February 2007 Employment Up 0.2
Percent from February 2006 (04/19/07)
U.S. Ranks Second in World Maritime Container Traffic, According to New BTS
Report (04/23/07)
BTS Releases
Fourth-Quarter 2006 Air Fare Data; Average Air Fares Reach Highest
Fourth-Quarter Level Since 2000; Top 100 Airports: Highest Fare in Anchorage,
Lowest Fare at Dallas Love (04/25/07)
May
BTS Releases North
American Surface Trade Numbers for March: Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico
Reached a Monthly Record High in March 2007 (State Rankings in Table 5
and 7) (05/31/07)
Detroit and Laredo were
Top 2006 Ports for Trade by Truck, According to New BTS Special Report
(05/16/07)
BTS Releases March
Passenger Airline Employment Data; March 2007 Employment Up 0.6 Percent from
March 2006 (05/15/07)
BTS Releases
Fourth-Quarter 2006 System Airline Financial Data; Passenger Airlines Report
Largest Fourth-Quarter Profit Margin Since 1999 (05/14/07)
BTS Releases February 2007 Airline Traffic Data; 2007 System Traffic Up 1.7
Percent From 2006 (05/10/07)
BTS Releases
Transportation Services Index (TSI); Index Rose 1.6 Percent in March from
February (05/09/07)
June
BTS Releases
April Passenger Airline Employment Data; April 2007 Employment Up 1.3 Percent
from April 2006 (06/27/07)
BTS Releases
First-Quarter 2007 System Airline Financial Data; Passenger Airlines Report
First Profitable First Quarter Since 2000 (06/25/07)
BTS Releases
March 2007 Airline Traffic Data;
First-Quarter 2007 System Traffic Up 1.6 Percent From First-Quarter 2006
(06/21/07)
BTS Releases
Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI); Freight Index Fell 0.1 Percent in
April from March (06/13/07)
BTS Releases
North American Surface Trade Numbers for April: April Surface Trade with
Canada and Mexico Rose 5.3 Percent from April 2006 (State Rankings in Tables 5
and 7) (0628/07)
July
BTS Releases North American
Surface Trade Numbers for May: May Surface
Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 5.2 Percent from (07/31/07)
BTS Releases First-Quarter 2007 Air Fare Data;
Average First Quarter Air Fares Fell 0.6 Percent from 2006;
Top 100 Airports: Highest Fare in Cincinnati, Lowest Fare at Dallas Love
(07/25/07)
BTS Releases May
Passenger Airline Employment Data; Network Airlines Report First Monthly
Increase since August 2001 (07/17/07)
BTS Releases
April 2007 Airline Traffic Data; April 2007 Domestic Traffic Up 2.8 Percent
From April 2006 (07/12/07)
BTS Releases
Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI); Freight Index Rose 0.1 Percent in
May from April (07/11/07)
August
BTS Releases North American Surface Trade
Numbers for June:
June Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose
3.9 Percent from June 2006 (State Rankings in Tables 5 and 7) (08/30/07)|
BTS Releases
June Passenger Airline Employment Data; June 2007 Employment Up 2.3 Percent
from June 2006
BTS Releases May 2007 Airline Traffic Data;
Five-Month 2007 System Traffic Up 1.8 Percent From 2006 (08/16/07)
BTS Releases Freight
Transportation Services Index (TSI); Freight Index Fell 0.7 Percent in June
from May (08/08/07)
September
BTS Releases Freight
Transportation Services Index (TSI); Freight Index Fell 0.4 Percent in July
from June (09/12/07
BTS Releases June 2007
Airline Traffic Data; Six-Month 2007 System Passenger Traffic Up 2.7 Percent
From 2006 (09/13/07)
BTS Releases
Second-Quarter 2007 System Airline Financial Data; Passenger Airlines Report
Most Profitable Quarter Since 2000 (09/17/07)
BTS Releases July
Passenger Airline Employment Data; July 2007 Employment Up 2.6 Percent from
July 2006 (09/18/07)
BTS Releases North
American Surface Trade Numbers for July: July Surface Trade with Canada and
Mexico Rose 10.5 Percent from July 2006 (State Rankings in Tables 5 and 7)
(09/27/07)
October
BTS Releases August
Passenger Airline Employment Data; August 2007 Employment Up 2.4 Percent from
August 2006 (10/18/07)
BTS Releases July 2007 Airline Traffic Data; U.S Airlines Carried Record Number of Passengers in July (10/15/07)
BTS Releases Freight
Transportation Services Index (TSI); Freight Index Rose 0.4 Percent in August
from July (10/10/07)
BTS
Releases Second-Quarter 2007 Air Fare Data; Average Second-Quarter Air Fares
Fell 4.5 Percent from 2006; Top 100 Airports: Highest Fare in Cincinnati,
Lowest Fare at Lihue, Hawaii (10/24/07)
BTS Releases North American Surface Trade Numbers for August: August Surface
Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 4.2 Percent from August 2006 (State Rankings
in Tables 5 and 7) (10/31/07)
November
BTS Releases North American
Surface Trade Numbers for September: September Surface Trade with Canada and
Mexico Rose 5.5 Percent from September 2006
(State Rankings in Tables 5 and 7) (11/29/07)
BTS Reports that U.S.
Freight Shipments with Canada and Mexico Reached a Record High in 2006
(11/19/07)
BTS Releases September Passenger Airline Employment Data; September 2007
Employment Up 3.0 Percent from September 2006 (11/16/07)
BTS Releases August 2007
Airline Traffic Data; Eight-Month 2007 System Traffic Up 3.4 Percent From 2006
(11/15/07)
BTS Releases Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI);
Freight Index Fell 0.7 Percent in September from August (11/14/07)
December
BTS Releases
October Passenger Airline Employment Data; October 2007 Employment Up 3.5
Percent from October 2006 (12/18/07)
BTS Releases Third-Quarter
2007 System Airline Financial Data; Passenger Airlines Report Most Profitable
Third Quarter Since 1999 (12/17/07)
BTS Releases September
2007 Airline Traffic Data; Nine-Month 2007 System Traffic Up 3.6 Percent From
2006 (12/13/07)
BTS Releases Freight
Transportation Services Index (TSI); Freight Index Rose 1.3 Percent in October
from September (12/12/07)
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