| May 6, 2009 |
Average 4th-Quarter Domestic Air Fares Drop from 3rd Quarter; Top 100 Airports: Highest Fare in Cincinnati, Lowest Fare at Dallas Love
Average domestic air fares in the fourth quarter of 2008 of $347 were 3.7 percent lower than the all-time quarterly high set in the third quarter but were still the highest for any fourth quarter on record, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. |
| April 30, 2009 |
February 2009 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Fell 30.9 Percent from February 2008
Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 30.9 percent lower in February 2009 than in February 2008, dropping to $47.9 billion, the biggest year-to-year percentage decline on record, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. February was the fourth consecutive month with a yearly decline of greater than 13 percent. |
| April 23, 2009 |
Summary 2008 Traffic Data for U.S and Foreign Airlines: Total Passengers Down 3.5 Percent from 2007
The number of scheduled domestic and international passengers on U.S. airlines and on flights to and from the United States on foreign airlines declined in 2008 by 3.5 percent from 2007, dropping to 809 million, the Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today reported. |
| April 21, 2009 |
February 2009 Passenger Airline Employment Down 6.6 Percent from February 2008
U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 6.6 percent fewer workers in February 2009 than in February 2008, the eighth consecutive decrease in full-time equivalent employee (FTE) levels for the scheduled passenger carriers from the same month of the previous year, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. The February FTE total of 391,682 for the scheduled passenger carriers was an increase of 1,025 from January but still was second lowest total since 1993. FTE calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.
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| April 20, 2009 |
U.S. DOT Requests Public Comments on ITS Program
The Research and Innovative Technology Administration is requesting public comments on the strategic direction of its Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Program. |
| April 17, 2009 |
2008 Border-Crossing Data
The number of truck crossings into the United States from Canada and Mexico was 10.8 million in 2008, 6.0 percent fewer than in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), a part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration. |
| April 16, 2009 |
January 2009 Airline Traffic Data: January 2009 System Traffic Down 10.9 Percent from January 2008
U.S. airlines carried 51.5 million scheduled domestic and international passengers in January 2009, 10.9 percent less than they did in January 2008, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today reported in a release of preliminary data. |
| April 10, 2009 |
National Transportation Statistics 2009 - First Quarter Update
This report presents basic information on America's transportation system. |
| April 9, 2009 |
Airline On-Time Performance Improves In February
The nation’s largest airlines had a higher rate of on-time flights this past February than in either February of last year or in January 2009, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). |
| April 8, 2009 |
Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) Rose 2.0 Percent in February from January
The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) rose 2.0 percent in February from its January level, rising from its lowest level in more than five years, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. |
| April 3, 2009 |
Key Transportation Indicators
This report provides timely, easily accessible information for the transportation community. It was developed by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), and is updated on a regular basis on the BTS website. |
| March 31, 2009 |
January 2009 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Fell 27.2 Percent from January 2008
Surface transportation trade between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 27.2 percent lower in January 2009 than in January 2008, dropping to $47.5 billion, the biggest year-to-year percentage decline on record, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The $47.5 billion in U.S.-NAFTA trade in January 2009 was the lowest monthly amount since January 2004. |
| March 18, 2009 |
2008 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 4.1 Percent from 2007
Surface transportation trade between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 4.1 percent higher in 2008 than in 2007, reaching $830 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The 4.1 percent rate of growth was the smallest year-to-year growth rate since 2003. |
| March 17, 2009 |
January 2009 Passenger Airline Employment Down 6.9 Percent from January 2008
U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 6.9 percent fewer workers in January 2009 than in January 2008, the seventh consecutive decrease in full-time equivalent employee (FTE) levels for the scheduled passenger carriers from the same month of the previous year and the largest year-to-year decrease since December 2003, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. The January FTE total of 390,000 for the scheduled passenger carriers was the lowest total since 1993. FTE calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. |
| March 12, 2009 |
December 2008 Airline Traffic Data: System Traffic Down 5.7 Percent in December from 2007 and Down 3.7 Percent in 2008
The number of scheduled domestic and international passengers on U.S. airlines in December 2008 declined by 5.7 percent from December 2007, dropping by 3.4 million to 57.4 million, the Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. December was the 10th consecutive month with a decrease in passengers from 2007. |
| March 11, 2009 |
Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) Fell 2.3 Percent in January from December
The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) fell 2.3 percent in January from its December level, falling for the third consecutive month to its lowest level in more than five years, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. |
| March 11, 2009 |
Airline On-Time Performance Improves In January
The nation's largest airlines had a higher rate of on-time flights this past January than in either January of last year or in December 2008, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). |
| March 3, 2009 |
December 2008 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Fell 13.1 Percent from December 2007
Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners, Canada and Mexico, was 13.1 percent lower in December 2008 than in December 2007, dropping to $52.9 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. December was the second straight month with a year-to-year decline of greater than 13 percent. |
| February 27, 2009 |
United We Ride/Mobility Services for All Americans Grant Announced by USDOT to Lower Savannah (SC) Council of Governments
The U.S. Department of Transportation today awarded a $680,000 grant to the Lower Savannah Council of Governments to provide enhanced, cost-effective transportation choices for older adults, people with disabilities and low-income populations in Aiken, SC. |
| February 27, 2009 |
United We Ride/Mobility Services for All Americans Grant Announced to USDOT Camden County (NJ) Workforce Investment Board
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced a $700,000 grant to the Camden County Workforce Investment Board to provide enhanced, cost-effective transportation choices for older adults, people with disabilities and low-income populations in Camden County, NJ. |
| February 27, 2009 |
United We Ride/Mobility Services for All Americans Grant Announced by USDOT to Paducah (KY) Area Transit System
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced a $1.4 million grant to the Paducah Area Transit System to provide enhanced, cost-effective transportation choices for older adults, people with disabilities and low-income populations in Paducah, KY. |
| February 24, 2009 |
U.S. Departments of Defense, Transportation, and Homeland Security Release 2008 Federal Radionavigation Plan
The 2008 Federal Radionavigation Plan (FRP) has been released by the U.S. Departments of Transportation, Defense, and Homeland Security. Published jointly by the three departments, the plan describes federal policy for operating and regulating common-use radionavigation systems with the goal of improving both national security and the safety and efficiency of the nation's transportation system. |
| February 20, 2009 |
U.S. DOT Seeks Innovative Research Proposals from Small Businesses to Address Transportation Challenges.
The U.S. Department of Transportation's (U.S. DOT) Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) today announced the first of two Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program solicitations for 2009. Through this competitive program, the Department encourages the nation's small, high-tech, innovative businesses to be a significant part of the federal government's research and development efforts. Small businesses are invited to submit innovative research proposals that address high priority national transportation goals during the solicitation period, which runs from Feb. 13 through April 15. The SBIR program is administered by RITA's Volpe National Transportation Systems Center on behalf of the U.S. DOT's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization. |
| February 18, 2009 |
December 2008 Passenger Airline Employment Data Down 6.7 Percent from December 2007
U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 6.7 percent fewer workers in December 2008 than in December 2007, the sixth consecutive decrease in full-time equivalent employee (FTE) levels for the scheduled passenger carriers from the same month of the previous year and the largest year-to-year decrease since December 2003, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. The December FTE total of 391,918 for the scheduled passenger carriers was the lowest total since 1993. FTE calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee. |
| February 12, 2009 |
November 2008 Airline Traffic Data: System Traffic Down 12.8 Percent in November from 2007 and Down 3.5 Percent for January-to-November
The number of scheduled domestic and international passengers on U.S. airlines in November 2008 declined by 12.8 percent from November 2007, dropping by 7.9 million to 54.0 million in the largest decrease from the same month of the previous year since January 2002, the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today reported. November was the ninth consecutive month with a decrease in passengers from 2007. |
| February 11, 2009 |
Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) Fell 2.3 Percent in December from November
The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) fell 2.3 percent in December from its November level, falling for the second consecutive month, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. |
| February 9, 2009 |
Airline On-Time Performance Improves in 2008
The on-time performance of the nation’s largest airlines improved in 2008 compared to the previous year, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). |
| January 29, 2009 |
November 2008 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Fell 13.8 Percent from November 2007
The value of trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 13.8 percent lower in November 2008 than in November 2007, dropping to $60.7 billion, the biggest year-to-year decline in almost eight years, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. |
| January 28, 2009 |
Average Third-Quarter Domestic Air Fares Reach Highest Quarterly Level; Top 100 Airports: Highest Fare in Cincinnati, Lowest Fare at Dallas Love
Average domestic air fares in the third quarter of 2008 reached $362, the highest level of average fares for any quarter in the 13 years measured by available data, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. |
| January 16, 2009 |
November 2008 Passenger Airline Employment Down 6.5 Percent from November 2007
U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 6.5 percent fewer workers in November 2008 than in November 2007, the fifth consecutive decrease in full-time equivalent employee (FTE) levels for the scheduled passenger carriers from the same month of the previous year and the largest year-to-year decrease since November 2005, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. The November FTE total of 392,185 for the scheduled passenger carriers was the lowest total since 1993. FTE calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.
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| January 16, 2009 |
Pocket Guide to Transportation 2009
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), a part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), has published the Pocket Guide to Transportation 2009 – a 50-page quick reference guide to informative transportation data. |
| January 15, 2009 |
October 2008 Airline Traffic Data: System Traffic Down 7.1 Percent in October from 2007 and Down 2.6 Percent for January-to-October
The number of scheduled domestic and international passengers on U.S. airlines during October 2008 declined by 7.1 percent from October 2007, dropping by 4.6 million to 59.6 million, in the 8th consecutive monthly decline from the same month of the previous year, the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today reported. The October system passenger number was the lowest October number since 2003.
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| January 14, 2009 |
Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) Fell 1.4 Percent in November from October
The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) fell 1.4 percent in November from its October level, falling after a one-month rise, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. |
| January 14, 2009 |
November Airline On-Time Performance Improves from Last Year
The nation's largest airlines had a higher rate of on-time flights this past November than in the same month last year, although the rate of delays was higher than in October 2008, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). |
| January 9, 2009 |
News Digest: RITA Announces Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII) is Now IntelliDriveSM
The Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) has introduced a new name and logo for its Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII) program that better represents the full potential of the initiative. |
| January 8, 2009 |
October 2008 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Fell 2.1 Percent from October 2007
Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 2.1 percent lower in October 2008 than in October 2007, reaching $72.7 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. |
