U.S. Airline Employment Trends
U.S. Cargo and Passenger Airlines Lost 1,492 Jobs in December 2023
Employment Remains 8.4% Above Pre-Pandemic December 2019
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U.S. Airline Traffic Data
November 2023 U.S. Airline Traffic Data Up 8.1% from the Same Month in 2022
U.S. airlines carried 77.7 million systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service passengers in November 2023, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). When adjusted for seasonality, November enplanements are up 1.3% from October and reached a new all-time high reached in November 2023.
U.S. Airline Fuel Consumption
U.S. Aviation Fuel Consumption Up 2.1% from Pre-Pandemic December 2019
U.S. Airlines' December 2023 Fuel Cost per Gallon Down 7.2% from November 2023
U.S. Air Travel Consumer Report
U.S. Air Travel Consumer Report: November 2023 Numbers
For the first 11 months of 2023, 1.4% of flights were canceled, far below the 2.5% cancellation rate for the first 11 months of 2022 and the 2.0% cancellation rate for first 11 months of pre-pandemic 2019.
U.S. Airline Employment Trends
U.S. Cargo and Passenger Airlines Gained 1,809 Jobs in November 2023
Employment Remains 8.8% Above Pre-Pandemic November 2019
U.S. Air Fare Data
Third Quarter U.S. 2023 Average Air Fare Decreases 6.9% from Second Quarter 2023
The average U.S. domestic air fare decreased in the third quarter of 2023 to $368, down 6.9% from the second quarter 2023 inflation-adjusted fare of $395. Passenger demand decreased in the third quarter to 86.6 million passengers, down from 88.8 million passengers in the second quarter.
U.S. Airline Fuel Consumption
U.S. Airlines November 2023 Fuel Cost Per Gallon Down 3.4% from October 2023
Aviation Fuel Consumption Up 4.1% from Pre-Pandemic November 2019
U.S. Airline Traffic Data
October 2023 U.S. Airline Traffic Data Up 8.2% from the Same Month Last Year
U.S. airlines carried 82.6 million systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service passengers in October 2023, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). When adjusted for seasonality, October enplanements are up 1.2% from September and reached a new all-time high in October 2023.
U.S. Air Travel Consumer Report
U.S. Air Travel Consumer Report: October 2023 Numbers
For the first 10 months of 2023, 1.5% of flights were canceled, far below the 2.6% cancellation rate for the first 10 months of 2022 and the 2.1% cancellation rate for first 10 months of pre-pandemic 2019.
U.S. Airlines Performance
US Airlines Gain $1.6 Billion in Net Profit Third Quarter 2023, a Decrease over Third Quarter 2022
U.S. Scheduled Passenger Airlines Reported a Third-quarter 2023 After-tax Net Gain of $1.6 Billion and a Pre-tax Operating Gain of $3.3 Billion. One Year Earlier, in the Third Quarter of 2022, the Airlines Reported an After-tax Net Gain of $2.4 Billion and a Pre-tax Operating Gain of $4.7 Billion.