Subsidized Essential Air Service communities (48 Contiguous States, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico)

US International Air Passenger and Freight Statistics Report for Second Quarter 2020

Methodology for Determining Change in Operating Expense (SIFL) - Alternative 2

The Department of Transportation has continued to calculate the Standard Industry Fare Level (SIFL) adjustment factor to aid in its evaluation of carrier pricing in the free market....

Methodology for Determining Change in Operating Expense (SIFL) - Alternative 1

The Department of Transportation has continued to calculate the Standard Industry Fare Level (SIFL) adjustment factor to aid in its evaluation of carrier pricing in the free market.  The SIFL is also...

COVID-19 Global Health Emergency Impact on SIFL

The COVID-19 global health emergency began impacting the industry in the first quarter of 2020.  During the initial quarters, industry capacity was reduced faster than industry expenses.  This has impacted the SIFL rates since 2020.

In March  2020, the CARES...

Methodology for Determining Change in Operating Expense (SIFL)

Air Travel Consumer Report: November 2020 Airline Complaint Data

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its updated January 2021 Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR), which includes airline consumer complaint data for November 2020.  The previous version of this report excluded this data due to additional time needed to review and...

DOT Onboard Demographics, January FY 2021

This spreadsheet provides onboard statistics for January, FY 2021.  Demographics are particularly useful to managers in the workforce planning process.  This data is also used by Congressional staffers and others who have an interest in the size and makeup of the federal workforce, and...

Domestic Airline Consumer Airfare Report - 3rd Quarter 2020

Air Travel Consumer Report: November 2020 Numbers

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its January 2020 Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on reporting marketing and operating air carrier data compiled for the month of November 2020.  The full consumer report and other aviation consumer matters of interest to...