Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Contact: Dave Smallen

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MEDIA ADVISORY



BTS Releases July Airline Fuel Cost and Consumption Data




The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), a part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), today updated its Airline Fuel Cost and Consumption web page with preliminary July data.



Cost per gallon for U.S. airlines’ scheduled services:



July 2010 $2.21

June 2011 $2.91

July 2011 $2.92





The page provides scheduled service cost and consumption numbers. Use the “Select a Service” dropdown to see all services or non-scheduled.



The Fuel Cost and Consumption page:

Summaries by month are also available.



Preliminary fuel cost and consumption numbers are industry summaries only. Airline fuel costs may be affected by hedging. The next web update is scheduled for Oct. 12.



Individual airline numbers are available through March on the BTS website. Individual airline numbers for April, May and June will be available with the BTS second-quarter financial release scheduled for Sept 19. Individual airline numbers for July will be available with the BTS third-quarter financial release scheduled for Dec. 12.