MEDIA ADVISORY: BTS Releases July Airline Fuel Cost and Consumption Data

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Thursday, September 3, 2015

Contact: Dave Smallen

Tel: 202-366-5568

 

 

MEDIA ADVISORY

 

BTS Releases July Airline Fuel Cost and Consumption Data

 

            The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today updated its Airline Fuel Cost and Consumption web page with preliminary July data.

 

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

July 2014                                 $2.94

June 2015                                $2.05

July 2015                                 $1.83

 

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

 

            The Fuel Cost and Consumption page can be found here: http://www.transtats.bts.gov/fuel.asp Summaries by month are also available.

 

            Preliminary fuel cost and consumption numbers are industry summaries only. Airline fuel costs may be affected by hedging, contracts that allow airlines to limit exposure to future changes in fuel prices. The next monthly web update is scheduled for Oct. 8.

 

            Individual airline numbers through March are available on the BTS website. Individual airline numbers for April, May and June will be available with the BTS second-quarter 2015 financial release on Sept. 21. Individual airline numbers for July will be available with the BTS third-quarter 2015 financial release on Dec. 14.

 

 

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