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

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Thursday, October 8, 2015

Contact: Dave Smallen

Tel: 202-366-5568

David.Smallen@dot.gov

 

 

MEDIA ADVISORY

 

BTS Releases August 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 August data.

 

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

 

August 2014

$2.93

July 2015

$1.83

August 2015

$1.68

 

          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 Nov. 13.

 

          Individual airline numbers through June are available on the BTS website. Individual airline numbers for July and August will be available with the BTS third-quarter 2015 financial release on Dec. 14.

 

 

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