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), recently updated its Airline Fuel Cost and Consumption web page with preliminary July data.
Cost per gallon for U.S. airlines' scheduled services:
July 2011 $2.92
June 2012 $2.84
July 2012 $2.77
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: 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. The next monthly web update is scheduled for Oct. 11.
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 25. Individual airline numbers for July will be available with the BTS third-quarter financial release scheduled for December.