MEDIA ADVISORY

BTS Releases November 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 November data.

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

November 2011 $2.84

October 2012 $3.06

November 2012 $2.92

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. The next monthly web update is scheduled for Feb. 12.

Individual airline numbers through September are available on the BTS website. Individual airline numbers for October and November will be available with the BTS fourth-quarter financial release on May 14.