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 2012 $2.78

June 2013 $2.90 (revised)

July 2013 $2.91

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 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 financial release on Sept. 30. Individual airline numbers for July will be available with the BTS third-quarter financial release on Dec. 19.