Holiday Helper: How to Find Cheapest Airfare Oct 31, 2009
From March through June, the average airfare for a domestic flight, including both round-trip and one-way fares for which no return flight was purchased, was $301, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics. That's down a whopping 13 percent from the same time last year, the largest decline ever recorded by the government, putting airfare prices back to where they were in 1998. (ABC News)
Air fares in Louisville drop for quarter Oct 29, 2009
That s according to figures released Wednesday by the s Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Nationally, the average fare in the second quarter fell 13 percent from the second quarter of 2008, the largest year-to-year decline on record. (Louisville Business First, KY)
Average airfare fell in 2nd quarter nearly to '98 levels Oct 29, 2009
The average fare for a domestic trip from April to June was $301, down 13% from a year earlier and the steepest year-over-year dip in nearly 15 years, the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics reports. Before this year, the biggest year-over-year drop was between the fourth quarter of 2000 and the fourth quarter of 2001, after the terror attacks of Sept. 11. (USA Today -- Money)
Lee County conversions turn into catastrophes Oct 29, 2009
Monterrey, for example, is owned by BTS Monterrey Holdings LLC and is being sued for foreclosure by 15250 Sonoma Drive LLC, which acquired the mortgage from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. after it declared Corus Bank, the original lender, insolvent Sept. 11. 15250 Sonoma is asking Lee Circuit Judge Sherra Winesett to appoint a receiver to handle Monterreys finances pending the resolution of the lawsuit. (The News-Press -- Business)
Sell-then-build system badly flawed Oct 29, 2009
The National House Buyers Association (HBA) has over the past few years been appealing to the Government to do away with the progressive payment system and to adopt the 10-90 build-then-sell (BTS) system. Opponents warn that the 10-90 BTS will shrink the industry because smaller developers will be put out of business while the big ones will downsize their projects ... We believe the proposed 10-90 BTS not only benefits house buyers but it actually benefits all parties involved in the housing... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Southwest, AirTran post airfare sales in effort to fill winter seats Oct 28, 2009
8 billion in fees, according to the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics. That's up from $2. (USA Today -- Money)
Reid to announce push for 'public option'... Oct 27, 2009
Reid announces push for public option - Glenn Thrush - POLITICO.com. Reid announces push for public option. (The Drudge Report)
Airline forecast: Even fewer passengers in 2010 Oct 15, 2009
U.S. airlines carried about 346 million passengers during this year's first six months, according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, a 9% drop from the same period last year. "The economy is still going down, unemployment is still going up, and folks are more reticent to take that trip to Florida when Daddy might lose his job," notes Michael Boyd, CEO of the Boyd Group. (USA Today -- Money)
Atlanta to Miami area flights No. 3 in traffic Oct 8, 2009
9 percent from a year ago, according to the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Delta s passenger traffic declined 5. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Logan, Manchester airports near bottom for on-time arrivals Oct 8, 2009
The Brookings study, titled Expect Delays, analyzed 19 years of data provided by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics on 109 big commercial airports ... According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Logan had 148,550 domestic departures from June 08 to June 09, while Manchester had 23,475. (Boston Globe)
Meyer-Konczak Engagement Oct 8, 2009
He currently works as a consultant for the Chicago branch of BTS, a global learning and development consultancy. The couple plan a summer 2010 wedding with a honeymoon in the Greek Islands. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
>MORE: DIA on-time departure rate improves Oct 7, 2009
The August on-time rate at DIA was 14th best among 32 major U.S. airports evaluated by the BTS. ... BTS counts as an on-time departure a flight taking off within 15 minutes of its scheduled time. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Frontier on-time rate 84% Oct 7, 2009
BTS considers any flight arriving with 15 minutes of the published arrival time as on time. At DIA alone, Frontier s on-time arrival rate for August domestic flights was 87. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Hawaiian No. 1 for on-time arrivals Oct 7, 2009
ranked second for its percentage of flights arriving on time when compared to 19 other U.S.-based carriers during the first eight months of the year, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Transportation s Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Dallas-based Southwest (NYSE:LUV) recorded an on-time arrival rate of 83. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
To Call or Not to Call? Wi-Fi on Airplanes Sep 30, 2009
Should airlines let passengers make calls via Wi-Fi. Should airlines let passengers make calls via Wi-Fi. (ABC News)
The lowdown on airline food Sep 30, 2009
39 per passenger (across all cabins) in 2006, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, they're shifting priorities again. The legacy carriers actually increased spending on food by four percent from 2007 to 2008 -- even as they were struggling to cut costs in the face of rising fuel prices. (CNN)
Fees fatten airline revenue by $3.8 billion Sep 25, 2009
Delta and Northwest have merged Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics ... 8 billion for checking bags, canceling or rebooking flights, carrying pets and assigning seats, the latest data from the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics show. (USA Today -- Money)
BTS: Airline profit/loss margins improving Sep 22, 2009
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Airlines improve operating margins in Q2 Sep 22, 2009
According to data released Monday by the s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), the network carriers as a group posted their smallest operating margin loss for any quarter since September 2007, while the low-cost and regional groups reported profit margins. The network group has reported loss margins for seven consecutive quarters, but the 0. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
Low-fare airlines go to battle on Boston to Baltimore route Sep 16, 2009
Reagan National Airport is closer to downtown D.C., but fares are 30 percent higher than at the Baltimore airport, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Fares into Dulles are 34 percent higher. (Boston Globe)
PTI booking flights to fewer cities Sep 15, 2009
One benefit of reduced demand has been lower fare prices through the first quarter of 2009, average fares at PTI have fallen 12 percent in the last year, to $341 per round-trip ticket, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. But since 2005, PTI also has lost several destinations as airlines cut back, including flights to Orlando, Boston, Baltimore, Ft. Lauderdale, Minneapolis-St. (Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area)
Littleton apartments sell for $21M Sep 12, 2009
13675 Huron St., Broomfield 80023-9270 LLC of Greenwood Village, as BTS Huron AA LLC, has sold the Advance Auto Parts building at this address for $1. 76 million. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
AMR's employment falls 6.7% Sep 11, 2009
7 percent over the past year, according to a report from The Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Meanwhile, Dallas-based Southwest experienced a slight uptick in the number of full-time workers, the report said. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
Rating airlines' on-top record Sep 9, 2009
Among 19 U.S. airlines in BTS July comparison, Southwest ranked No. 4, United No. 6 and Frontier No. 14 ... 93 percent were caused by maintenance or crew problems and 74 percent were the result of bad weather, BTS said ... The BTS said it received 827 complaints about service in July, up 10. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Airlines improve on-time arrival ratings in July Sep 9, 2009
Source: DOT's Bureau of Transportation Statistics. American Airlines was last-place among major carriers, with 72. (MSNBC -- Travel)
DOT releases airline delay list for July Sep 9, 2009
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Add Selected Alerts. (Yahoo News)
Delta Connection carriers, AirTran in back of on-time pack Sep 9, 2009
6 percent, according to U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. The delays were generally due to bad weather, particularly thunderstorms in Atlanta or New York, said Delta spokesman Anthony Black. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
CAL drops on least-canceled flights list Sep 9, 2009
was unseated from its position as the carrier with the lowest rate of canceled domestic flights, but continued to be one of the lowest, according to figures released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Transportation s Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Among 19 carriers, the department s latest Air Travel Consumer Report shows that the Houston-based airline tied for second place on the list with a flight cancellation rate of 0. (Houston Business Journal, TX)
Fliers on delayed planes get more support Sep 8, 2009
In June, 278 flights waited on the tarmac for at least three hours, the most recent numbers from the department's Bureau of Transportation Statistics show. The issue has attracted greater attention after an incident last month in which 51 passengers were stuck overnight on a delayed flight at the Rochester, Minn. (USA Today -- Money)
Schools address Obama's speech unease Sep 4, 2009
To read the supplemental material provided by the Department of Education, log on to bts. html. (AZCentral -- News)
Will Long Flight Delays Speed a Passenger Rights Law? Aug 26, 2009
In June, only 23 domestic flights out of more than 700,000 had delays longer than four hours, and two more than five hours, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Page. (BusinessWeek)
Fresno gang sweep climbs to 323 arrests Aug 26, 2009
Anritsu Company announces that its newly released BTS Master MT8221B high-performance handheld base station analyzer is compatible with SweepMasters online test data collection system. The integration of the SweepMasters application into the MT8221B extends Anritsus commitment to the deployment of 4G technologies, and allows data to be collected and analyzed faster and more cost-efficiently with the MT8221B than with alternative test procedures. (Fresno Bee)
Upside for air travel: Delays down Aug 25, 2009
More than 30,000 fewer flights were cancelled in the first half of 2009 than during the same period in 2008, according to the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics. And the federal bureau's numbers also show that delays decreased, with 19. (CNN)
Fewer delays as air travel slides Aug 25, 2009
Of the nation's busiest 31 airports, only two have not improved through June this year compared with a year earlier, according to the federal Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International, one of the few airports that has not seen a significant decline in flights, and Newark Liberty International, plagued by that region's congestion, saw slight increases in delays, according to the data. (AZCentral -- Business)
Tucson airport reports some 'not-so-bad' passenger numbers Aug 25, 2009
The U.S. Department of Transportation s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reports the average domestic airfare in the first quarter of this year from Tucson was up 2. 7 percent from first quarter 2008 to 319. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Southwest’s deal came close Aug 23, 2009
The AJC also reviewed Southwest s corporate information, fare data from the U.S. Department of Transportation and traffic data from Hartsfield-Jackson and the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Source: Southwest Airlines Co.. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Labor Day airline traffic expected to drop Aug 18, 2009
The two Dallas-based airlines ranked highest in the nation for the number of passengers they flew in May, according to a recent Bureau of Transportation Statistics report. Dallas-based (NYSE: LUV) ranked first, flying 8. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
American Airlines Hikes Baggage Fees Aug 16, 2009
Airlines have been collecting substantially more money in passenger baggage fees in the past two years, according to a Sun Sentinel analysis of data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Carriers reaped $566 million in passenger baggage fees in the first three months of 2009, the latest data available, compared with $122 million in the same period last year. (FOX61, CT)
U.S. air travel down; Southwest No. 1 Aug 15, 2009
7 million passengers, BTS said. was fourth on the nationwide list, carrying 4. (Wichita Business Journal, KS)
Alaska Airlines international travel drops Aug 14, 2009
It was the largest drop of the top 10 U.S. airlines that carry international travelers, according to the federal Research and Innovative Technology Administration s Bureau of Transportation Statistics ... To see the full Bureau of Transportation Statistics report. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
MIA No. 1 in international travel Aug 14, 2009
7 million passengers, BTS said. American Airlines carried more international passengers than any other U.S. carrier. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
Non-stop travel slump: Passenger traffic falls at O'Hare, United Aug 14, 2009
It was the 14th consecutive month that showed a passenger decrease from the year-earlier month, BTS reports. International passengers on U.S. carriers decreased 14. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Traffic down, but Sky Harbor ranking gains Aug 14, 2009
7 million passengers flew in and out of Sky Harbor between January and May, according to the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. That is down from 8. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Airlines see passenger counts drop in 2009 Aug 14, 2009
6 million passengers between January and May of this year, according to the BTS. That is down 5 ... 5 percent decline from the 23 million passengers it served in 2008, according to BTS. ... 2 percent, according to BTS.. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Southwest, American have the most fliers Aug 14, 2009
Two Dallas-based airlines ranked the highest in the nation for the number of passengers they recorded in the month of May, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics report. Dallas-based (NYSE: LUV) ranked first, flying 8. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
Picking the Cheapest Flight: Watch Hidden Fees Aug 13, 2009
On-Time Arrivals: If your flight is taking you to an important business meeting that you cannot miss, here's a tip: Check with the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics, to see which of the three flights has a better "on-time arrival" percentage. This can vary widely, so and get the facts. (ABC News -- Business)
Ward gets win at Sobo speedway Aug 12, 2009
Ford Fusion; Matt Lofton, Chevrolet Monte Carlo; and Drew Herring, BTS Tire Distributors/Hogslat Ford. The top 12 finishers were on the lead lap. (Brookneal Union Star, VA)
Tarmac ordeal renews push for rights Aug 11, 2009
Source: USA TODAY analysis of Bureau of Transportation Statistics data. Posted. (USA Today -- News)
Finding travel deals could take some hunting this fall Aug 9, 2009
But carriers also are flying fewer and smaller planes, cutting domestic seat capacity by a projected 12 percent during the fourth quarter of this year compared to two years ago, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. For passengers, that means fall fare deals likely won t be as good as you might expect in a sluggish economy. (Boston Globe)
Airlines flying Airbus A330 and A340 planes Aug 8, 2009
The following lists 19 airlines' on-time performance in June and overall on-time performance since the beginning of the year, according to data from the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Carrier On-Time Arrival Pct. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Atlanta airport ranks 17th in on-time flights Aug 5, 2009
The report from the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics showed 76 percent of flights arrived on time in Atlanta in the month, down slightly from 77 percent in June 2008. Nationally, 76. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
US Airways on-time performance slips Aug 5, 2009
The Tempe-based airline finished June with 78 percent of its flights arriving within 14 minutes of schedule, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation s Bureau of Transportation Statistics. That put US Airways in fourth place among the 19 reporting carriers. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
A look at airlines' on-time status Aug 5, 2009
Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics. United Airlines. (Yahoo News)
Timely ranking of DIA airlines Aug 5, 2009
Among 19 airlines in BTS June comparison, Southwest ranked No. 7, United No. 15 and Frontier No. 18 ... The BTS figures are for arrivals at all airports, not just DIA. ... 3 percent on-time rate, followed by Alaska and ExpressJet, BTS said. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Airlines on-time performance up in June Aug 5, 2009
Port Columbus International Airport and its major carriers followed a national trend in June of better on-time arrivals than a year ago, but lagging performance from May, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported Tuesday. The bureau s Air Travel Consumer Report shows 19 major carriers nationwide boosted their on-time arrivals to an average of 76. (Columbus Business First, OH)
CAL cancels fewest June flights Aug 5, 2009
had the lowest rate of canceled domestic flights among 19 carriers for the second consecutive month, according to figures released Tuesday by the s Bureau of Transportation Statistics. The department s latest Air Travel Consumer Report shows the Houston airline as having a flight cancellation rate of 0. (Houston Business Journal, TX)
Airport Check-in: Huntsville tops Cincinnati for priciest fares Aug 3, 2009
1% lower than the fourth quarter of 2008 and the biggest quarter-to-quarter drop on record, according to DOT's Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Metro to pour only Pepsi. (USA Today -- Money)
Southwest plans to make bid on Frontier Jul 31, 2009
United has a major hub in Denver and carries 36 percent of the airport's passengers, followed by Frontier at 21 percent and Southwest at 12 percent, according to the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Michael Derchin, airline analyst with FTN Equity Capital Markets, said in a note to investors that the acquisition is a way for Southwest to kick-start its growth by grabbing gates in Denver and opening new route opportunities including Atlanta, Washington Reagan and Mexico. (AZCentral -- Business)
Tax-free holidays are herewhats your back-to-school shopping strategy? Jul 31, 2009
if more parents would do what you and I have done: give a set amount of money for clothes for BTS to our teens, they might have a clue about budgets. My daughter is 17 and I give her $100 ( for clothes) and also buy her a new pair of shoes. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Report: Dallas Love average fare jumps 10% Jul 30, 2009
Flights originating from experienced the largest year-over-year average fare increase in the first quarter of 2009, with the average fare jumping 10 percent over 2008 levels, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Transportation s Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Flights originating out of Dallas Love ranked highest in fare jumps for the period, out of all flights surveyed at 100 airports. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
Buffalo air fares fly low Jul 30, 2009
Air travelers using Buffalo Niagara International Airport continue to pay among the lowest fares in the nation, according to updated figures released Wednesday by the s Bureau of Transportation Statistics. In the first quarter of 2009, air fares in the Buffalo market averaged $254. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Fares dropping at ABIA Jul 30, 2009
Fares for flights originating from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport dropped an average of 11 percent compared with 2008, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Transportation s Bureau of Transportation Statistics. The average fare out of ABIA was $304. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
DIA fares flying low Jul 30, 2009
Average fares out of Denver dropped from $320 in the fourth quarter of 2008 and $325 in the first quarter of last year, BTS said ... After years of average Denver fares being higher than the national average, the city began to dip lower than the national average in 2006 and has stayed lower ever since, BTS data show ... Nationwide, BTS said average domestic fares dropped 9. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Air Passengers' Rights Returns to Congress Jul 29, 2009
According to the federal Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the number of planes delayed for more than three hours at takeoff has actually declined since 2007. By CBS News Transportation Correspondent Nancy Cordes MMIX, CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. (CBS News -- Early Show)
UOA keeps Kuala Lumpur as staple market Jul 25, 2009
Khor says the companys healthy financial position allows it to undertake projects under the build-then-sell (BTS) system with three residential projects The Happy Garden, Villa Yarl and Halimahton projects, all located off Jalan Klang Lama completed before they were launched for sale about two years ago. Its first boutique projects comprise Villa MontKiara in MontKiara and One Desa Residence in Taman Desa, off Jalan Klang Lama, that were completed five years ago, have further raised UOAs... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
