Mark Nensel is the Managing Editor of Aviation Daily. Prior to taking the helm of daily production of Aviation Week's commercial aviation newsletter in 2018, Mark was a reporter and data analyst for Air Transport World.
The on-time arrival performance for U.S. domestic scheduled flights in October was 80%, declining from September by 1.1 point and from October 2013 by 4.1 points, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Air Travel Consumer Report and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). The report says 1.1% of scheduled U.S. domestic flights were canceled in October. The month’s cancellations percentage improved slightly from September, but was otherwise 0.5 points higher than in October 2013.
Air freight volumes worldwide were up 5% year-over-year in October, a 1.2 point drop from September, but signifying the 13th consecutive month of air cargo growth, according to Airports Council International (ACI).
The on-time arrival performance for US domestic scheduled flights in October was 80%, down 1.1 point from September and 4.1 points from October 2013, according to the US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Air Travel Consumer Report and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).