Accession Number:

AD0781518

Title:

Commuter Air Carrier Operators as of September 1973.

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON D C INFORMATION AND STATISTICS DIV

Personal Author(s):

Report Date:

1974-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

62.0

Abstract:

There were 174 Commuter Air Carriers who reported operations to CAB for the quarter ending September 30, 1973, an increase of 22.5 over last year. The number of aircraft operated by these carriers increased 13.8 to 855 units with an estimated value of 159,699,000. Available seats increased 18.7 from 8,300 in 1972 to 9,900 in 1973. During this three month period there were 234,000 flights made by this group, 6.8 above the 219,000 reported for last year.

Descriptors:

• *Commercial aviation
• *Air traffic
• Commercial aircraft
• Scheduling
• Distribution
• Routing
• Passenger aircraft
• Statistical data

Subject Categories:

• Commercial and General Aviation

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE