January 27, 2026 - As the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s advance appropriations expire in 2026, Congress faces a critical choice between locking in the efficiency, capacity, and ridership gains enabled by predictable rail funding...
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT), about 80 percent of domestic airline flights arrive on-time every year. That figure is largely unchanged since 2003 (Figure 1). However, those flights that are delayed…
In the United States, airlines are often perceived by the public and portrayed in the media as not being customer-oriented and as focusing more on profits than on the experience of their passengers.[1] Along with…
Throughout the United States, the average passenger is paying less to fly and is taking more direct flights than 15 years ago.[1] These broad trends are certainly positive for flyers as a whole. However passengers in…
In 1980, airline passengers were able to choose from two dozen different airlines operating across the United States. Yet even as air traffic has grown over the past few decades, the number of airlines has…
Airlines in the United States are experiencing their most profitable years since deregulation. However, average ticket prices are much lower than they were in the 1980s and early 1990s. So what is responsible for airlines’ financial success?
Eno Aviation Insights, aims to illustrate where the domestic air travel industry has been and where it is headed from an independent, objective perspective. The goal is not only look at system-wide averages, but also…
The report examines how and under what circumstances public transit agencies can contract bus or rail operations to private providers in order to boost service for riders while simultaneously preserving essential labor protections.
The oil market collapsed and fuel prices dropped more than 50 percent in the third quarter of 2014. Since then, they have remained relatively low from the peak in 2012. In fact…
Eno Aviation Insights, aims to illustrate where the domestic air travel industry has been and where it is headed from an independent, objective perspective. The goal is not only look at system-wide averages, but also…
This document offers a more in-depth analysis on two areas that are addressed in the full report Safer, Faster, Cheaper: Aviation Certification for the 21st Century.