U.S. Airlines’ January 2026 aviation fuel consumption down 10.8%

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The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released U.S. airlines’ January 2026 fuel cost and consumption numbers indicating U.S. scheduled service airlines used 1.441 billion gallons of fuel, 10.8% less fuel than in December 2025 (1.614 billion gallons) and 1.0% less fuel than January 2025 (1.456 billion gallons). The cost per gallon of fuel in January 2026 ($2.36) was up 4 cents (1.8%) from December 2025 ($2.32) and down 6 cents (2.7%) from January 2025 ($2.42). Total January 2026 fuel expenditure ($3.40B) was down 9.2% from December 2025 ($3.74B) and down 3.7% from January 2025 ($3.53B).