U.S. airlines’ May 2025 aviation fuel consumption up 4.0%

U.S. airlines’ May 2025 aviation fuel consumption up 4.0%

The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) released U.S. airlines’ May 2025 fuel cost and consumption numbers indicating U.S. scheduled service airlines used 1.639 billion gallons of fuel, 4.0% more fuel than in April 2025 (1.576 billion gallons) and 0.4% less fuel than May 2024. The cost per gallon of fuel in May 2025 ($2.21) was down 9 cents (4.1%) from April 2025 ($2.31) and down 44 cents (16.5%) from May 2024. Total May 2025 fuel expenditure ($3.63B) was down 0.3% from April 2025 ($3.64B) and down 16.8% from May 2024 ($4.36B).