Monthly Operating and Financial Metrics for Major Canadian Airlines

Monthly statistics track thousands of passengers, passenger-kilometres, and turbo fuel consumption in litres for major Canadian airlines. The dataset is produced by Statistics Canada and was last updated in March 2026. It provides key operational and financial performance indicators over time.

Use Cases

• Calculate airline efficiency by modeling the relationship between turbo fuel consumed in litres and passenger-kilometres flown.
• Forecast monthly passenger demand using historical passenger count and load factor data.
• Analyze revenue trends by correlating total operating revenues with available seat-kilometres and hours flown.
• Benchmark airline performance by comparing load factor and available seat-kilometres across carriers over time.

Strengths

• Data is updated monthly, providing high-frequency insights.
• Covers multiple key metrics including financial (operating revenues) and operational (fuel consumption) data.
• Produced by the national statistical office, Statistics Canada, ensuring authoritative collection.

Limitations

• The specific number of rows, columns, and historical time range is unknown.
• Limited to major Canadian airlines, excluding regional or international carriers for comparative analysis.
• Sample data is unavailable to assess data formats or potential null values prior to download.

Provenance

Source

Statistics Canada

Collection Method

Collected from major Canadian airlines as part of official statistics.

Freshness

Updated monthly; last update was March 2026.

Geography

Canada