Source: https://www.bts.gov/topics/airlines-and-airports/number-21-technical-directive-time-reporting-effective-jan-1-2012
Timestamp: 2018-05-22 12:10:10
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Matched Legal Cases: ['art 234', 'art 234', 'art 234', 'art 234', 'art 234', '§ 234', 'art 234', 'art 244', 'art 234', 'art 244']

Number 21 - Technical Directive: On-Time Reporting, effective Jan. 1, 2012 (Revised) | Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Number 21 - Technical Directive: On-Time Reporting, effective Jan. 1, 2012 (Revised)
Amended, Technical Directive #21 (Revised)
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics is issuing this Technical Reporting Directive to update the lists of reporting air carriers and reportable airports. Starting with the January 2012 On-Time Data and Mishandled Baggage Reports, Atlantic Southeast merged with ExpressJet, a required Part 234 carrier for 2012, filing as ExpressJet. Continental merged with United, filing as United. Mesa is no longer required to submit Part 234 data but will report Part 234 data as a volunteer air carrier. Virgin America is a newly required Part 234 reporting carrier for 2012. There are 29 reportable airports for 2012.
Part 234 of the U.S. Department of Transportation's (Department's) Regulations, "Airline Service Quality Performance Reports, (ASQP)" requires certainU.S. air carriers to submit scheduled flight performance data and mishandled-baggage information to the Department, and to provide on-time performance codes to Computer Reservation System (CRS) vendors. These data are used to monitor each carrier's on-time performance and baggage handling, and to provide information to consumers. The scheduled flight performance data are filed electronically. The mishandled-baggage information is submitted as a one-page report with the required certification and transmittal letter. The on-time performance codes are filed with the Department and supplied to CRS vendors in accordance with the procedures set forth in §§ 234.8 and 234.9 and in this Technical Directive.
2. For calendar year 2012, there are 14 air carriers that reached the reporting threshold of $766,413,000 in domestic scheduled passenger revenues. The revenues were measured for the 12-month period ending June 30, 2011. In addition, Mesa will submit on-time data as a volunteer air carrier.
3. The reportable airports with respect to which data must be submitted to the Department are those airports located in the 48 contiguous states enplaning 1 percent or more of the industry's domestic scheduled-service passengers, as reported on the Form 41 Schedule T-100. The Office of Airline Information updated T-100 enplanements for the 12 months ended June 30, 2011. For calendar year 2012, there are 29 reportable airports, which met the threshold of over 6.6 million passengers.
4. The reportable flight operations for which data must be submitted to the Department are all scheduled nonstop domestic passenger operations by a reporting air carrier to or from any reportable airport. However, non-reportable passenger flights that experience over 3-hour tarmac times at U.S. airports that are not reported in Part 234 are subject to Part 244 reporting requirements see: https://www.bts.gov/topics/airlines-and-airports/accounting-and-reporting-directives
5. In addition to the required data for each reportable flight which must be submitted to the Department, a reporting carrier may also submit the required data for all nonstop domestic passenger flights it holds out to the public pursuant to a published schedule. In addition, any carrier not included in paragraph II.2. of this Technical Directive may voluntarily become a reporting carrier and submit Form 234 for its reportable flights for every nonstop domestic passenger flight it holds out to the public pursuant to a published schedule, provided that the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' (BTS) Assistant Director, Airline Information (AI), is advised beforehand. Such voluntary data must be submitted for a minimum of 12 consecutive months. The voluntary submission must meet the exact reporting specifications set forth in this directive. Volunteering carriers that wish to discontinue reporting after one year must advise the Assistant Director, AI, a minimum of 30 days before discontinuance, so that the necessary changes can be made to the Department's data programs.
7. Extra-section, nonscheduled and charter flights will not be reported in Part 234 but are subject to the reporting requirements of Part 244 see: https://www.bts.gov/topics/airlines-and-airports/accounting-and-reporting-directives
b. Leading zeros will be used for "Time" fields (G, H, I, J, K, L, T, U, AC, AH, AK, AM, AP, AR, AU, AW, AZ, BB and BE).
These fields use a 24 hour clock and will use a leading zero to show 0800 for 8:00 AM (2000 for 8:00 PM.)
The portable document format file MUST BE indicated when naming the file, by using the letters [PDF] or [pdf] following the file name, as the file name extension. You must have Adobe Reader software downloaded on your computer in order to “save as/print” your document as a ‘pdf' file.
While the file name is flexible and may be determined by the individual air carrier, the portable document format (pdf) file format is required, as outlined in the rule entitled, Submitting Airline Data via the Internet: https://www.bts.gov/archive/publications/federal_register/index
The portable document format file MUST BE indicated when naming the file, by using the letters [PDF] or [pdf] following the file name, as the file name extension. You must have Adobe software downloaded on your computer in order to “save as/print” your document as a ‘pdf' file.
The file name is flexible and may be determined by the individual air carrier, but the comma separated values (csv) file format is required, as outlined in the rule entitled, Submitting Airline Data via the Internet: https://www.bts.gov/archive/publications/federal_register/index
Air Traffic Quota Flow Program ATC
A Flight was 40 minutes late and arrived @ 2:15. There was a scheduled 20-minute turn time and the next flight was schedule to depart at 1:55. (2:15 + 20 minutes 1:55 = a 40 minute delay may be attributed to a late arriving aircraft.)
A flight was 60 minutes late and arrived @ 2:15. There was a scheduled 20-minute turn time and the next flight was scheduled to depart at 4:00. (2:15 + 20 minutes 4:00 = no allowable time for late arriving aircraft.)
3. Lines at some screening points amass early in the morning, after there were long lines at the carriers' check-in-counter. The check-in lines quickly disperse when air carriers add service agents. These passengers gather at the screening queue. The problem could be lessened or avoided by air carriers rescheduling service-agent assignments to encourage a more even flow of passengers to the screening areas.