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White House Issues Readout of President Biden Meeting With Estonian P.M. Kallas, Latvian President Levits, Lithuanian President Nauseda
WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The White House issued the following readout of President Biden's meeting with Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, Latvian President Egils Levits and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda on June 14, 2021:
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President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. met today with Prime Minister Kaja Kallas of Estonia, President Egils Levits of Latvia, and President Gitanas Nauseda of Lithuania on the margins of the NATO Summit in Brussels.
The President underscored strong U.S. support for the security of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, as well as the entire Baltic region.
The four leaders
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WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The White House issued the following readout of President Biden's meeting with Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, Latvian President Egils Levits and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda on June 14, 2021:
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President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. met today with Prime Minister Kaja Kallas of Estonia, President Egils Levits of Latvia, and President Gitanas Nauseda of Lithuania on the margins of the NATO Summit in Brussels.
The President underscored strong U.S. support for the security of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, as well as the entire Baltic region.
The four leaderscommitted to further strengthening our political, military, and economic partnerships, including working together through NATO to address challenges posed by Russia and China.
President Biden Issues Statement on Israeli Government
WASHINGTON, June 15 -- President Biden issued the following statement on June 13, 2021, on the government of Israel:
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On behalf of the American people, I congratulate Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Alternate Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, and all the members of the new Israeli cabinet. I look forward to working with Prime Minister Bennett to strengthen all aspects of the close and enduring relationship between our two nations.
Israel has no better friend than the United States. The bond that unites our people is evidence of our shared values and decades of close cooperation
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WASHINGTON, June 15 -- President Biden issued the following statement on June 13, 2021, on the government of Israel:
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On behalf of the American people, I congratulate Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Alternate Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, and all the members of the new Israeli cabinet. I look forward to working with Prime Minister Bennett to strengthen all aspects of the close and enduring relationship between our two nations.
Israel has no better friend than the United States. The bond that unites our people is evidence of our shared values and decades of close cooperationand as we continue to strengthen our partnership, the United States remains unwavering in its support for Israel's security.
My administration is fully committed to working with the new Israeli government to advance security, stability, and peace for Israelis, Palestinians, and people throughout the broader region.
Pacific Northwest Lab: A Keen Eye Behind the Microscope
WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following web feature on June 14, 2021:
The experiment was not going well, as experiments often do.
One researcher's stomach tied in knots.
Another researcher, materials scientist Dongsheng Li, reacted calmly.
Li thought of options and alternate approaches to troubleshoot the experiment, unraveling at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). She thought critically, and headed to another building to try different preparation steps.
Was the experiment back on track lickety-split? No.
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WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following web feature on June 14, 2021:
The experiment was not going well, as experiments often do.
One researcher's stomach tied in knots.
Another researcher, materials scientist Dongsheng Li, reacted calmly.
Li thought of options and alternate approaches to troubleshoot the experiment, unraveling at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). She thought critically, and headed to another building to try different preparation steps.
Was the experiment back on track lickety-split? No.But it found its course over time. Li made sure of it. She displayed the skill, experience, perseverance, and mental agility that have characterized her work since arriving in 2013 at PNNL as a staff scientist.
By May 2015, she received an Early Career Research Program Award (https://www.pnnl.gov/science/highlights/highlight.asp?id=3999) from the U.S. Department of Energy in the highly competitive program. Li devoted the five-year research grant to using high-powered microscopes to examine the formation of branched nanocrystals less than one-thousandth the width of a human hair. Using in situ transmission electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy, her group made many discoveries on particle-mediated growth--especially oriented attachment processes--and solid-state phase transformation.
Li's research has been published in Science regarding two major breakthroughs stemming from the Early Career Award research. In March 2020, she was appointed as a team leader in PNNL's Physical Sciences Division.
Microscopy tools to the rescue
"She has been able to very effectively use microscopy tools to get atomistic information from material systems that provide insights into the mechanisms that lead to a material's formation," said Jim De Yoreo, PNNL chief scientist for materials science, who helped recruit Li to the lab. "Her key strength as a researcher is really knowing her methodology and how to utilize it to answer key questions about the synthesis of a material."
Growing up in Jilin Province in northeast China, Li's gravitation toward science came early. There was little time for sports or music, though today she's a hiker and swimmer, and occasionally plays piano.
"I was good at math and chemistry and physics when I was in high school," Li said. "Because of that, I chose to go for this science direction instead of, I don't know, politics or music or a totally different direction. Science just kind of made sense to me naturally."
Li enrolled at Jilin University, a state-supported research university whose chemistry program is among the world's best, according to U.S. News & World Report's "Best Global Universities." Li earned a bachelor's degree in applied chemistry and a master's in inorganic chemistry, supported by "Scholarships for Excellent Students" along the way.
Destined for research. But where?
She knew early on in her collegiate career that she'd pursue a PhD. And then? "Something in the scientific field," she said. "Maybe as a professor, a faculty position. And I knew I wanted to come to the United States, to get my PhD here."
She enrolled at Pennsylvania State University. As she had moved toward chemistry as an undergrad, the same process of following what made sense naturally led her to materials science at Penn State. "Chemistry and materials science are all connected," she said.
While working as a postdoc fellow at the University of California, Riverside, Li's postdoc advisor, Professor David Kasailus, introduced her to De Yoreo at a conference. Li said she wanted to work on De Yoreo's research team at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. When De Yoreo went to work at PNNL, Li followed to continue materials research work.
"She played an important role at Lawrence Berkeley as well as our early research at PNNL, providing expertise in nanoparticle synthesis and electron microscopy for understanding the science of materials synthesis," De Yoreo said. "Overall, she takes collaboration seriously. She values working together through timely discussions about the research and following through on the details."
Two major breakthroughs
Li's materials science research at LBNL and PNNL has been published in Science regarding two major breakthroughs: Understanding the process of oriented attachment in an iron oxyhydroxide system and describing why and how five-fold twin nanoparticles form.
In the latter breakthrough, Li and her colleagues used a combination of high-resolution transmission electron microscopy combined with molecular dynamics simulation techniques to probe why the structures form as they do. Nanomaterials with this structure have already been shown to have useful properties, such as light responsiveness. They are deployed in medical research for precisely tagging cancerous tumors for imaging and tracking, and in electronics, where they are valued for their mechanical strength.
"Natural and synthetic nanoparticles composed of five-fold twinned crystal domains have unique properties," said Li, who led the research team. "But the formation mechanism of these five-fold twinned nanoparticles has been poorly understood. For the first time, we directly observed five-fold twin formation in real time and determined the mechanism by which they form. Understanding that mechanism is the fundamental knowledge materials scientists need to design new five-fold twinned nanoparticles with optimized properties for desired applications."
A new home for powerful equipment
Li expects similar breakthroughs to take place at the Energy Sciences Center (ESC), a new research laboratory on PNNL's main campus in Richland set to open in fall 2021.
"At the center, I will continue to study oriented attachments," Li said. "What factors control oriented attachments? And how can oriented attachments control crystal structures--not only at a nanoscale but also at the atomic scale?"
Li said the ESC will eventually be the home of a new transmission electron microscope (TEM), a device that uses a particle beam of electrons to visualize specimens and generate a highly magnified image. TEMs can magnify objects up to 2 million times.
"It really has some nice capabilities," Li said, "especially its research laboratories and flexible-use open spaces."
De Yoreo also saw how the ESC will help Li as well as other researchers working in basic energy sciences and electron microscopy.
"It's designed to have quiet space. That's essential for high-quality electron microscopy work," De Yoreo said. "And it will have the ancillary equipment a researcher needs, such as focused ion beams for preparing samples. The atomic force microscopy suite will be in there, which is complementary work that Dongsheng does. Right now, the equipment essential to her work is located in three separate buildings on the PNNL campus. Bringing all of those capabilities together into one high-quality space will advance her research."
At the core of bricks, mortar, quiet suites, and advanced equipment, though, is the researcher. PNNL materials scientist Elias Nakouzi knows that, having observed Li in action during a perilous point in that experiment that was not going well.
"When I first joined PNNL as a postdoc, Dongsheng was the first person to show me, by her example, what it means to be a scientist at a national laboratory," Nakouzi said. "The way she tried different approaches to troubleshoot the experiment caught my attention. We all have experiments that occasionally do not go too well. When that happens to me, I remember how Dongsheng successfully handled the situation."
Men's Health, Stop Ignoring It! Guys - I Am Talking to You
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, June 15 -- The U.S. Army Public Health Center, which focuses on identifying health threats and developing solutions, issued the following news release:
By Maj. James R. Waters
DNP-PH, MPH, RN, CPH, Army Public Health Center
It is June, and whether you knew it or not, it is Men's Health Month. On behalf of the Army Public Health Center, I wanted to take this opportunity to write a quick note about men's health to our brothers and sisters across the Army.
So, in true Army fashion, here is your BLUF: Men, we just aren't doing enough when it comes to our health,
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ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, June 15 -- The U.S. Army Public Health Center, which focuses on identifying health threats and developing solutions, issued the following news release:
By Maj. James R. Waters
DNP-PH, MPH, RN, CPH, Army Public Health Center
It is June, and whether you knew it or not, it is Men's Health Month. On behalf of the Army Public Health Center, I wanted to take this opportunity to write a quick note about men's health to our brothers and sisters across the Army.
So, in true Army fashion, here is your BLUF: Men, we just aren't doing enough when it comes to our health,full stop! If you take nothing else from this article, that is the bottom line.
I am not referring to physical fitness here - instead, the issue is our practice of brushing our health concerns aside and not seeking healthcare when we should, coupled with a tendency to engage in behaviors that can be harmful to our overall health.
Research has proven, and I have personally seen the following: men are much less likely to visit a medical provider to discuss and seek help for health conditions than are women. Before the men reading this article start high-fiving one another for being able to "suck-it-up," let's establish that failing to seek medical help when needed is NOT a good thing!
Maybe the culprit is a misguided belief about masculinity, a desire to convince ourselves that the pain we've been feeling "isn't a big deal," or lying to ourselves by trying to ignore something into non-existence. Regardless of the source of this reluctance, men don't seek healthcare nearly as often as they should, and that is a problem.
Making matters worse, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has documented that men are more likely than women to exhibit what health professionals refer to as high-risk behaviors. Examples include the use and abuse of substances like alcohol, nicotine products, illicit drugs and anabolic steroids. In addition, a willingness to take unnecessary risks leading to injury, or choices, like participating in risky sexual activities - think unprotected sex.
Some basic math:
Admittedly, I am not a mathematician - however, I can certainly add. The combination of not seeking healthcare, plus a tendency toward high-risk health behaviors, likely equals a higher number of adverse health-related outcomes in men.
The CDC has found that men are more likely to experience injury related to risk taking and a host of chronic illnesses, like coronary heart disease and hypertension, compared to women of the same age.
Protecting your health should be gender neutral. However, women are much more likely to get regular exams and testing to address their health concerns then men. STI testing serves as one great example of this. Specifically, female soldiers under age 25 receive annual testing for many common STIs. In contrast, male soldiers are only routinely tested for one STI - HIV - once every two years. Even if not mandatory, men should request screening more often - not just for STIs but several other health conditions.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force publishes evidence-based recommendations regarding routine health screenings for men depending on their age. I encourage you to take charge of your health by at least getting the recommended screenings shown in the Table. Remember though, regardless of the age suggested, it is okay to discuss these conditions with your medical provider!
Suggested Health Screenings for Men adapted from USPSTF
At any age (younger Soldiers, this includes you!)
* Obesity Men should be screened for obesity regardless of their age
* Depression- Get screened if you feel depressed for longer than two weeks. If you experience thoughts of self-harm or suicide, do not wait for two weeks - instead, seek help immediately!
* STIs, including HIV - Both sexual partners should be screened for STIs before having sex for the first time. Also seek screening if you have sex with anyone other than your partner, you believe your partner is having sex with another person, or if you have a concern regarding your sexual health.
* High blood pressure - Have your blood pressure checked every 3-5 years up to age 39, then annually thereafter. Men with risk factors for high blood pressure should be screened annually regardless of age.
Starting age 45 and after
* Colorectal cancer -At age 45, start being screened for colorectal cancer
* Lung cancer - At age 50, if you have a 20-year smoking history and currently smoke or quit less than 15 years ago
* Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm -If over age 65, and you have smoked at any point in your life, you should be screened for this!
Good health care is not just about these screenings, however. In addition, you should also remain up to date on your immunizations, and talk to you provider about whether there are additional tests that might be appropriate for you. And ALWAYS see your health care provider anytime something about your health doesn't seem right.
By avoiding high-risk health behaviors and ensuring regular and open communication with your health care provider, male Soldiers can reduce problems for themselves, their family, and their unit.
The Army Public Health Center enhances Army readiness by identifying and assessing current and emerging health threats, developing and communicating public health solutions, and assuring the quality and effectiveness of the Army's Public Health Enterprise.
FTC: Promoter of $23,000 COVID-19 'Treatment' Plan Barred From Making Bogus Health Claims
WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release:
The medical director of California-based Golden Sunrise Nutraceutical, Inc., agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that he took part in deceptively advertising a $23,000 treatment plan as a scientifically proven way to treat COVID-19. Dr. Stephen Meis will be barred from making similar unsupported health claims in the future and will pay $103,420 to provide refunds to defrauded consumers.
"We rely on doctors to follow the scientific evidence when making claims about health products and conditions,"
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WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release:
The medical director of California-based Golden Sunrise Nutraceutical, Inc., agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that he took part in deceptively advertising a $23,000 treatment plan as a scientifically proven way to treat COVID-19. Dr. Stephen Meis will be barred from making similar unsupported health claims in the future and will pay $103,420 to provide refunds to defrauded consumers.
"We rely on doctors to follow the scientific evidence when making claims about health products and conditions,"said Daniel Kaufman, Acting Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection. "Helping to spread false and unproven claims about treating COVID and other diseases is that much worse when done by those in positions of trust."
According to the FTC's July 2020 complaint, Golden Sunrise started marketing its Emergency D-Virus plan as a treatment for COVID-19 in March 2020. Advertising on billboards, websites, and social media, Golden Sunrise falsely claimed that the company's supplements--ImunStem, Aktiffvate, and AnterFeerons--were "uniquely qualified to treat and modify the course of the Coronavirus epidemic in CHINA and other countries," and that users could expect the "disappearance of viral symptoms within two to four days."
The defendants also promoted and sold a range of dietary supplements as treatments for cancer and Parkinson's disease, as well as many other serious health conditions and diseases. Some of the defendants' treatments cost as much as $170,000 to $200,000. In reality, they were comprised mainly of various herbs and spices and the health claims were unsubstantiated, according to the FTC.
One ad for the company's supplements cited "Stephen R. MEIS, M.D., Board Certified" saying, "With increased use of one of the supplements included in the Emergency D-Virus treatment plan, disappearance of viral symptoms is expected within two (2) to four (4) days," and that the recommended dietary supplements "are available now and once they are started, they will help alleviate the people immediately [sic] with the acute illness of the Coronavirus."
The proposed order settling the FTC's complaint prohibits Dr. Meis from making health-related product misrepresentations in the future, requires him to have competent and reliable scientific evidence to support any claims he makes, and prohibits him from misrepresenting the results of any tests, studies, or other research. It also bars him from falsely stating that a product has FDA approval when it does not. Finally, the order imposes a judgment of $103,420 against Dr. Meis, payable to the FTC, which can be used to provide refunds to defrauded consumers.
The Commission vote authorizing the staff to file the proposed stipulated final order was 4-0. The proposed order was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California and has now been signed by the judge. Litigation continues against Golden Sunrise Nutraceutical, Inc.; Golden Sunrise Pharmaceutical, Inc.; and Huu Tieu.
The FTC appreciates the assistance of the Better Business Bureau Serving Central California & Inland Empire Counties with the investigation of this case.
The Federal Trade Commission works to promote competition and to protect and educate consumers. You can learn more about consumer topics and report scams, fraud, and bad business practices online at ReportFraud.ftc.gov.
DLA: Analysts Field New Tool, Linking Actions Through Metric Driver Trees
RICHMOND, Virginia, June 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news:
By Cathy Hopkins
The Defense Logistics Agency hosted Air Force-DLA Day May 24 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, during which time DLA Aviation Air Force Commander Brig. Gen. David Sanford demonstrated DLA Aviation's' Retail Metric Suite and its automated performance dashboards that provide targeted analytics in support of three air logistics complexes and three fleet readiness centers.
RMS, a part of the software package called Center of Parts Activity, or COPA, contributes to building
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RICHMOND, Virginia, June 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news:
By Cathy Hopkins
The Defense Logistics Agency hosted Air Force-DLA Day May 24 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, during which time DLA Aviation Air Force Commander Brig. Gen. David Sanford demonstrated DLA Aviation's' Retail Metric Suite and its automated performance dashboards that provide targeted analytics in support of three air logistics complexes and three fleet readiness centers.
RMS, a part of the software package called Center of Parts Activity, or COPA, contributes to buildingtrust through understanding customers' priorities, which is an objective under the agency's strategic plan. DLA strives to be a trusted mission partner by implementing customer-centric performance metrics and creating a collaborative, data-informed, predictive problem-solving culture.
Adam Hardee, the chief of the Industrial Analysis Support Branch of DLA Aviation's Business Process Support Directorate, traveled with Sanford and led the demonstration.
Hardee said they are sharing RMS across DLA Aviation's industrial support activities through socialization meetings and working group discussions. His analytic team is also hosting virtual screen-share sessions with process area experts to demonstrate this tool as well as other tools and dashboards within COPA.
DLA Aviation released the RMS last month, introducing the concept of metric driver trees that consist of customer identified top metrics and outlines the actions affecting the metric from the desk- or floor-level employee's view up to the general officer level.
"Automated performance dashboards provide leadership with near-real time access to failures and supply challenges increasing DLA's response to our service partners' most critical needs," said Hardee.
Hardee said using the COPA analytic dashboards, the Ogden Air Logistics Complex on Hill Air Force Base, Utah, identified weapon system repair shops that had a high order response time failure rate. DLA Aviation employees were able to work with Air Force employees to fix ordering behaviors and assess forecasted workload to ensure demand was accurately captured. Using the tools, this analysis occurred weeks earlier than would have been possible without them. In March, the tools also highlighted a high rate of ORT failures with stock on the shelf through the automated root cause analysis function in the ORT dashboard. Use of the tools allowed customer support specialists to remove over 5,000 manager review codes that were preventing material from automatically releasing at the ALCs.
Ogden ended the month of May with its highest ORT since August 2020 - almost two full percentage points above the goal.
ORT is a metric on the industrial metric driver tree and provides the various levels of DLA leadership with a clear picture of the critical sub-tier metrics that must be met to achieve a performance target. In the case of ORT, the goal is to fill an Air Force requisition for parts at a 90% success rate within two days of order generation.
The industrial metric driver tree is one of several metric driver trees DLA Aviation is developing that are fully adaptable to changes according to customers' needs or processes. The driver trees align metrics with actionable reports and assigns responsibility for every level within the agency.
For example, Tier 4 reviews and action reports allow first-line supervisors and desk-level employees to have a tangible effect on top-level agency performance targets. These reports specifically targeted business actions within the control of a specific process area.
For instance, using the Tier 4 action report focused on systemic inventory imbalances, sustainment specialists with DLA Aviation at Warner Robins on Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, can work to correct inventory discrepancies that remove sourcing blocks reviewed at the Tier 3 level. The removal of sourcing blocks allows materiel to quickly issue to the Air Force enabling DLA to achieve ORT goals at the Tier 2 level. Finally, as ORT goals are met, DLA can meet the metrics outlined in our performance-based agreements with the Air Force at the Tier 1 level.
Hardee said he hopes to grow the value of the COPA tools to DLA and its customers. His team will continue collaborating with our service partners to ensure metric driver trees are synced to their readiness needs.
Bureau of Transportation Statistics: U.S. Airlines Narrow Net Loss in 1Q 2021 From 4Q 2020
WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology - Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news release:
U.S. scheduled passenger airlines reported a first-quarter 2021 after-tax net loss of $4.2 billion and a pre-tax operating loss of $12.7 billion.
While these first-quarter losses are the fifth consecutive quarterly losses, the extent of the losses is narrowing. The airlines reduced their losses in the first quarter from the fourth quarter of 2020. The first-quarter after-tax net loss of $4.2 billion
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WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology - Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news release:
U.S. scheduled passenger airlines reported a first-quarter 2021 after-tax net loss of $4.2 billion and a pre-tax operating loss of $12.7 billion.
While these first-quarter losses are the fifth consecutive quarterly losses, the extent of the losses is narrowing. The airlines reduced their losses in the first quarter from the fourth quarter of 2020. The first-quarter after-tax net loss of $4.2 billionwas reduced from the fourth-quarter loss of $7.0 billion. The first-quarter pre-tax operating loss of $12.7 billion was increased from the fourth-quarter loss of $9.7 billion.
U.S. airline financial reports are filed quarterly with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). See the tables that accompany this release on the BTS website for additional first-quarter 2021 financial results (Tables 1-6).
Payroll protection payments received by airlines are included as net income. Payroll protection payments used for salaries are included as labor expenses.
Systemwide operations, includes 24 U.S. airlines:
After-tax net profit/loss net income
* $4.2 billion loss in 1Q 2021
* Compared to $7.0 billion loss in 4Q 2020
* Compared to $5.2 billion loss in 1Q 2020
Pre-tax operating profit/loss
* $12.7 billion loss in 1Q 2021
* Compared to $9.7 loss in 4Q 2020
* Compared to $4.6 billion loss in 1Q 2020
* Total 1Q 2021 operating revenue: $17.9 billion
* Share of total 1Q 2021 operating revenue:
* Fares: $10.6 billion, 59.2%, compared to 71.8% in 1Q 2020
* Baggage fees: $834.3 million, 4.7%, compared to 3.3% in 1Q 2020
* Reservation change fees: $101.9 million, 0.6%, compared to 1.8% in 1Q 2020
Fees are included for calculations of net income, operating revenue and operating profit or loss.
* Total 1Q 2021 operating expenses: $30.5 billion:
Share of total 1Q 2021 operating expenses:
* Fuel: $3.5 billion, 11.6%, compared to 15.2% in 1Q 2020
* Labor: $11.4 billion, 37.5%, compared to 34.5% in 1Q 2020
Domestic operations, includes 24 U.S. airlines:
After-tax domestic net profit/loss (net income)
* $2.4 billion loss in 1Q 2021
* Compared to $5.7 billion loss in 4Q 2020
* Compared to $4.1 billion loss in 1Q 2020
Pre-tax domestic operating profit/loss
* $9.6 billion loss in 1Q 2021
* Compared to $8.0 billion loss in 4Q 2020
* Compared to $3.8 billion loss in 1Q 2020
* 1Q 2021 domestic operating revenue: $14.7 billion
* Share of total 1Q 2021 domestic operating revenue:
* Fares: $8.9 billion, 60.3%, compared to 69.3% in 1Q 2020
* Baggage fees: $678.2 million, 4.6%, compared to 3.4% in 1Q 2020
* Reservation change fees: $86.6 million, 0.6%, compared to 1.7% in 1Q 2020
Fees are included for calculations of net income, operating revenue and operating profit or loss.
* 1Q 2021 domestic operating expenses: $24.3 billion, of which:
Share of total 1Q 2021 domestic operating expenses:
* Fuel: $2.6 billion, 10.5%, compared to 14.0% in 1Q 2020
* Labor: $8.9 billion, 36.4%, compared to 33.6% in 1Q 2020
International operations, includes 18 U.S. airlines:
After-tax international net profit/loss (net income)
* $1.8 billion loss in 1Q 2021
* Compared to $1.2 billion loss in 4Q 2020
* Compared to $1.2 billion loss in 1Q 2020
Pre-tax international operating profit/loss
* $3.0 billion loss in 1Q 2021
* Compared to $1.7 billion loss in 4Q 2020
* Compared to $722 million loss in 1Q 2020
* 1Q 2021 international operating revenue: $3.2 billion, of which:
Share of 1Q 2021 international operating revenue:
* Fares: $1.7 billion, 54.5%, compared to 80.1% in 1Q 2020
* Baggage fees: $156.1 million, 4.9%, compared to 2.9% in 1Q 2020
* Reservation change fees: $15.3 million, 0.5%, compared to 2.0% in 1Q 2020
Fees are included for calculations of net income, operating revenue and operating profit or loss.
* 1Q 2021 international operating expenses: $6.2 billion, of which:
Share of 1Q 2021 international operating expenses:
* Fuel: $972.6 million, 15.7%, compared to 19.6% in 1Q 2020
* Labor: $2.6 billion, 41.5%, compared to 37.6% in 1Q 2020
1st Quarter Margins
Net margin is the net income or loss as a percentage of operating revenue. Operating margin is the operating profit or loss as a percentage of operating revenue.
Systemwide:
Net income margin:
* 23.8% in 1Q2021
* Compared to -14.0% in 1Q2020
Operating margin:
* 70.9% in 1Q2021
* Compared to -12.2% in 1Q2020
Domestic
Net income margin:
* 16.4% in 1Q2021
* Compared to -14.1% in 1Q2020
Operating margin:
* 65.7% in 1Q2021
* Compared to -13.3% in 1Q2020
International
Net income margin:
* 57.7% in 1Q2021
* Compared to -13.8% in 1Q2020
Operating margin:
* 95.0% in 1Q2021
* Compared to -8.5% in 1Q2020
Reporting notes
Additional data: BTS website, see tables for operating profit/loss, operating revenue and fuel cost and consumption. See the BTS financial databases for more detailed data including numbers for individual airlines.
Filing requirement: By regulation, for the quarter ending March 31, airlines that operate at least one aircraft that is designed/certified for more than 60 seats or the capacity to carry a payload of passengers and cargo weighing more than 18,000 pounds must report financial data to BTS by May 10. The airline filings are subject to a process of quality assurance and data validations before release to the public.
Data updates: Revised carrier data and late data filings will be made available monthly on TranStats on the Monday following the second Tuesday of the month. All data are subject to revision. BTS will release second-quarter 2021 data on Sept. 13.
See chart here: https://www.bts.gov/newsroom/us-airlines-narrow-net-loss-1st-quarter-2021-4th-quarter-2020
