2018 U.S.-Booked Air
Volume: $110 million
Consolidated Global TMC: Amex GBT
BTN estimates that medical device firm Medtronic's
U.S.-booked air volume increased $10 million in 2018. The company's net sales
for its 2019 fiscal year, which ended April 26, 2019, increased about 2 percent
year over year to nearly $30.6 billion. Medtronic had about 90,000 employees on
that date, up from about 86,000 at the end of its 2018 fiscal year, which ended
April 27, 2018. In fiscal year 2018, Medtronic generated 210,800 metric tons of
carbon dioxide equivalent emissions as a result of its air travel, up about 8
percent year over year. In 2018, the company considered policies that would
reimburse travelers for checked baggage, and it approved ridehailing services
but not the use of alternative lodging suppliers like Airbnb and Vrbo.