The Air Transport Association of America is the premier trade group of the principal U.S. airlines. ATA airline members and their affiliates transport more than 90% of U.S. airline passenger and cargo traffic.
11/20/2009 – ATA reported that passenger revenue, based on a sample group of carriers, fell 15 percent in October 2009 as compared to the same month in 2008.
11/17/2009 – ATA U.S. airline members have logged an exceptional safety record while expanding their use of contract maintenance. Independent government figures do not support the conclusion that maintenance contracting compromises security or safety in any way. Conversely, it is evident that the practice helps U.S. airlines compete effectively with their global counterparts.
11/12/2009 – ATA today commented on the U.S. Department of Transportation and Secretary LaHood’s initiative in bringing aviation stakeholders together to discuss the financial health of commercial aviation.
11/9/2009 – ATA expects a 4 percent year-over-year decrease in the number of passengers traveling on U.S. airlines during the 2009 Thanksgiving holiday season, despite deep discounting over the past several months.
11/3/2009 – ATA released its quarterly Airline Cost Index, incorporating data through the second quarter of 2009.
11/2/2009 – ATA applauded a decision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to withdraw the recently published interim rule to increase the fees charged for certain agricultural quarantine and inspection services.
10/30/2009 – ATA urged climate negotiators to oppose an exorbitant new climate change tax to be imposed on the airlines and their passengers. The so-called “International Air Passenger Adaption Levy” would single out aviation to raise $10 billion per year for climate-change projects to be built in developing countries.
10/28/2009 – ATA and the airline industry commend the NextGen Task Force for laying out specific areas for FAA to focus on to ensure the benefits of modernization are realized. NowGen cannot become a reality without decisive leadership and a financial commitment from the Federal Government. Government funding and leadership can make NowGen a reality in several years, and achieve results such as improving safety, decreasing delays for passengers, and reducing aviation emissions. (October 28, 2009)