Air Transport Association

Founded in 1936, the Air Transport Association of America, Inc. (ATA) is the nation's oldest and largest airline trade association. The association's fundamental purpose is to foster a business and regulatory environment that ensures safe and secure air transportation and enables U.S. airlines to flourish, stimulating economic growth locally, nationally and internationally. By working with its members in the technical, legal and political arenas, ATA leads industry efforts to fashion crucial aviation policy and supports measures that enhance aviation safety, security and well-being. ATA has seen the airline industry grow from the small, pioneering companies of the 1930s into indispensable facilitators of the global economy. ATA and its members continue to play a vital role in shaping the future of air transportation.

ATA is the premier trade group of the principal U.S. airlines. ATA airline members and their affiliates transport more than 90 percent of U.S. airline passenger and cargo traffic. ATA represents the collective interests of the airlines – we are not a governmental organization, nor an airline. This section provides select ATA departmental contact information for use by members of the media, academia, passengers and others.

The Air Transport Association is a corporate membership organization founded by a group of 14 airlines that met in Chicago on Jan. 3, 1936. ATA was the first and remains the only trade organization of the principal U.S. airlines. This section includes links to airline members and airline-related companies.

Current ATA position openings and industry management employment and recruiting opportunities available through the ATA SmartBrief Airline and Aviation Career Site are posted in this section.