A4A Thanks Congressman Reid Ribble for Introducing the Regulatory Moratorium and Jobs Preservation Act of 2011

Commercial aviation helps drive more than 10M American jobs and 5 cents of every dollar of U.S. GDP
Commercial aviation drives more than $1 trillion per year in economic activity
In 2012, U.S. airlines moved more than 48,000 tons of cargo per day
In 2012, the value of a kilogram of U.S. merchandise exported by air averaged 121 times the value exported by sea
For every 100 airline jobs, some 360 are supported outside of the airline industry
Federal taxes constitute $61 – or 20% – of the price of a typical $300 domestic round-trip ticket
In 2011, U.S. airlines carried 16 percent more passengers and cargo using 10 percent less fuel than in 2000
Domestically, airlines drive 5% of economic activity but account for 2% of man-made GHG emissions
From 2000-2011, airlines reduced GHG emissions by 11% while transporting 16% more passengers and cargo
From 1975-2011, U.S. airlines and their partners reduced significant noise exposure by 99%
Commercial air travel is the safest form of intercity transportation in the United States
In the most recent decade, scheduled air service on U.S. airlines was seven times safer than in the 1970s
From 2000-2012, U.S. airlines improved the on-time arrival rate from 72.6% to 81.9%
From 2000-2012, U.S. airlines reduced the flight cancellation rate sharply from 3.30% to 1.29%
Airfares are a bargain: From 2000-2012, U.S. CPI rose 33% while average domestic fare rose just 14%
Adjusted for inflation, the average round-trip domestic airfare fell 15% from 2000
2007 domestic flight delays cost the United States approximately $31 billion
In 2012, the value of U.S. merchandise exported by air reached an all-time high of $427B
In 2012, U.S. exports of air-travel services reached an all-time high of $39.5B, driving a $5.1B trade surplus
In 2012, U.S. passenger and cargo airlines spent more than $50B on fuel, averaging 36% of operating expenses
In 2012, U.S. airlines posted the lowest annual rate of mishandled baggage ever recorded
FAA projects U.S. air travel demand to top 1 billion passengers in 2027
In 2012, US airlines flew 83.4 million passengers in scheduled international service - a record high
In 2012, the total value of merchandise exported from or imported to the United States by air exceeded $927 billion
In 2012, 7.15 teragrams of merchandise was exported from or imported to the United States by air

	A4A Thanks Congressman Reid Ribble for Introducing the Regulatory Moratorium and Jobs Preservation Act of 2011
	PubZone1 January 17, 2012 The Honorable Reid Ribble U.S. House of Representatives 1513 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515-4908 Dear Congressman Ribble: Airlines for America (A4A)[1] believes the “Regulatory Moratorium and Jobs Preservation Act of 2011” (H.R. 2898) will help promote the economic viability and global competitiveness of U.S. airlines by rationalizing the industry’s regulatory burden without jeopardizing aviation safety and security. Certain aspects of the extensive federal regulatory environment under which we operate are clearly important, and can be beneficial. The safety of our passengers and employees is and will remain the single most important priority for all U.S. airlines. In this respect, we appreciate that your legislation would permit a waiver of the moratorium if national safety or security emergency situation warrants. However, we face many federal regulations that are unproven and unnecessarily burdensome, and would adversely impact profitability and job creation if implemented. For example, according to the American Aviation Institute, two recent consumer regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will cost airlines $1.7 billion annually and harm local economies by $3.5 billion annually. To put this into perspective, the U.S. airline industry has lost $55 billion and 160,000 jobs over the last decade. A4A shares your concern that excessive regulatory burdens are not compatible with ensuring a viable and globally competitive U.S. airline industry, which is critical to our nation’s economic recovery. Commercial aviation drives $1.2 trillion in annual economic activity in the United States, and over 10 million jobs. It also contributes $692 billion per year to our nation’s gross domestic product (GDP), or 5 percent of GDP. Your legislation would allow thousands of minor, non-controversial regulations to move forward, while placing an important check on the relatively small number of economically significant regulations that impact our industry’s ability to grow, create new U.S. jobs, and compete globally. A4A thanks you and your cosponsors for your leadership on this important issue, and looks forward to working with the Administration and Congress to make the regulatory process more rational. Sincerely, Sharon L. Pinkerton Senior Vice President, Legislative and Regulatory Policy [1] The members of the A4A include: AirTran Airways; Alaska Airlines, Inc.; American Airlines, Inc.; ASTAR Air Cargo, Inc.; Atlas Air, Inc.; Delta Air Lines, Inc.; Evergreen International Airlines, Inc.; Federal Express Corporation; Hawaiian Airlines; JetBlue Airways Corp.; Southwest Airlines Co.; United Continental Holdings, Inc.; UPS Airlines; and US Airways, Inc. PubZone2	A4A members and affiliates transport more than 90 percent of U.S. airline passenger and cargo traffic.