ATA Congratulates Annual "Nuts and Bolts" Award Winners

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

	ATA Congratulates Annual "Nuts and Bolts" Award Winners
	PubZone1 Honorees Announced at MRO Americas Conference and Exhibition WASHINGTON, April 20, 2010 – The Air Transport Association (ATA), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, today congratulated the recipients of the 43rd annual ATA Nuts and Bolts Award. The winner of the award in the industry category was Amos W. Hoggard, Technical Fellow at the Boeing Commercial Airplane Group; the winner in the airline category was Edward M. Walton, Manager of the Structures and Liaison Engineering Division at UPS Airlines. The ATA Engineering, Maintenance and Materiel Council (EMMC) recognized Hoggard for his remarkable 41-year commercial aviation career. Hoggard began his career as a structural engineer, eventually rising to become a Technical Fellow and manager of aging-structures projects for Boeing. He is an acknowledged expert in the field of designing and maintaining aircraft to safely endure years of flight operations. Hoggard leads committees tasked to develop standards that extend the service lives of airplanes while assuring high levels of safety and, recently, was called out of retirement to continue industry efforts in this area. Walton was honored for his commercial aviation career of more than 24 years, during which he became widely recognized for his broad expertise and authority in the areas of aircraft structures, repairs and certification issues. As a member of the regulatory committee that develops standards for aging airplanes, he played a key leadership role in developing maintenance standards to prevent structural fatigue, and is actively involved in implementing complex preventative standards for in-service airplanes. Walton also serves as chairman of the ATA Airworthiness Committee, where he oversees the development of resolutions to regulatory matters of importance to both the EMMC and the industry. “Implementing strategies that safely extend the life of aircraft is critically important, especially in today’s challenging economic environment. Through their tireless dedication, these two outstanding professionals have greatly advanced airplane and airline engineering and maintenance operations,” said ATA President and CEO James C. May. The ATA Nuts and Bolts Award was established in 1967 by members of the ATA Engineering and Maintenance Committee, in order to recognize exemplary leadership in both airline and industry categories. Each award honors outstanding service and contributions to the airline industry over an extended period. Now selected by the Engineering, Maintenance and Materiel Council, the winners of the awards in both categories represent individuals who have gone the extra mile and succeeded in improving processes related to airline engineering, maintenance or materiel management. The awards were presented April 20 at the MRO Americas 2010 Conference and Exhibition in Phoenix, Arizona. Annually, commercial aviation helps drive more than $1 trillion in U.S. economic activity and nearly 11 million U.S. jobs. ATA airline members and their affiliates transport more than 90 percent of all U.S. airline passenger and cargo traffic. For more industry information, visit www.airlines.org. ### PubZone2	A4A is a leading source for key aviation information.