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

U.S. airlines move 50,000 tons of cargo per day

In 2011, the average value of a kilogram of U.S. merchandise exported by air was 117 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

From 2000-2010, U.S. airlines carried 15% more traffic while using 2.1 billion fewer gallons of fuel

Domestically, airlines drive 5% of economic activity but account for 2% of man-made GHG emissions

From 2000-2010, airlines reduced GHG emissions by 10% while transporting 15% more passengers and cargo

From 1975-2010, the number of U.S. residents exposed to significant noise levels fell 95%

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 2000-2010, U.S. airlines improved the on-time arrival rate from 72.6% to 79.8%

From 2000-2010, U.S. airlines halved the flight cancellation rate from 3.30% to 1.76%

Airfares are a bargain: From 2000-2010, U.S. CPI rose 27% while average domestic fare (excl. taxes) rose just 1%

Adjusted for inflation, the average round-trip domestic fare in 2010 fell 21% (from $398 to $316) compared to 2000

2007 domestic flight delays cost the United States approximately $31 billion

In 2011, the value of U.S. merchandise exported by air reached an all-time high of $424B

In 2011, U.S. exports of air-travel services reached an all-time high of $36.7B, driving the largest trade surplus in this category since 1992

In 2011, U.S. passenger and cargo airlines spent $50.5B on fuel, up $11.7B ($32M/day) from 2010

In 2011, U.S. airlines posted the lowest annual rate of mishandled baggage ever recorded

In 2011, U.S. airlines posted the lowest annual rate of involuntary denied boardings ever recorded

In 4Q 2011, U.S. airlines posted the second-lowest quarterly on-time arrival rate ever recorded

FAA projects U.S. air travel demand to top 1 billion passengers in 2024

In 2011, US airlines flew 80 million passengers in scheduled international service- a record high

In 2011, US airlines flew at 241.2 billion revenue passenger miles in scheduled international service- a record high

In 2011, US airlines operated 299.9 billion available seat miles in scheduled international service- a record high