Airlines for America (A4A) Names Elizabeth Shaver Director, Cargo Services

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

	Airlines for America (A4A) Names Elizabeth Shaver Director, Cargo Services
	PubZone1 WASHINGTON, Dec. 7, 2011 – Airlines for America (A4A), the trade association for the leading U.S. airlines, formerly known as the Air Transport Association, today named Elizabeth Shaver to the role of Director, Cargo Services. In this new role, she will oversee cargo functions at Airlines for America, coordinate with the association’s members, and serve as a liaison to various cargo and customs functions within U.S. and foreign governments. Shaver will join A4A in January from Delta Air Lines, where she served in various capacities, including Manager, Flight Control, Cargo Revenue Management; Manager, Compliance and Operations Control Center Support, Cargo Operations; and, most recently, as Manager, Customs and Facilitation, Corporate Security. “Liz brings a strong background in aviation, cargo, customs, and legal and compliance, including international experience,” said Tom Hendricks, Senior Vice President of Safety, Security and Operations for Airlines for America. “She is an air cargo and customs subject-matter expert, a licensed attorney and customs broker and an FAA-licensed dispatcher, who brings a unique understanding of airlines and cargo operations to our membership, and will continue to ensure we are facilitating safe and efficient cargo transport nationally and internationally.” Prior to her tenure with Delta, Shaver worked both domestically and internationally as a policy analyst, editor, operations agent and cargo call center manager. She began her career in 1997, working as a briefing attorney for Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P. in Austin, Texas. She attended the University of Texas at Austin and received a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree and Bachelor of Arts degree with honors. ABOUT A4A Annually, commercial aviation helps drive more than $1 trillion in U.S. economic activity and more than 10 million U.S. jobs. A4A airline members and their affiliates transport more than 90 percent of all U.S. airline passenger and cargo traffic. For more information about the airline industry, visit www.airlines.org and follow us on Twitter @airlinesdotorg. PubZone2	A4A is a leading source for key aviation information.