Letters Archive 2009

December 2009	ATA Letter to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Section 201 of HR 4016 (12/18/2009) While ATA appreciated the opportunity to testify at the November 16 hearing regarding H.R. 4016, we, and our member airlines, maintain that the enactment of Section 201 of the bill is not warranted at this time. A proposed PHSMA lithium battery rule that... ATA Airline CEOs Letter to Congressional Leadership on Job Creation Through NowGen (12/3/2009) The CEOs of ATA’s member airlines write Congressional leadership to request that essential NowGen funding be a part of legislation intended to drive domestic job creation. Accelerating ATC modernization will create approximately 167,000 jobs throug...

December 2009

ATA Letter to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Section 201 of HR 4016

(12/18/2009) While ATA appreciated the opportunity to testify at the November 16 hearing regarding H.R. 4016, we, and our member airlines, maintain that the enactment of Section 201 of the bill is not warranted at this time. A proposed PHSMA lithium battery rule that...

ATA Airline CEOs Letter to Congressional Leadership on Job Creation Through NowGen

(12/3/2009) The CEOs of ATA’s member airlines write Congressional leadership to request that essential NowGen funding be a part of legislation intended to drive domestic job creation. Accelerating ATC modernization will create approximately 167,000 jobs throug...

November 2009	ATA Letter to Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee On US-VISIT (11/13/2009) ATA writes the Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee requesting reconsideration of its pre-September 11 mandate to implement a US-VISIT Exit regime if it will only be implemented in the air environment and not at land border crossings. While the developme... ATA Letter to House Transportation Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee on NextGen Funding (11/6/2009) ATA writes the leadership of the House Appropriations Committee, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee on the upcoming 2010 Transportation Appropriations bills. Specifically, ATA thanks the leadership for their past support of the ... ATA Letter to Senate Transportation Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee on NextGen Funding (11/6/2009) ATA writes the leadership of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee on the upcoming 2010 Transportation Appropriations bills. Specifically, ATA thanks the leadership for their past support of the... ATA Responds to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on HR 4016 (11/4/2009) ATA voices concerns regarding H.R. 4016, the "Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Act of 2009" to the leadership of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Specifically, ATA encourages Congress to allow appropriate rulemaking without ...

November 2009

ATA Letter to Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee On US-VISIT

(11/13/2009) ATA writes the Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee requesting reconsideration of its pre-September 11 mandate to implement a US-VISIT Exit regime if it will only be implemented in the air environment and not at land border crossings. While the developme...

ATA Letter to House Transportation Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee on NextGen Funding

(11/6/2009) ATA writes the leadership of the House Appropriations Committee, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee on the upcoming 2010 Transportation Appropriations bills. Specifically, ATA thanks the leadership for their past support of the ...

ATA Letter to Senate Transportation Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee on NextGen Funding

(11/6/2009) ATA writes the leadership of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee on the upcoming 2010 Transportation Appropriations bills. Specifically, ATA thanks the leadership for their past support of the...

ATA Responds to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on HR 4016

(11/4/2009) ATA voices concerns regarding H.R. 4016, the "Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Act of 2009" to the leadership of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Specifically, ATA encourages Congress to allow appropriate rulemaking without ...

October 2009	ATA writes EU Commissioner Neelie Kroes urging DG-Competition to approve the three international airline alliances: oneworld, SkyTeam and Star (10/30/2009) ATA writes EU Commissioner Neelie Kroes urging DG-Competition to approve the three international airline alliances: oneworld, SkyTeam and Star. (10/30/09). ATA Requests U.S. Opposition to Unfair Climate Change Tax on Airlines (10/30/2009) ATA writes U.S. Special Envoy to Climate Change, Todd Stern, urging the climate negotiator to oppose a proposal for a climate change tax targeted at the airlines and their passengers to fund projects in developing countries. (10/30/2009) ATA Requests APHIS Response to Concerns Surrounding the Proposed Fee Increase (10/23/2009) ATA writes APHIS Administrator Cindy Smith requesting specific questions and concerns be addressed during the October 27 public meeting regarding the APHIS fee increase. (10/23/2009) ATA Responds to the Aviation Subcommittee on Pilot Qualifications (10/15/2009) ATA writes House Aviation Subcommittee leadership, addressing concerns with the new pilot qualifications proposed in Section 10 of the Airline Safety and Pilot Training Improvement Act, H.R. 3371 (10/16/2009)

October 2009

ATA writes EU Commissioner Neelie Kroes urging DG-Competition to approve the three international airline alliances: oneworld, SkyTeam and Star

(10/30/2009) ATA writes EU Commissioner Neelie Kroes urging DG-Competition to approve the three international airline alliances: oneworld, SkyTeam and Star. (10/30/09).

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