News Archive 2009

December 2009	ATA Posts to the National Journal Blog on Aviation and the Environment (12/23/2009) ATA Vice President, Environmental Affairs Nancy Young contributes to the National Journal Copenhagen Insider blog, which has now been migrated to the Energy blog. ATA Comments on DOT Tarmac Delay Rule (12/21/2009) ATA President and CEO James C. May commented on the Department of Transportation (DOT) Tarmac Delay Rule. ATA Reports Decline in November Passenger Demand, October Cargo Traffic (12/18/2009) ATA today reported that passenger revenue, based on a sample group of carriers, fell 7 percent in November 2009 versus the same month in 2008. This marks the 13th consecutive month in which passenger revenue has declined from the prior year, fueled primar... 15 Airlines Take Groundbreaking Step in Alternative Fuel Deployment, Sign Comprehensive MOUs to Negotiate Purchase of Fuel from AltAir & Rentech (12/15/2009) ATA announced today that a core group of airlines has signed groundbreaking memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with two different producers – AltAir Fuels LLC and Rentech, Inc. – for a future supply of alternative aviation fuel. ATA Comments on the House of Representatives’ Passage of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (12/11/2009) ATA statement regarding passage of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. ATA Expects 2.5 Percent Decline in Air Travelers Over 21-Day Winter Holiday Period (12/10/2009) ATA expects 41 million passengers to travel over the upcoming winter holidays on U.S. carriers, a 2.5 percent year-over-year decline.

December 2009

ATA Posts to the National Journal Blog on Aviation and the Environment

(12/23/2009) ATA Vice President, Environmental Affairs Nancy Young contributes to the National Journal Copenhagen Insider blog, which has now been migrated to the Energy blog.

ATA Comments on DOT Tarmac Delay Rule

(12/21/2009) ATA President and CEO James C. May commented on the Department of Transportation (DOT) Tarmac Delay Rule.

ATA Reports Decline in November Passenger Demand, October Cargo Traffic

(12/18/2009) ATA today reported that passenger revenue, based on a sample group of carriers, fell 7 percent in November 2009 versus the same month in 2008. This marks the 13th consecutive month in which passenger revenue has declined from the prior year, fueled primar...

15 Airlines Take Groundbreaking Step in Alternative Fuel Deployment, Sign Comprehensive MOUs to Negotiate Purchase of Fuel from AltAir & Rentech

(12/15/2009) ATA announced today that a core group of airlines has signed groundbreaking memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with two different producers – AltAir Fuels LLC and Rentech, Inc. – for a future supply of alternative aviation fuel.

ATA Comments on the House of Representatives’ Passage of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009

(12/11/2009) ATA statement regarding passage of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.

ATA Expects 2.5 Percent Decline in Air Travelers Over 21-Day Winter Holiday Period

(12/10/2009) ATA expects 41 million passengers to travel over the upcoming winter holidays on U.S. carriers, a 2.5 percent year-over-year decline.

November 2009	ATA Reports Decline in October Passenger Demand, September Cargo Traffic (11/20/2009) ATA reported that passenger revenue, based on a sample group of carriers, fell 15 percent in October 2009 as compared to the same month in 2008. ATA Comments on DOT Stakeholder Forum on Aviation Financial Health, Formation of Federal Advisory Committee to Discuss Industry Future (11/12/2009) ATA today commented on the U.S. Department of Transportation and Secretary LaHood’s initiative in bringing aviation stakeholders together to discuss the financial health of commercial aviation. ATA Expects 4 Percent Decline in Air Travel Over 12-Day Thanksgiving Holiday Period (11/9/2009) ATA expects a 4 percent year-over-year decrease in the number of passengers traveling on U.S. airlines during the 2009 Thanksgiving holiday season, despite deep discounting over the past several months. ATA Reports Second Consecutive Quarter of Airline Cost Declines (11/3/2009) ATA released its quarterly Airline Cost Index, incorporating data through the second quarter of 2009. ATA Statement on USDA Withdrawal of Inspection Fee Increase (11/2/2009) ATA applauded a decision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to withdraw the recently published interim rule to increase the fees charged for certain agricultural quarantine and inspection servic...

November 2009

ATA Reports Decline in October Passenger Demand, September Cargo Traffic

(11/20/2009) ATA reported that passenger revenue, based on a sample group of carriers, fell 15 percent in October 2009 as compared to the same month in 2008.

ATA Comments on DOT Stakeholder Forum on Aviation Financial Health, Formation of Federal Advisory Committee to Discuss Industry Future

(11/12/2009) ATA today commented on the U.S. Department of Transportation and Secretary LaHood’s initiative in bringing aviation stakeholders together to discuss the financial health of commercial aviation.

ATA Expects 4 Percent Decline in Air Travel Over 12-Day Thanksgiving Holiday Period

(11/9/2009) ATA expects a 4 percent year-over-year decrease in the number of passengers traveling on U.S. airlines during the 2009 Thanksgiving holiday season, despite deep discounting over the past several months.

ATA Reports Second Consecutive Quarter of Airline Cost Declines

(11/3/2009) ATA released its quarterly Airline Cost Index, incorporating data through the second quarter of 2009.

ATA Statement on USDA Withdrawal of Inspection Fee Increase

(11/2/2009) ATA applauded a decision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to withdraw the recently published interim rule to increase the fees charged for certain agricultural quarantine and inspection servic...

October 2009	ATA Urges U.S. Climate Negotiators To Oppose Climate Change Tax Targeting International Air Passengers (10/30/2009) ATA urged climate negotiators to oppose an exorbitant new climate change tax to be imposed on the airlines and their passengers. The so-called “International Air Passenger Adaption Levy” would single out aviation to raise $10 billion per year ... ATA Reports Decline in September Passenger Demand, August Cargo (10/20/2009) ATA reported that passenger revenue, based on a sample group of carriers, fell 19 percent in September 2009 versus the same month in 2008. This marks the 11th consecutive month in which passenger revenue has declined from the prior year, fueled primarily ... ATA Commends ICAO Member States for Progress on Climate Change Agenda (10/13/2009) ATA commended the 190 Member States of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for confirming a comprehensive Program of Action at last week’s High Level Meeting on Climate Change.

October 2009

ATA Urges U.S. Climate Negotiators To Oppose Climate Change Tax Targeting International Air Passengers

(10/30/2009) ATA urged climate negotiators to oppose an exorbitant new climate change tax to be imposed on the airlines and their passengers. The so-called “International Air Passenger Adaption Levy” would single out aviation to raise $10 billion per year ...

ATA Reports Decline in September Passenger Demand, August Cargo

(10/20/2009) ATA reported that passenger revenue, based on a sample group of carriers, fell 19 percent in September 2009 versus the same month in 2008. This marks the 11th consecutive month in which passenger revenue has declined from the prior year, fueled primarily ...

ATA Commends ICAO Member States for Progress on Climate Change Agenda

(10/13/2009) ATA commended the 190 Member States of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for confirming a comprehensive Program of Action at last week’s High Level Meeting on Climate Change.

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