Safety

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

	Safety
	PubZone1 Safety is the number-one priority of America’s airlines, and air travel continues to be the world’s safest mode of transportation. Airlines work collaboratively with the FAA, the NTSB, manufacturers, employees, labor groups and others to ensure the safety of passengers and crew members. Today the U.S. airline industry is the largest and safest in the world, the result of rigorous data-driven collaboration and the gold standard against which other nations are measured. New regulations must be driven by sound science, credible data and provide real safety improvements The primary responsibility for airline safety regulation lies with the Federal Aviation Administration, which among other duties, is responsible for developing, maintaining and operating the nation’s air traffic control system. According to the FAA, NextGen is a comprehensive overhaul of our National Airspace System to make air travel more convenient and dependable while ensuring flights are as safe, secure and hassle-free as possible. In a continuous rollout of improvements/upgrades, the FAA is building the capability to guide and track air traffic more precisely and efficiently, reduce delays, save fuel, and reduce noise and pollution. NextGen is better for our customers, better for our environment – and better for our economy. Airlines for America (A4A) and its members collaborate extensively with the FAA and the Joint Planning and Development Office (JPDO) to help shape NextGen policies program implementation. JPDO promotes long-term NextGen research activities and provides the formal mechanism for government agencies to coordinate on NextGen. A4A collaborates through Federal Advisory Committees, Aviation Rulemaking Committees, participation in JPDO activities and consensus-based advisory activities The airline members of the A4A Safety Council provide industry leadership to the Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST), a unique consortium of government aviation safety-related agencies, airline safety experts, aviation employee associations, aviation manufacturers and academic institutions committed to implementing voluntary safety enhancements to prevent fatal airline accidents. CAST developed risk-reduction tools aimed at avoiding in-flight/ground loss of control, controlled flight into terrain, approach and landing accidents, midair collisions, fire/explosion, runway collisions, uncontained engine failures and crew incapacitation. New work involves developing methodologies for early identification of adverse trends (possible accident precursors) in areas such as wrong runway departures, runway incursions, runway excursions, etc. FAA and the airline industry developed the Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing (ASIAS) system to enable users to perform integrated queries across multiple safety databases; as of April 7, 2011, 38 airlines were participating. PubZone2	A4A advocates measures to support aviation safety, security and well-being.