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

U.S. exports by air are 130 times the value of exports transported 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

As of early 2011, FAA projecting 1 billion passengers to be enplaned in FY 2021

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

NextGen could reduce annual fuel consumption by 1.6 billion gallons

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

From 2000-2010, reduced greenhouse gas 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 7 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 roundtrip domestic fare in 2010 fell 21% (from $398 to $316) compared to 2000

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