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Article: Air Transport Association Calls on Congress to End Rampant Oil Speculation
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- June 17, 2008
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To: TRANSPORTATION EDITORS
Contact: Elizabeth Merida, +1-202-626-4205, or Victoria Day, +1-
202-626-4141, both of Air Transport Association of America
U.S. Airlines Face $7-13 Billion Loss for 2008 - on Par With
Worst Financial Year Ever
WASHINGTON,June 17/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Air Transport
Association of America (ATA), the industry trade organization for
the leading U.S. airlines, today testified before the Senate
Committee on Agriculture Nutrition and Forestry and Appropriations
Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government on the
crisis facing the airline industry resulting from record-high jet
fuel prices. ATA also called on Congress to act now to impose common- ...