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Building a 21St-Century Infrastructure for America: Air Transportation in the United States in the 21St Century BUILDING A 21ST-CENTURY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR AMERICA: AIR TRANSPORTATION IN THE UNITED STATES IN THE 21ST CENTURY (115–4) HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON AVIATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED FIFTEENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION MARCH 8, 2017 Printed for the use of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure ( Available online at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/ committee.action?chamber=house&committee=transportation U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 24–655 PDF WASHINGTON : 2017 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2104 Mail: Stop IDCC, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate Aug 31 2005 14:00 May 19, 2017 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 P:\HEARINGS\115\AV\3-8-20~1\24655.TXT JEAN COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE BILL SHUSTER, Pennsylvania, Chairman DON YOUNG, Alaska PETER A. DEFAZIO, Oregon JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR., Tennessee, ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of Vice Chair Columbia FRANK A. LOBIONDO, New Jersey JERROLD NADLER, New York SAM GRAVES, Missouri EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas DUNCAN HUNTER, California ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland ERIC A. ‘‘RICK’’ CRAWFORD, Arkansas RICK LARSEN, Washington LOU BARLETTA, Pennsylvania MICHAEL E. CAPUANO, Massachusetts BLAKE FARENTHOLD, Texas GRACE F. NAPOLITANO, California BOB GIBBS, Ohio DANIEL LIPINSKI, Illinois DANIEL WEBSTER, Florida STEVE COHEN, Tennessee JEFF DENHAM, California ALBIO SIRES, New Jersey THOMAS MASSIE, Kentucky JOHN GARAMENDI, California MARK MEADOWS, North Carolina HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, JR., Georgia SCOTT PERRY, Pennsylvania ANDRE´ CARSON, Indiana RODNEY DAVIS, Illinois RICHARD M. NOLAN, Minnesota MARK SANFORD, South Carolina DINA TITUS, Nevada ROB WOODALL, Georgia SEAN PATRICK MALONEY, New York TODD ROKITA, Indiana ELIZABETH H. ESTY, Connecticut, Vice JOHN KATKO, New York Ranking Member BRIAN BABIN, Texas LOIS FRANKEL, Florida GARRET GRAVES, Louisiana CHERI BUSTOS, Illinois BARBARA COMSTOCK, Virginia JARED HUFFMAN, California DAVID ROUZER, North Carolina JULIA BROWNLEY, California MIKE BOST, Illinois FREDERICA S. WILSON, Florida RANDY K. WEBER, SR., Texas DONALD M. PAYNE, JR., New Jersey DOUG LAMALFA, California ALAN S. LOWENTHAL, California BRUCE WESTERMAN, Arkansas BRENDA L. LAWRENCE, Michigan LLOYD SMUCKER, Pennsylvania MARK DESAULNIER, California PAUL MITCHELL, Michigan JOHN J. FASO, New York A. DREW FERGUSON IV, Georgia BRIAN J. MAST, Florida JASON LEWIS, Minnesota (II) VerDate Aug 31 2005 14:00 May 19, 2017 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0486 Sfmt 0486 P:\HEARINGS\115\AV\3-8-20~1\24655.TXT JEAN SUBCOMMITTEE ON AVIATION FRANK A. LOBIONDO, New Jersey, Chairman DON YOUNG, Alaska RICK LARSEN, Washington JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR., Tennessee EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas SAM GRAVES, Missouri DANIEL LIPINSKI, Illinois DUNCAN HUNTER, California ANDRE´ CARSON, Indiana BLAKE FARENTHOLD, Texas CHERI BUSTOS, Illinois BOB GIBBS, Ohio ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of DANIEL WEBSTER, Florida Columbia JEFF DENHAM, California DINA TITUS, NEVADA THOMAS MASSIE, Kentucky SEAN PATRICK MALONEY, New York MARK MEADOWS, North Carolina JULIA BROWNLEY, California SCOTT PERRY, Pennsylvania DONALD M. PAYNE, JR., New Jersey RODNEY DAVIS, Illinois BRENDA L. LAWRENCE, Michigan MARK SANFORD, South Carolina MICHAEL E. CAPUANO, Massachusetts ROB WOODALL, Georgia GRACE F. NAPOLITANO, California TODD ROKITA, Indiana STEVE COHEN, Tennessee BARBARA COMSTOCK, Virginia HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, JR., Georgia DOUG LAMALFA, California RICHARD M. NOLAN, Minnesota BRUCE WESTERMAN, Arkansas PETER A. DEFAZIO, Oregon (Ex Officio) PAUL MITCHELL, Michigan, Vice Chair JASON LEWIS, Minnesota BILL SHUSTER, Pennsylvania (Ex Officio) (III) VerDate Aug 31 2005 14:00 May 19, 2017 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0486 Sfmt 0486 P:\HEARINGS\115\AV\3-8-20~1\24655.TXT JEAN VerDate Aug 31 2005 14:00 May 19, 2017 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0486 Sfmt 0486 P:\HEARINGS\115\AV\3-8-20~1\24655.TXT JEAN CONTENTS Page Summary of Subject Matter .................................................................................... vi TESTIMONY Brad Tilden, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Alaska Air Group, Inc. ... 6 Russell ‘‘Chip’’ Childs, President and Chief Executive Officer, SkyWest, Inc. ... 6 Joseph C. Hete, President and Chief Executive Officer, Air Transport Services Group, Inc. ............................................................................................................ 6 Sara Nelson, International President, Association of Flight Attendants— CWA, AFL–CIO .................................................................................................... 6 Charles Leocha, President, Travelers United, Inc. ............................................... 6 PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY WITNESSES Brad Tilden .............................................................................................................. 42 Russell ‘‘Chip’’ Childs .............................................................................................. 45 Joseph C. Hete ......................................................................................................... 55 Sara Nelson .............................................................................................................. 58 Charles Leocha ......................................................................................................... 71 SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD Hon. Rick Larsen, a Representative in Congress from the State of Wash- ington, submission of the following: Written statement from Captain Timothy Canoll, President, Air Line Pilots Association, International .................................................................. 81 Letter of March 7, 2017, from Captain Timothy Canoll, President, Air Line Pilots Association, International ......................................................... 88 Written statement from Robert A. Ross, National President, Association of Professional Flight Attendants ................................................................ 90 Chart prepared by Hon. Peter A. DeFazio, a Representative in Congress from the State of Oregon, submitted by Hon. Todd Rokita, a Representative in Congress from the State of Indiana ............................................................... 17 ADDITIONS TO THE RECORD Written statements from: Christian A. Klein, Executive Vice President, Aeronautical Repair Station Association ..................................................................................................... 93 Atlas Air Worldwide ......................................................................................... 98 Stephen A. Alterman, President, Cargo Airline Association ........................ 100 Candace McGraw, Chief Executive Officer, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, et al. ......................................................................... 102 Will Lo¨fberg, Vice President, International, Government and Environ- ment Affairs, Emirates Airline .................................................................... 104 FedEx Corporation ........................................................................................... 111 Phillip N. Brown, Executive Director, Greater Orlando Aviation Author- ity ................................................................................................................... 118 Jonathan Ornstein, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mesa Air Group, Inc. ..................................................................................................... 122 Frode Berg, Chief Legal Officer, Norwegian Air Shuttle .............................. 124 Paralyzed Veterans of America ....................................................................... 130 William J. Flynn, President and Chief Executive Officer, Atlas Air World- wide, et al., on behalf of U.S. Airlines for Open Skies ............................... 136 (V) VerDate Aug 31 2005 14:00 May 19, 2017 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 P:\HEARINGS\115\AV\3-8-20~1\24655.TXT JEAN vi VerDate Aug 31 2005 14:00 May 19, 2017 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\HEARINGS\115\AV\3-8-20~1\24655.TXT JEAN Insert offset folio 1 here 24655.001 vii VerDate Aug 31 2005 14:00 May 19, 2017 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\HEARINGS\115\AV\3-8-20~1\24655.TXT JEAN Insert offset folio 2 here 24655.002 viii VerDate Aug 31 2005 14:00 May 19, 2017 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\HEARINGS\115\AV\3-8-20~1\24655.TXT JEAN Insert offset folio 3 here 24655.003 ix VerDate Aug 31 2005 14:00 May 19, 2017 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\HEARINGS\115\AV\3-8-20~1\24655.TXT JEAN Insert offset folio 4 here 24655.004 x VerDate Aug 31 2005 14:00 May 19, 2017 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\HEARINGS\115\AV\3-8-20~1\24655.TXT JEAN Insert offset folio 5 here 24655.005 xi VerDate Aug 31 2005 14:00 May 19, 2017 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\HEARINGS\115\AV\3-8-20~1\24655.TXT JEAN Insert offset folio 6 here 24655.006 xii VerDate Aug 31 2005 14:00 May 19, 2017 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\HEARINGS\115\AV\3-8-20~1\24655.TXT JEAN Insert offset folio 7 here 24655.007 xiii VerDate Aug 31 2005 14:00 May 19, 2017 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\HEARINGS\115\AV\3-8-20~1\24655.TXT JEAN Insert offset folio
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