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2. Source: National Transportation Statistics Summary Report 2008, Table 1-11

3. 19902007  Total Number of Airports 17,581  Public 5,589  Private 11,901  Total Number of Airports 20,341  Public 5,221  Private 14,839

4.  When passengers decrease, airports suffer large losses.  A good year for airlines does not necessarily mean a good year for airports.

5.  Recent fuel spike in 2008 increased industry overhead and economic recession decreased flight demand.  These factors have greatly hindered commercial air profits in the past few years  The airline industry hopes that current drop in fuel price will exceed the drop in demand  History shows that the future of the commercial aviation industry depends largely on sustained U.S. economic growth.

6.  Rita, Research and Innovative Administration. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Available: http://www.rita.dot.gov/http://www.rita.dot.gov/  Wyman, Oliver. Federal Aviation Administration. April 2009. Available: http://www.faa.gov/news/conferences_events/aviation_forecast_2 009/agenda/media.pdf http://www.faa.gov/news/conferences_events/aviation_forecast_2 009/agenda/media.pdf  IATA, International Air Transportation Association. Available: http://www.iata.org/whatwedo/economics/fuel_monitor/price_de velopment.htm http://www.iata.org/whatwedo/economics/fuel_monitor/price_de velopment.htm  National Transportation Statistics Summary. Available: http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics /