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“Into the Future”

“Into the Future”. Air Transportation: Key Infrastructure for the Modern Economy. General Aviation. “A community without an airport will be eliminated by the majority of firms seeking to relocate or build a new facility.” Washington State University report. Sustainability.

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“Into the Future”

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  1. “Into the Future” Air Transportation: Key Infrastructure for the Modern Economy

  2. General Aviation “A community without an airport will be eliminated by the majority of firms seeking to relocate or build a new facility.” Washington State University report

  3. Sustainability • Air Transportation • Not subsidized; pays taxes • Set goals for environmental sustainability

  4. Climate Change – Aviation’s Goal • Meet the world’s expanding air service demand without increasing Greenhouse Gases (GHG) • Be carbon neutral by 2050 Reducing Greenhouse Gases = Greater Efficiency and Lower Costs Air transportation emits 2% of Greenhouse Gases Source: London Economist

  5. De-Icing and Run-Off Recapture… …MWAA is State-of-the-Art

  6. For Washington: Air Transportation is Woven into Society’s Fabric • For every job in the Washington region, 10 airline tickets are sold each year • 18% of adults visit Europe at least once every three years • 90% of adult voters visit one of the region’s airports each year • 12% of our region’s jobs are concerned with international trade

  7. One Interdependent World

  8. Tourism: Most Future Growth from Overseas International visitors stay longer; spend more.

  9. Transportation is a Means not an End • 68% of new jobs, 1980 – 2000, in jurisdictions accessible to Dulles • Dulles and Route 28 corridors • Miniscule share of Gross Regional Product in 1980 • Now about 25% Source: MWCOG statistics; Dr. Stephen Fuller, George Mason University

  10. Airport AccessGroundGood air service does not help the regional economy if you cannot easily get to the airport!

  11. 21st Century “Main Streets”

  12. Annual Job Change – MOTYC Northern Virginia 000s Source: Dr. Stephen Fuller, George Mason University

  13. Annual Job Change – MOTYC Suburban Maryland 000s Source: Dr. Stephen Fuller, George Mason University

  14. Economic Value of One New Daily Transatlantic Service Measured Gain 2 Years Later Markets Increase in Markets Served 2 to 3 9 to 10 Economic Gain New High Tech Jobs 4,500 1,600 Capitalized Value New Jobs $1.7 B $625 M Source: Button/Taylor - George Mason & Monash Universities September 2000

  15. Dulles: Passenger Use 1962 - 1982 Airline Deregulation 2 million WATF Formed Source: Airport Records

  16. Dulles Today

  17. Capacity for Tomorrow Flight Operations Passengers IN MILLIONS Cargo IN TONNES DESIGN CAPACITY DESIGN CAPACITY CARGO POTENTIAL 750,000 55 M+ 8 M** Today Today 342,394 23M Today 333,845 Source: MWAA Records through September 2009 Based on a picture by Air Survey Corporation ** WATF Estimate

  18. DCA: Post September 11th • 15.9 million passengers “inconvenienced” • 80,000 jobs threatened

  19. The First Law of the Modern Economy Runway + Demand =New Jobs and Prosperity © WATF 10/06

  20. The First Law of the Modern Economy Runway + Demand =New Jobs and Prosperity © WATF 10/06

  21. Barriers • Aviation’s role not widely understood • Surface transportation implementation • Restrictive international air service • agreements • Cumbersome security

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