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TRANSPORTATION - BTS - Bureau of Transportation Statistics

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Figure 2-21Regional/Commuter Passenger Aircraft Fleet: 1975-992,5002,000TurbopropRegional jetAircraft1,5001,00050001975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999Source: U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Transportation</strong>, <strong>Bureau</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Transportation</strong> <strong>Statistics</strong>, Office <strong>of</strong>Airline Information (Washington, DC: Various years).Figure 2-22Average Trip Length on Regional/Commuter Carriers: 1975-99300250200Miles1501005001975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999Source: U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Transportation</strong>, Federal Aviation Administration, WorkingPaper on Aerospace Capacity and Demand (Washington, DC: 2000).Today’s regional airlines are more aptly characterized as large, pr<strong>of</strong>essionally managedbusinesses, operating state-<strong>of</strong>-the-art aircraft and poised for continued growth [USDOT <strong>BTS</strong>OAI n.d.(c)].Air Cargo: The demand for air cargo transportation has grown as economic activity hasincreased. Growth in air cargo activity has historically been strongly related to growth in theGross Domestic Product (GDP). By providing faster ways for businesses to deliver high-valuegoods to customers, air cargo transportation has become a major factor in economic growth.Air cargo has grown even faster than airline passenger traffic. The 6.1 percent annual growthin domestic freight RTMs from 1975 to 1999 was greater than the percent growth in RPMs(figure 2-17). Industry growth was primarily attributable to the growth <strong>of</strong> all-cargo carriers,which accounted for more than two-thirds <strong>of</strong> domestic freight RTMs in 1999 [USDOT <strong>BTS</strong> OAIn.d.(b)]. Federal Express and United Parcel Service are the two largest domestic all-cargocarriers. Both <strong>of</strong> these carriers are integrated carriers providing door-to-door service usingintermodal systems.2-24

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