ATA Applauds Alternative Fuels Legislation

The U.S. Air Transport Association (ATA) says it's in favor of the coal-to-liquids alternative fuels legislation recently introduced in Congress.

James C. May, the ATA's president and CEO said, "Alternative fuels have the potential to bring significant economic, operational and environmental benefits to the airlines, as well as energy security for the country."

"With 19 to 20 billion gallons of jet fuel consumed per year, fuel now tops expenses paid by airlines. In 2006 alone, U.S. airlines spent more than $38 billion on jet fuel," May said. "While airlines improved fuel efficiency by 35 percent in the past six years, the unrelenting rise in these fuel prices and an unstable global fuel supply source necessitate efforts to find alternative jet fuels." 05-11-2007.

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