A4A

The Washington Agenda: U.S. airlines prepare to advance their policy goals with the newly elected president

A4A

The Washington Agenda: U.S. airlines prepare to advance their policy goals with the newly elected president

November 2016
1 min read
Seth Kaplan

Issue Overview

For U.S. airlines, a new president means a new opportunity to advance their policy agenda. Immediately after Donald Trump’s victory, Airlines for America, or A4A, congratulated the president elect and reminded him of their industry’s importance to the nation’s economy—it supports 10m jobs, the A4A asserts, and underpins 5% of the entire U.S. economy through the trade and travel it facilitates.