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One of the best sources of data on the U.S. airline

industry is an annual report published by the Air

Transport Association of America, 1301 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW, Suite 1100, Washington, D.C. 20004. The

International Air Transport Association makes forecasts

and publishes financial and traffic statistics on the
world airline industry. Their World Air Transport

Statistics is in its fifty - seventh year of publication and

is reported to be the single most timely and

authoritative source of international airline data.
Air Transport World ( ATW ) publishes an annual World

Airline Report that typically appears in their July issue.

The report is available from ATW at (202) 659 - 8500 or
http://www.atwonline.com . The comprehensive

report covers the world ’ s top twenty - five airlines,

world airline financial statistics, Africa, Asia/Pacific,

Canada, Europe, Latin America/Caribbean, Middle
East, U.S. Majors, U.S. Nationals, U.S. Cargo Carriers,

U.S. Regional/Specialty Carriers, and World Airline

Fleets. Air Transport World is published monthly by
Penton Media, Inc.

THE RAIL INDUSTRY

Rail passenger transportation, once the major mode of
travel in the United States, reached its peak volume in

1920. Major railroads wished to rid themselves of the

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