A4A commends Senate confirmation of Penny Pritzker.
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Airlines for America commended U.S. Senate's confirmation of Penny Pritzker to serve as the next Secretary of Commerce. According to A4A President and CEO Nicholas E. Calio, air transportation is an indispensable engine of economic growth, and Penny Pritzker understands and appreciates the important role U.S. carriers play in creating jobs and bolstering our economic recovery. A4A says it looks forward to working with her to develop and promote travel, tourism, and shipping.
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A4A Commends Senate Confirmation of Penny Pritzker as Secretary of Commerce
WASHINGTONÂ – Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, today commended the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of Penny Pritzker to serve as the next Secretary of Commerce.
"Air transportation is an indispensable engine of economic growth, and Penny Prtizker understands and appreciates the important role U.S. carriers play in creating jobs and bolstering our economic recovery,” said A4A President and CEO Nicholas E. Calio. “We congratulate Ms. Prtizker on her confirmation, and look forward to working with her to develop and promote travel, tourism and shipping and enable U.S. airlines to compete on a level playing field globally."
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Annually, commercial aviation helps drive more than $1 trillion in U.S. economic activity and more than 10 million U.S. jobs. A4A airline members and their affiliates transport more than 90 percent of all U.S. airline passenger and cargo traffic. America needs a cohesive National Airline Policy that will support the integral role the nation’s airlines play in connecting people and goods globally, spur the nation’s economic growth and create more high-paying jobs.
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