FAA Aerospace Forecasts Fiscal Years 2001-2012

March 2001

Note: The Executive Summary, Summary Tables, and the 49 Forecast Tables have been revised to reflect the latest OMB economic assumptions. The revised forecast tables are noted by an R after the table number.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Executive Summary Tables
Table I-1R: Economic Forecasts—United States and World (Revised OMB Outlook—January 22, 2001) Fiscal Years 2001-2012
Table I-2R: Aviation Demand Forecasts Large Air Carriers (Revised OMB Outlook— January 22, 2001) Fiscal Years 2001-2012
Table I-3R: Aviation Forecast Assumptions--Large Air Carriers Fiscal Years 2001 – 2012
Table I-4R: Aviation Demand Forecasts and Assumptions—Regionals/Commuters (Revised OMB Outlook—January 22, 2001) Fiscal Years 2001 – 2012
Table I-5: Aviation Demand Forecasts and Assumptions—General Aviation Fiscal Years 2001 – 2012
Table I-6: Aviation Activity Forecasts--Combined FAA and Contract Towers Fiscal Years 2001 – 2012
Table I-7: Aviation Activity Forecasts--FAA Facilities Fiscal Years 2001 - 2012

1999 General Aviation and Air Taxi and Avionics Survey—Summary Tables
Table V-2: General Aviation Active Aircraft by Aircraft Type
Table V-3: Total General Aviation Hours Flown by Aircraft Type
Table V-4: General Aviation Active Aircraft by Primary Use Category
Table V-5: Total General Aviation Hours Flown by Use Category

Economic Forecasts
Table 1R: U.S. Short-Term Economic Forecasts
Table 2R: U.S. Long-Term Economic Forecasts
Table 3: Alternative U.S. Long-Term Economic Forecasts
Table 4: International GDP Forecasts
Table 5: International Exchange Rate Forecasts

Air Carrier Forecasts
Table 6R: Baseline U.S. Air Carrier Forecast Assumptions Total System Operations
Table 7R: Baseline U.S. Air Carrier Forecast Assumptions Domestic Operations
Table 8R: Baseline U.S. Air Carrier Forecast Assumptions International Operations (Part 1)
Table 9R: Baseline U.S. Air Carrier Forecast Assumptions International Operations (Part 2)
Table 10R: U.S. and Foreign Flag Carriers Total Passenger Traffic to/from the United States
Table 11R: U.S. Commercial Air Carriers and Regionals/Commuters Total Scheduled U.S. Passenger Traffic
Table 12R: U.S. Commercial Air Carriers Scheduled Passenger Traffic
Table 13R: U.S. Commercial Air Carriers Scheduled International Passenger Traffic
Table 14R: U. S. Commercial Air Carriers Scheduled Passenger Capacity, Traffic, and Load Factors
Table 15R: U.S. Commercial Air Carriers--Scheduled Passenger Capacity, Traffic, and Load Factors By International Travel Regions
Table 16R: U.S. Commercial Air Carriers Total Air Cargo Revenue Ton Miles
Table 17R: U.S. Commercial Air Carriers Total Air Cargo Revenue Ton Miles: All-Cargo Carriers
Table 18R: U.S. Commercial Air Carriers Air Cargo Revenue Ton Miles: Passenger Carriers
Table 19: U.S. Commercial Air Carriers Passenger Jet Aircraft
Table 20: U.S. Commercial Air Carriers Cargo Jet Aircraft
Table 21: U.S. Commercial Air Carriers Total Airborne Hours
Table 22: Total Jet Fuel and Aviation Gasoline Fuel Consumption U.S. Civil Aviation Aircraft

Regionals/Commuters Forecasts
Table 23R: U.S. Regionals/Commuters Forecast Assumptions
Table 24R: U.S. Regionals/Commuters Scheduled Passenger Traffic
Table 25R: U.S. Regionals/Commuters Scheduled Passenger Capacity, Traffic, and Load Factors
Table 26: U.S. Regionals/Commuters Passenger Aircraft and Flight Hours

General Aviation Forecasts
Table 27: Active General Aviation and Air Taxi Aircraft
Table 28: Active General Aviation and Air Taxi Hours Flown
Table 29: Active Pilots by Type of Certificate
Table 30: General Aviation Aircraft Fuel Consumption
Table 31: Active Rotorcraft Fleet and Hours Flown

FAA Workload Forecasts
Table 32: Total Combined Aircraft Operations at Airports with FAA and Contract Traffic Control Service
Table 33: Combined Itinerant Aircraft Operations at Airports with FAA and Contract Traffic Control Service
Table 34: Combined Local Aircraft Operations at Airports with FAA and Contract Traffic Control Service
Table 35: Total Aircraft Operations at Airports with FAA Traffic Control Service
Table 36: Itinerant Aircraft Operations at Airports with FAA Traffic Control Service
Table 37: Local Aircraft Operations at Airports with FAA Traffic Control Service
Table 38: Total Aircraft Operations at Airports with Contract Traffic Control Service
Table 39: Itinerant Aircraft Operations at Airports with Contract Traffic Control Service
Table 40: Local Aircraft Operations at Airports with Contract Traffic Control Service
Table 41: Total Combined Instrument Operations at Airports with FAA and Contract Traffic Control Service
Table 42: Instrument Operations at Airports with FAA Traffic Control Service
Table 43: Instrument Operations at Airports with Contract Traffic Control Service
Table 44: IFR Aircraft Handled at FAA Air Route Traffic Control Centers
Table 45: IFR Departures and Overs at FAA Air Route Traffic Control Centers
Table 46: Total Flight Services at FAA Flight Service Stations
Table 47: Flight Plans Originated at FAA Flight Service Stations
Table 48: Aircraft Contacted at FAA Flight Service Stations
Table 49: Automated Flight Services DUATS Transactions