The economic importance of aviation

There have been a number of reports published with the aim of convincing decision makers, opinion leaders and the general public of how significant aviation is now to our economic and social well being. These include:

• The Economic Impact of Civil Aviation on the U.S. Economy (October 2008) from the US FAA
  
• The economic and social benefits of air transport 2008 by Oxford Economics for ATAG
  
• Aviation Economic Benefits (July 2007) from IATA working with InterVISTAS
  
• Economic benefits of aviation (November 2004) from BAA