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LOBBYING REPORT

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC.

2. Address

Address1
1301 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW
 Address2
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City
WASHINGTON
 State
DC
 Zip Code
20004-1707
 Country
USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Mr.
​JAMES L. CASEY
​2026264000
​jcasey@airlines.org
5. Senate ID#
​614-12
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC.
6. House ID#
​321610000
TYPE OF REPORT 8. Year
​2011
 Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) Q4 (10/1 - 12/31)

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

10. Check if this is a Termination Report Termination Date
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 11. No Lobbying Issue Activity
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13
12. Lobbying 13. Organizations
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more $
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$5,000 or more $
​960,000.00
Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options.
Method A. Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only

Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code

Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code

Signature
Digitally Signed By: James L. Casey Deputy General Counsel
 Date
04/19/2011

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code AVI

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 386, Securing Aircraft Cockpits Against Lasers Act of 2011; H.R. 658, FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011; H.R. 1079, Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011; H.R. 71, FAMS Augmentation Act of 2011; Baggage Fee Fairness Act of 2011; Airline Passenger Bill of Rights Act of 2011; Airport and Airway Trust Fund Financing Reauthorization Act of 2011; H.R. 1373, To direct the FAA to issue an order re secondary cokpit barriers; Airport and Airway Trust Fund Reauthorization Act of 2011;
Section 16, continued from page 2

FY 2012 Homeland Security Appropriations Act; FY 2012 Transportation, HUD Appropriations Act.

Regulatory and non-legislative issues:

Airline service quality and consumer protection
Airport and air traffic control infrastructure, service, cost and capacity (including air traffic control modernization)
Air transportation data reporting
Aviation insurance (including U.S. government-issued war-risk insurance)
Aviation safety (including the carriage of hazardous materials)
Aviation security
Commercial aircraft engineering, flight operations, maintenance and occupational safety
Commodity futures trading
Department of Defense Civil Reserve Air Fleet
Energy policies (including development of alternative fuels)
Envitronmental (domestic and international, including climate change)
Export Financing
Federal income and excise taxes, and service fees
International air service rights and operations (including U.S. government aviation negotiations)
International entry and departure facilitation (passenger and cargo)
Public health
U.S. Postal Service mail carriage

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Research & Innovative Technology Administration, State - Dept of (DOS), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Treasury - Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Chris
Brown
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Ass't Admin.FAA; H.R. T&I Committee
Sharon
Pinkerton
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Rep John Mica; FAA; H.R. Govt Reform and T&I
Ryan
Stroschein
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Sen. Tom Daschle; Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandin

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

​Air Canada and Air Jamaica, which are associate members of the Air Transport Association, are intested in airline service quality and consumer protection; airport and air traffic control infrastructure, service, cost and capacity; air transportation data reporting; aviation safety; commercial aircraft engineering, flight operations, maintenance and occupational safety; entry and export facilitation (passenger and cargo); environmental; federal excise taxes and service fees; and public health issues.

Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

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22. New General description of client’s business or activities

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LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

First Name
Last Name
Suffix
First Name
Last Name
Suffix
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​Clint
​Fisher
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​James
​May
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​John
​Meenan
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​Ryan
​Stroschein
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ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

Name Address Principal Place of Business
(city and state or country)
Street Address
City State/Province Zip Country
City
State Country

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

1 3 5
2 4 6

FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

Name Address Principal place of business
(city and state or country) 		Amount of contribution for lobbying activities Ownership percentage in client
Street Address
City State/Province Country
City
State Country
%

28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization

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2 6 10
3 7 11
4 8 12