Issues

The newly formed bipartisan Air Cargo Caucus held the first take-off event on Wednesday, March 13th, in Rayburn House Office Building. Caucus Co-Chairs Representative Cheri Bustos (D-IL) and Representative Paul Mitchell (R-MI) welcomed the crowd along with other Caucus Members.

CAA joined several aviation and travel industry colleagues in sending a letter to the chairman and ranking members of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and Subcommittee on Aviation, expressing support for the Aviation Funding...

The Cargo Airline Association joined several aviation and transportation industry groups in a letter to President Trump and Congressional Leaders to express concerns over the impact the government shutdown has and will have on the nation’s aviation system. Read the letter...

CAA President, Steve Alterman, testified before the House Homeland Security Committee Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security on the topic of insider threats. Mr. Alterman shared the cargo as well as the industry perspective at the hearing, read his testimony here:...

The Cargo Airline Association released the following statement regarding the United States Government’s work and commitment to maintaining the Open Skies agreement with the United Arab Emirates: CAA Statement on UAE Open Skies Agreement

On Tuesday, February 27th, 2018, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Subcommittee on Aviation held a hearing, “The State of Aviation Safety”. The all-cargo air carrier members of CAA value safety as the highest priority and submitted the following...

On August 16, 2017, the Cargo Airline Association held the Alaska Air Cargo Forum at Ted Stevens International Airport (ANC) in Anchorage, Alaska. The Forum was designed to convene relevant stakeholders to discuss air cargo’s impact in Alaska. Steve Alterman, President of...

On March 8, 2017 the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Subcommittee on Aviation held a hearing “Building a 21st Century Infrastructure for America: Air Transportation in the United States in the 21st Century”. The Cargo Airline Association submitted...

The Cargo Airline Association sent letters to members of the Alaska State Legislature expressing concern with proposed legislation that would potentially increase the jet fuel tax on cargo operators. Read the letter here: CAA Letter on AK Senate Tax Bill