Date: June 19th 2008

To members of the press,

The U.S. commercial aviation industry is in full-blown crisis. Business Travel Coalition will publish a report on Monday, June 23 titled: Beyond the Airlines’ $2 Can of Coke: Catastrophic Impact on the U.S. Economy from Oil-price Trauma in the Airline Industry

The report outlines and puts into context 9 major impacts from a failed airline industry on U.S. local and regional economies, and our way of life.

Please let me know via email if you would like to receive an embargoed copy of this report.

Two simple ground rules: (1) you cannot share the report outside your newsroom, and (2) stories can be written for after 12:01am on Monday, June 23. (Wire embargo: Wire services may distribute stories, but your clients must hold for release until 12:01am on Monday, June 23.)

Please address mail to Mitchell@businesstravelcoalition.com



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