In its annual Aerospace Forecast released yesterday, the agency projected that combined US mainline and regional carrier capacity will decrease 6.7% in 2009, with mainline ASMs shrinking 9.5%, "signaling the largest reduction in domestic mainline capacity since deregulation of the industry in 1978." US system RPMs will drop 7.1% this year as passenger enplanements slide 7.3%, it said, adding that "growth is projected to return in 2010 with system RPMs and passengers increasing 2.8% and 2% respectively on a capacity increase of 2.6%."
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well seams like we have to wait untill 2010 to see the light!
WTF!