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• O J I a m writin g t o suppor t th e applicatio n o f U S Airway s t o obtai n a slo t exemptio n i n th e Department' s slo t exemptio n proceedin g Docke t OST-2000-7182 .

• Locate d i n th e cente ro f th e state , Jackso n i s th e larges t populatio n cente ri n a regio n stretchin g 40 0 mile s betwee n Ne w Orlean s i n th e south , an d Memphi s t o th e north . • Th e Jackson' s econom yconsist s o f industrie s le d b yhealthcare , aerospace , communication , energy , educatio n an d manufacturing . • Majo rcorporat e investor s includ e Nissan , Lockhee d Martin , Genera l Electric , Entergy , AT& T an d L-3 Communications . • A s th e stat e capital , Jackso n ha s th e larges t b y fa rconcentratio n o f federal , stat e an d loca l governmen t agencie s an d office s i n Mississippi , man y o f whos e employee s regularl ytrave l t o an d fro m Washington , DC . • Durin g th e eigh t year s th e DCA-JA N Servic e ha s existed , Mississippi' s acces s t o th e nation' s capita l ha s improve d immensel y t o th e benefi t o f ten s o f thousand s o f busines s people , tourists , civi c leaders , governmen t employees , militar ypersonne l an d defens e contractor s fro m throughou t Mississipp i wh o routinel ytrave l t o Washington , DC . Simpl yput , th e economi c benefit s an d positiv e impac t o n job s create d b yth e DCA-JA N Serv e ar e immense . • Th e DCA-JA N Servic e i s th e onl y nonsto p servic e i n Mississipp i t o eithe ro f th e tw o airport s whic h serv e Washington , DC . I f th e DCA-JA N Servic e i s discontinued , th e entir e stat e o f Mississipp i woul d b e withou t nonsto p servic e t o th e nation' s capital . • Th e greate rJackso n are a i s th e mos t dynami c cente rfo reconomi c developmen t an d jo b creatio n i n Mississippi . • Denia l o f th e U S Airway s Applicatio n woul d b e counte rt o th e cor e purpose s o f th e Wendel l H . For d Aviatio n Investmen t an d Refor m Ac t o f th e 21' * Centur y an d th e Visio n 10 0 - Centur yo f Aviatio n Reauthorizatio n Act . • Discontinuanc e o f th e DCA-JA N Servic e woul d b e a majo rblo w t o th e economi c developmen t an d growt h o f th e greate rJackso n are a an d th e stat e o f Mississippi .

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