With fuel prices climbing and the economy unsettled, aviation passenger volume and airport traffic will rise only slightly this year, and the rate of growth will be slower than in 2007, the Federal Aviation Administration says.
In its latest annual Aerospace Forecast, released March 10, FAA says that U.S. passenger enplanements will increase 1.5% in 2008, to a total of 776.5 million. That compares with a 3% gain last year.