FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 20, 2002 MEDIA CONTACT: Roxann Henze, (703)726-8302, rhenze@va.gwu.edu GW AVIATION INSTITUTE OFFERS AIRLINE ECONOMICS COURSE FOR AVIATION REPORTERS, JAN. 15 – 16, 2003 Top Aviation Experts Address Current Business Issues and Challenges EVENT: The George Washington University Aviation Institute will offer New Airline Industry Realities: Competition and Cost-Cutting in the Future, a two-day seminar for aviation reporters and editors, held Jan. 15 – 16 at the GW Virginia Campus in Ashburn, Va., located seven miles from Dulles International Airport. The seminar is designed to provide the media with the latest developments in airline economics directly from top experts in the airline industry, including Darryl Jenkins, co-director of the GW Aviation Institute and Dave Neelman, CEO, jetBlue and other experts from industry and academia. Topics covered include: Sustainable Wages and Irrational Exuberance, Airline Operations, Cost cutting, Hubs and the Rolling Hub, Distribution Costs and Regulation and the New European Scene. WHEN: Wednesday, Jan. 15 – Thursday, Jan, 16, 2003 WHERE: The GW Virginia Campus 20101 Academic Way, Ashburn, Virginia (at University Center, Route 7, one mile west of Route 28) COST: $99/per person REGISTER: Contact Russell Sharifi, (703) 726-8271, ras@gwu.edu BACKGROUND: Conveniently located in the Northern Virginia technology corridor near Dulles International Airport, GW's Virginia Campus is the University's Research and Technology Campus. The 90-acre campus is a robust cluster of executive education and technology programs and world-class research initiatives in transportation safety and security, information technology and telecommunications. Since opening in August 1991, the campus has experienced a tenfold increase in its student base and has grown annual research funding from $50,000 to more than $7 million. For more information on the GW Virginia Campus:www.gwvirginia.gwu.edu - GW - Return to News Releases Directory

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