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EVENT TIMELINE

October 2001

O’Hare Timeline Events:

Future of Runways Take Back Seat, American Airlines Open to New Timetable, Configuration

• Security and related costs, because of 9/11, may derail mayor’s reconfiguration plan. Ryan: “It is not appropriate to talk about expansion in light of 9/11”. The Tribune reports that American Airlines officials said they “support expansion but the timetable might need to be extended and the size of the project reigned in.” (Chicago Tribune, 10/07/01)

Airline CEOs Flock to Capitol Hill, Secure Billions for Ailing Industry

• The New York Times quotes lobbyist Jeff Munk saying, “It was the most high-level surgical strike [federal airline bailout] that I have ever seen. And the people who made it happen were the [airline] CEOs.” The airline tactics are described as such: “the airlines concentrated their efforts on a few crucial Congressional leaders, including the House Democratic leader, Richard A. Gephardt, and top administration officials, including the transportation secretary, Norman Mineta, and Andrew H. Card Jr., the president’s chief of staff.” (The New York Times, 10/10/01)

• The Suburban O’Hare Commission passes a resolution “urging Ryan to stick with his decision to keep all talk of expanding O’Hare on hold (because of September 11^th). (Chicago Tribune, 10/11/01)

Ryan Warms to Daley Proposal

• Ryan publicly endorses the mayor’s plan with two exceptions. The first is a flight cap of 1.1 million flights per year and the other is his opposition to a southern runway. “Like Daley, Ryan reportedly believes that the long-term future of United and other major carriers depends on the economies that only a system of parallel runways can bring to O’Hare.” (Chicago Tribune, 10/18/01)

Lipinski Presses Forward with Preemption

• Congressional pressure to pass legislation that strips the governor of veto power is easing because Ryan came up with his own plan. Bill Lipinski: “top dem on the House Aviation Sub-committee says he will press ahead with his effort to pass a federal law stripping Ryan of his authority to block new runways”. Hollings and McCain say they intend to wait. Harkin and Grassley are identified as “the most ardent advocates of congressional intervention in the senate.” (Chicago Tribune, 10/25/01)

• The Tribune writes a story questioning the relevance of the SOC in light of Ryan’s willingness to compromise on expansion. (Chicago Tribune, 10/24/01)

Contributions:

• Sen. Durbin (D-IL) receives:
• $4,000 from airline industry lobby
• $500 from Greenberg-Traurig lobbyist, which represents United Airlines and Civic Committee

• Rep. Kirk (R-IL) receives:
• $1,000 from Civic Committee leader
• $3,000 from airline industry lobby, of which $1,000 is from General Dynamic (Lester Crown, Civic Committee leader)

• Sen. Rockefeller, chair of Aviation Subcommittee, (D-WV) receives:
• $2,500 from airline industry lobby
• $1,000 from Civic Committee leader

• Rep. Oberstar (D-MN), Ranking Member House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, receives $1,500 from airline industry lobby.

Table October 2001 Summary: Political contributions from Airline Executives, Lobbyists, Industry PACs and Civic Committee Members

MMYY	AIRLINE EXECS	CIVIC CMTE	INDUSTRY PAC	LOBBYIST	Grand Total
Grand Total	$1,000	$12,500	$70,000	$1,000	$84,500

Table October 2001 Detail: Political contributions from Airline Executives, Lobbyists, Industry PACs and Civic Committee Members

CONTRIBUTOR	TITLE	AFFILIATION	AFFILCAT	AMOUNT	DATE	RECIPIENT	Committee & Rank	CMBR	PARTY	STATE
General Dynamics PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	10/01/01	Durbin	Not a member of Commerce Cmte	Senate	D	IL
American Pilots' Association PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	10/01/01	Hollings	Chair, Commerce Cmte	Senate	D	SC
American Airlines PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	10/01/01	Honda	Aviation Subcmte	House	D	CA
Rowe, John	President & CEO	Exelon	CIVIC CMTE	$ 1,000	10/01/01	Kirk	Aviation Subcmte	House	R	IL
General Dynamics PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 500	10/01/01	Kirk	Aviation Subcmte	House	R	IL
General Dynamics PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 500	10/02/01	Kirk	Aviation Subcmte	House	R	IL
Allied Pilots Association PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 2,000	10/02/01	Young	Chair, Transportation Cmte	House	R	AK
General Dynamics PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 500	10/03/01	Rehberg	Aviation Subcmte	House	R	MT
American Airlines PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	10/03/01	Young	Chair, Transportation Cmte	House	R	AK
America West Airlines Inc. Federal PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	10/08/01	Berkley	Aviation Subcmte	House	D	NV
Southwest Airlines Co. Freedom Fund	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 500	10/08/01	Berkley	Aviation Subcmte	House	D	NV
General Dynamics PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	10/08/01	Tauscher	Aviation Subcmte	House	D	CA
Alaska Air Group Inc. PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	10/09/01	Berkley	Aviation Subcmte	House	D	NV
Airline Pilots Association PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 2,500	10/10/01	Berkley	Aviation Subcmte	House	D	NV
Airline Pilots Association PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 2,500	10/10/01	Menendez	Aviation Subcmte	House	D	NJ
Airline Pilots Association PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,500	10/10/01	Rockefeller	Chair, Aviation Subcmte	Senate	D	WV
Airline Pilots Association PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 2,500	10/10/01	Young	Chair, Transportation Cmte	House	R	AK
Skinner, Samuel	CEO	US Freightways	CIVIC CMTE	$ 500	10/11/01	Fitzgerald	Aviation Subcmte	Senate	R	IL
Dunkel, Gary	Lobbyist	Greenberg, Traurig	LOBBYIST	$ 500	10/11/01	Nelson	Aviation Subcmte	Senate	D	FL
American Airlines PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	10/11/01	Shuster	Transportation Cmte	House	R	PA
Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 2,500	10/11/01	Shuster	Transportation Cmte	House	R	PA
American Airlines PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 500	10/16/01	Ehlers	Aviation Subcmte	House	R	MI
Delta Airlines Inc. PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	10/16/01	Young	Chair, Transportation Cmte	House	R	AK
American Airlines PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 500	10/17/01	Boswell	Aviation Subcmte	House	D	IA
American Airlines PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 500	10/17/01	Sandlin	Aviation Subcmte	House	D	TX
General Dynamics PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	10/18/01	Boswell	Aviation Subcmte	House	D	IA
American Airlines PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	10/18/01	Durbin	Not a member of Commerce Cmte	Senate	D	IL
General Dynamics PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 500	10/18/01	Shuster	Transportation Cmte	House	R	PA
Alaska Air Group Inc. PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	10/19/01	Oberstar	Ranking Member, Transportation Cmte	House	D	MN
Helman, Robert A.	Senior Partner	Mayer Brown & Platt	CIVIC CMTE	$ 1,000	10/19/01	Rockefeller	Chair, Aviation Subcmte	Senate	D	WV
United Airlines PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	10/20/01	Young	Chair, Transportation Cmte	House	R	AK
Dimon, James	Chairman & CEO	Bank One Corp	CIVIC CMTE	$ 10,000	10/24/01	DNC Services Corporation/DNC	na	NA	D	NA
United Airlines PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	10/24/01	Hollings	Chair, Commerce Cmte	Senate	D	SC
American Airlines PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	10/24/01	Kirk	Aviation Subcmte	House	R	IL
Airline Pilots Association PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,500	10/25/01	Boswell	Aviation Subcmte	House	D	IA
Airline Pilots Association PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 2,500	10/25/01	Carnahan	Aviation Subcmte	Senate	D	MO
Airline Pilots Association PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 2,500	10/25/01	Cleland	Aviation Subcmte	Senate	D	GA
Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	10/25/01	Durbin	Not a member of Commerce Cmte	Senate	D	IL
Airline Pilots Association PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 2,000	10/25/01	Holden	Aviation Subcmte	House	D	PA
General Dynamics PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	10/25/01	Johnson	Aviation Subcmte	House	R	IL
Airline Pilots Association PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,500	10/25/01	Kelly	Aviation Subcmte	House	R	NY
Airline Pilots Association PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	10/25/01	Kennedy	Aviation Subcmte	House	R	MN
Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 2,500	10/25/01	Matheson	Aviation Subcmte	House	D	UT
Airports Council International-North America PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 500	10/25/01	Oberstar	Ranking Member, Transportation Cmte	House	D	MN
Airline Pilots Association PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 2,500	10/25/01	Quinn	Aviation Subcmte	House	R	NY
Simon, Roger	Flight Attendant	American Airlines	AIRLINE EXECS	$ 1,000	10/26/01	Durbin	Not a member of Commerce Cmte	Senate	D	IL
Citera, Francis	Lobbyist	Greenberg, Traurig	LOBBYIST	$ 500	10/30/01	Durbin	Not a member of Commerce Cmte	Senate	D	IL
Delta Airlines Inc. PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	10/30/01	Matheson	Aviation Subcmte	House	D	UT
United Airlines PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	10/30/01	Smith	Aviation Subcmte	Senate	R	OR
Allied Pilots Association PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	10/31/01	Baker	Aviation Subcmte	House	R	LA
Allied Pilots Association PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	10/31/01	Berkley	Aviation Subcmte	House	D	NV
Allied Pilots Association PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	10/31/01	Brown	Aviation Subcmte	House	D	FL
American Airlines PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	10/31/01	Carnahan	Aviation Subcmte	Senate	D	MO
Allied Pilots Association PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	10/31/01	Cleland	Aviation Subcmte	Senate	D	GA
Allied Pilots Association PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	10/31/01	DeFazio	Aviation Subcmte	House	D	OR
Allied Pilots Association PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	10/31/01	Durbin	Not a member of Commerce Cmte	Senate	D	IL
Allied Pilots Association PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	10/31/01	Hutchison	Ranking Member, Aviation Subcmte	Senate	R	TX
Allied Pilots Association PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	10/31/01	Johnson	Aviation Subcmte	House	R	IL
Allied Pilots Association PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	10/31/01	Kelly	Aviation Subcmte	House	R	NY
Allied Pilots Association PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	10/31/01	Kirk	Aviation Subcmte	House	R	IL
Allied Pilots Association PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	10/31/01	Lipinski	Ranking Member, Aviation Subcmte	House	D	IL
Allied Pilots Association PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	10/31/01	Nelson	Aviation Subcmte	Senate	D	FL
Allied Pilots Association PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	10/31/01	Pascrell	Aviation Subcmte	House	D	NJ
Allied Pilots Association PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	10/31/01	Rahall	Aviation Subcmte	House	D	WV
Allied Pilots Association PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	10/31/01	Rockefeller	Chair, Aviation Subcmte	Senate	D	WV
Allied Pilots Association PAC	NA	NA	INDUSTRY PAC	$ 1,000	10/31/01	Wyden	Aviation Subcmte	Senate	D	OR
			TOT OCT '01	$ 84,500