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The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), reported that passenger revenue, rose 14.5 percent in November compared to the same month in 2009, marking the 11th consecutive month of revenue growth.

AAA anticipates it will come to the rescue of more than 1.4 million stranded motorists during the Christmas and New Year’s holiday peak driving period, Dec. 18 to Jan. 2.

AAA is projecting that 92.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more during the year-end holiday travel period, an increase of 3.1 percent from the 89.5 million who traveled a year ago. The year-end holiday travel period is defined as Dec. 23, 2010 to Jan. 2. “It’s great to see so many Americans taking to the roads, rails and skies this holiday season, especially since this is the fifth consecutive holiday period this year

ATLANTA — Georgia state troopers will be stepping up traffic enforcement this weekend as part of a nationwide effort. As part of National Holiday Lifesaver Weekend, troopers will engage in so-called “high visibility patrols” and road checks aimed at reducing traffic deaths. “We are joining this nationwide effort because it focuses on driving behaviors that kill across the nation and this is not just a local problem,” he said. “This time of year is especially dangerous