Sunday, November 18, 2007

Little Upset with the...

"President Bush on Nov. 15 announced a series of measures to reduce airline delays, including opening restricted airspace on the East Coast to commercial flights during the holiday season. And he renewed the administration's call for higher taxes and user fees on general aviation."
Amidst airline delays, Bush calls for user fees
By Warren D. Morningstar


The President is dead wrong on asking for "user fees." Rather you like him or not, voted for him or not, this decision to support User Fees is plain wrong. I believe he is being misled by Big airline Execs who don't want to face the truth that THEIR flight scheduling is causing the problem, not GA.


"If we really want to solve this problem, it's time for Congress to modernize the FAA, and we've given them a blueprint to do so," said Bush, referring to the administration's FAA funding bill that would increase GA avgas taxes by 263 percent and impose user fees. And he praised Sens. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) and Trent Lott (R-Miss.) as people in Congress "who understand the need to act." The Rockefeller-Lott FAA funding bill (S.1300) includes a $25 per flight user fee on turbine aircraft." AOPA artile

By Gosh! $25.00 per flight user fee on turbine aircraft! I'm just a little dissapointed in Senator Lott, I kinda expected it from Rockefeller, but I use to like Sen. Lott, but not anymore.

I supported HR 2881, I hope the Senate does and the President Signs it. If you want more information on user fees and what the AOPA is doing, click here.

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