ANN Special Feature: NBAA, NATA, GAMA News Conference On Funding National Airspace 03.09.06
The Air Transport Association Tuesday announced the unified vision of its 19 member carriers for funding a next-generation air traffic control system as part of the FAA Airport and Airway Trust Fund (AATF) reauthorization.
The ATA says the airspace should continue to be paid for, in part, by general fund revenues. But it also calls for Congress to impose user fees. It suggests piston-powered aircraft owners and operators continue to pay fuel taxes... but also that each category of aircraft be assessed fees based on the amount it uses airspace resources. The ATA wants money generated by user fees to be segregated from other government revenue and dedicated only to aviation... without any additional direction from Congress. In all, there are ten points to this statement of principals... as backed by the 19 airlines that make up the ATA.
Also today... general aviation fired back with its own set of principles on how the national airspace should be funded. The leaders of GAMA... NATA and the NBAA held a news conference to outline their ideas on FAA reauthorization. Here's what they had to say.
Get Your All-In-One ANN Daily Podcasts
Get a complete overview of the days aviation news by subscribing to ANN’s all-in-one feed –
your most complete daily source of audio information on everything – and everyone – that flies.
DeLand Airport: When They Say Storm Warning, They're NOT Kidding
Air Force Top Bras Check Out 1st Agility Prime 'Flying Car' Demo
Bizarre Aircraft Theft Results In Aircraft Accident/Loss
Spo
X-37B Wins The Collier Trophy
CAP Saves Over 100 Lives For The 4th Year In A Row
FlyersRights.org Wants A Mask Mandate From The DOT
Sponsored By...
King Schools
Pipistrel USA
Bristell Airc
First US Panthera Readies For Flight
ULA and SpaceX Set To Make Billions Due to NSSL Awards
New President Takes On Leadership of Ninety-Nines
Sponsored By... King Schools
Pipistrel
Homecoming! NASA Astronauts Safely Splash Down
US Navy’s First Black Female Tactical Air Pilot Earns Wings of Gold
Sporty's Launches Second Aerobatics Course with Patty Wagstaff
Spo
GarmiGeddon Update: $10M Ransomware Hack Reported, Av Services Affected
Daher HomeSafe System Certified For TBM 940
FAA Approved: ARTEX ELT 345
Sponsored By...
King Schools
Pipistrel USA
Bris
Warp Drive? LX7 Establishes Time And Speed Records
King Schools Unveils Upgraded Cessna Learning and Tracking Platform
Major Milestone: Epic Aircraft Receives FAA Production Certificate
AEA Partners with the Next Gen GA Fund…
FAA Seeks Comment on Drug Testing Foreign Repair Stations…
Daher-Socata Reveals It’s TBM 900…
Sponsored By...
www.bendixking.com
Hersman has Resigned from the NTSB…
Eclipse Delivers First Eclipse 550 Jet…
The Senate Now has It’s Own GA Pilot Protection Act…
Sponsored By...
www.bendixking.com
Click here to download *.mp3 file directly
Get More Information
