"Simply put, the FAA wants to dismantle the current
funding mechanism, increase the tax on jet fuel by 220 percent and
on aviation gas by 261 percent and incorporate a range of new user
fees for general aviation. An evaluation of the current funding
system shows little need for new revenue streams. Funding for the
FAA has increased, not decreased, in the last
decade."
Source: Cessna Aircraft CEO Jack Pelton,
speaking about user fees at Wednesday's US Chamber of Commerce
Aviation Summit.
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