Thu, Mar 30, 2006
Aero-News: Quote of the Day
ANN's
Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we
reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing
on the day's events and issues.
Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the
content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be
thought-provoking.
Reader suggestions and comments are welcome... and if
particularly intriguing, timely, or poignant, may themselves
become future Quotes of the Day.
Let us hear from you, folks!
Aero-News Quote of the Day
"We also believe that a cost-based revenue structure
would provide incentives to our customers to use limited resources
efficiently... [and] we believe that the revenue stream that
currently funds the FAA is not tied to the cost of the services and
that there is a need for funding reform. FAA’s workload
continues to increase. The current system, largely based on the
ticket tax, provides no nexus between the actual workload of
controlling flights and providing other services and how they are
paid for. It is time for change."
Source: FAA Administrator Marion Blakey,
speaking Wednesday before the Senate Commerce, Science And
Transportation Committee, Subcommittee on Aviation about the
agency's FY2007 budget, as well as the viability of the Airport And
Airway Trust Fund. This was the "meeting to plan the meeting" that
will focus on the FAA's proposals to fund the agency's budget for
the coming years... and from the sound of it, those proposals may
very well include user fees for general aviation pilots.
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