FAA budget plan digs deeper into trust fund
The Bush Administration has proposed a $14 billion reauthorization budget for the FAA for fiscal year 2004, taking a bigger bite from the Airport and Airwa
The Bush Administration has proposed a $14 billion reauthorization budget for the FAA for fiscal year 2004, taking a bigger bite from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund but calling for no new user fees. The FAA spending plan is part of the overall Transportation Department budget package, and is up slightly from the $13.6 billion requested for FY 2003.
Deputy Transportation Secretary Michael Jackson said that while “a few details…are being refined,” the President’s budget and reauthorization proposal would maintain current levels of infrastructure investment and expand the FAA’s safety staff, including the number of air traffic controllers needed as the FAA faces anticipated controller retirements.
