Regulations and Government
User fees lose steam with Congress, ATA
Even though the nation’s airlines are playing nice with general aviation over the contentious question of user fees, the Obama Administration has clearly s

Even though the nation’s airlines are playing nice with general aviation over the contentious question of user fees, the Obama Administration has clearly signaled that it wants to fund the FAA with more user fees in Fiscal Year 2011.

The 2010 budget proposal for the FAA released last month by the White House makes it obvious that President Obama wants a fundamental change in funding in FY 2011 by dramatically reducing General Fund support for aviation in America.