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United States Pilots Association |
AvFlash reported recently that John Carr, president of the National Air traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) said the FAA’s ten-year plan for air traffic controller staffing could lead to user fees for FAA services. However, the FAA denies that user fees could be implemented in the near future. Carr further is quoted as saying that the impending staffing crisis will result in GA being squeezed away from urban airports, and traffic will be delayed due to reduced staffing at towers.
According to AOPA, the act of Congress prohibiting user fees expires on September 30. Struggling with financial problems, the airlines will be making sizeable political contributions and lobbying hard to push more costs—user fees—on to GA.
Stay tuned. And stay involved.
Jan Hoynacki, Executive Director
United States Pilots Association