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United States Pilots Association |
According to an article in Ipilot.com, FAA Administrator Marion Blakey recently said that the FAA could no longer afford to have its hands tied by its current revenue streams from passenger ticket and fuel taxes. She called for a new revenue paradigm based on services rendered.
Does this mean user fees? Likely nothing will change before 2007 when the FAA can no longer collect ticket and gas taxes. But just as Blakey has said repeatedly that the aviation trust fund will not be able to fund the agency in the future, AOPA and others have disputed that claim, arguing that properly managed, the aviation trust fund should provide more than enough revenue.
Keep your eyes and ears open, and continue to tell your elected officials, “NO USER FEES.”
Jan Hoynacki, Executive Director
United States Pilots Association