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Latest White House Budget Again Pushes User Fees

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Key Takeaways:

  • The Obama Administration's latest budget proposes a new $100-per-flight user fee for turbine aircraft operating on IFR flight plans.
  • Major aviation groups, including GAMA, AOPA, and NBAA, immediately condemned the proposal, warning it could cripple general aviation and advocating for fuel taxes as the appropriate funding method.
  • This user fee proposal is a recurring issue that has been defeated in the past, and aviation organizations are urging the industry to mobilize and contact Congress to oppose it.
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The Obama Administration’s latest budget proposal once again includes a $100-per-flight air traffic services user fee that would apply to turbine aircraft operating on IFR flight plans.

The 2015 White House budget drew immediate condemnation from aviation groups, which have defeated similar user fee proposals in the past.

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