The Part 13 complaint the AOPA filed yesterday with the FAA on behalf of its membership focused on egregious FBO pricing at three primarily GA airports: Chicago’s Waukegan (UGN), Asheville NC (AVL) and Florida’s Key West International (EYW). The Part 13 complaint process is an informal method for impacted parties to ask the FAA to investigate questionable airport operating practices that could violate the airport’s grant-funding assurances.
AOPA Files FAA Part 13 Complaint Over Unfair FBO Pricing
Key Takeaways:
- The AOPA filed a complaint with the FAA regarding egregious FBO pricing, primarily from Signature Flight Support, at specific general aviation airports like Waukegan, Asheville, and Key West.
- AOPA alleges these FBOs, often holding monopolies, compel transient pilots to pay for unneeded services, violating airport grant assurances due to insufficient FAA oversight.
- The association advocates for greater price transparency, reasonable access to public airports, and increased competition to resolve these problematic practices.
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