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The following was email to me by Ipilot, comments???
"House FAA funding bill nixes all user fees, would require new talks with controllers
The U.S. House's version of a bill to fund the FAA includes almost $30 billion to modernize air traffic control and improve airports, and so far leaves out user fees for air traffic control services. But at look at the bill itself shows pilots would have to pay plenty of other fees, like $50 for getting an airman certificate and $25 to replace it (replacements are currently $2); $130 to register an aircraft (now it's only $5); or $42 to get a medical certificate, on top of what you'd pay for the doctor's exam. The bill, which still has a long way to go before the House approves it, would also have to be squared with the Senate's version, which includes a $25 fee for larger general aviation aircraft to fly under instrument flight rules. Predictably, general aviation groups are praising the bill and air carriers are blasting it. The proposal raises gas taxes by 5 cents per gallon for general aviation and 9 cents per gallon for the airlines, the first increases since 1998. The House version of the funding bill would also require the National Air Traffic Controllers Association and the FAA to return to the bargaining table and come up with a contract, the Washington Post reported. Until the two sides reach a new agreement, the bill would put the 1998 contract and work rules, which are much more favorable to controllers, back into effect"
"House FAA funding bill nixes all user fees, would require new talks with controllers
The U.S. House's version of a bill to fund the FAA includes almost $30 billion to modernize air traffic control and improve airports, and so far leaves out user fees for air traffic control services. But at look at the bill itself shows pilots would have to pay plenty of other fees, like $50 for getting an airman certificate and $25 to replace it (replacements are currently $2); $130 to register an aircraft (now it's only $5); or $42 to get a medical certificate, on top of what you'd pay for the doctor's exam. The bill, which still has a long way to go before the House approves it, would also have to be squared with the Senate's version, which includes a $25 fee for larger general aviation aircraft to fly under instrument flight rules. Predictably, general aviation groups are praising the bill and air carriers are blasting it. The proposal raises gas taxes by 5 cents per gallon for general aviation and 9 cents per gallon for the airlines, the first increases since 1998. The House version of the funding bill would also require the National Air Traffic Controllers Association and the FAA to return to the bargaining table and come up with a contract, the Washington Post reported. Until the two sides reach a new agreement, the bill would put the 1998 contract and work rules, which are much more favorable to controllers, back into effect"
