Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"This bill is a lot better than the FAA's proposed legislation... But we have real concerns about the precedent-setting introduction of user fees and the impacts on our members who fly turbine aircraft."

Source: AOPA President Phil Boyer, on Thursday's release of the Senate version of the FAA funding reauthorization plan. Boyer applauds the fact there would be no user fees for piston GA under the Senate plan... nor would there be any increase in the existing fees the FAA charges for some services such as aircraft registration or pilot certificates. However, Part 91 turbine owners and pilots would still get a tax increase... along with an IFR user fee.

FMI: www.aopa.org, www.senate.gov