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

"We also believe that a cost-based revenue structure would provide incentives to our customers to use limited resources efficiently... [and] we believe that the revenue stream that currently funds the FAA is not tied to the cost of the services and that there is a need for funding reform. FAA’s workload continues to increase. The current system, largely based on the ticket tax, provides no nexus between the actual workload of controlling flights and providing other services and how they are paid for. It is time for change."

Source: FAA Administrator Marion Blakey, speaking Wednesday before the Senate Commerce, Science And Transportation Committee, Subcommittee on Aviation about the agency's FY2007 budget, as well as the viability of the Airport And Airway Trust Fund. This was the "meeting to plan the meeting" that will focus on the FAA's proposals to fund the agency's budget for the coming years... and from the sound of it, those proposals may very well include user fees for general aviation pilots.

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