"The unfounded comments by the ATA fly in the face not only of
public statements by Federal Aviation Administration Administrator
Marion Blakey but also congressional testimony by top FAA
officials. The fear-mongering by the airlines may be part of their
broader strategy to pay less for air traffic services even as they
try to seize control of the system."
Source: Ed Bolen, President and CEO of the
National Business Aviation Association, commenting on statements
made by officials with the Air Transport Association regarding the
impact of very-light-jets on the national airspace system.