Northwest CEO Richard Anderson wants general aviation users to pay more for the national airspace system:
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AOPA vows to straighten the record. From AOPA ePilot newsletter (Vol. 6, Issue 11):[ QUOTE ]
AIRLINE MAGAZINE TAKES SHOTS AT GA
If you happened to travel on Northwest Airlines recently you may have been upset by a little turbulence, but not the kind caused by meteorological forces. A column in the airline's magazine, written by Northwest CEO Richard Anderson, took some jabs at general aviation and how the air traffic control system is funded. "As the system works today, you, the commercial airline passenger, are subsidizing private aircraft ownership. This is not right," he wrote. But he's not right. As a general aviation pilot, you know very well that flying and using the system isn't free. You pay a wide range of fees from fuel taxes to landing fees. And you also know that you don't enjoy many of the services the airlines do. AOPA President Phil Boyer wants to arrange a meeting with Anderson to straighten out misconceptions caused by the column (as well as discuss issues regarding reliever airports in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area). We will keep you posted.
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Ready for ATC user fees?
$10 to fly an approach, maybe? $25 for enroute services?
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AOPA vows to straighten the record. From AOPA ePilot newsletter (Vol. 6, Issue 11):[ QUOTE ]
AIRLINE MAGAZINE TAKES SHOTS AT GA
If you happened to travel on Northwest Airlines recently you may have been upset by a little turbulence, but not the kind caused by meteorological forces. A column in the airline's magazine, written by Northwest CEO Richard Anderson, took some jabs at general aviation and how the air traffic control system is funded. "As the system works today, you, the commercial airline passenger, are subsidizing private aircraft ownership. This is not right," he wrote. But he's not right. As a general aviation pilot, you know very well that flying and using the system isn't free. You pay a wide range of fees from fuel taxes to landing fees. And you also know that you don't enjoy many of the services the airlines do. AOPA President Phil Boyer wants to arrange a meeting with Anderson to straighten out misconceptions caused by the column (as well as discuss issues regarding reliever airports in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area). We will keep you posted.
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Ready for ATC user fees?
$10 to fly an approach, maybe? $25 for enroute services?