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White House: Privatized ATC System Should Be Funded By User Fees
Shortly following Monday's announcement by President Donald Trump about plans to privatize Air Traffic Control in the U.S., the White House released what it characterized as an overview of the President's "Principles for Reforming the U.S. Air Traffic Control System". According to the document, the system is intended to be funded entirely by user fees to be implemented over the next three years. (aero-news.net) Altro...There are some "enterprises" that only government must operate for the good of the society. The Army and the Post Office are mentioned in the Constitution, but ATC was an unknown need for the Founding Fathers & Betsy Ross.
The reason the USA has general aviation is because ATC is provided by government and paid for from the taxes on everyone. Even if you do not use GA, everyone benefits from its existence. Transportation helps everyone. Freedom of movement is a hallmark of our society.
Politicians need to do everything they can to encourage aviation. Ground based transport is saturated, slow, and unsafe compared to aviation. Only the elevator is safer than aircraft the way we make them.
Making ATC private will have no measurable benefit to Aviation. I do understand the desire of Pres. Trump to save money, but he could start by eliminating the tea tasting board, studies into why children fall off tricycles, and all the people 30 years from retirement that get payments from the social security administration instead of getting up and going to work.
The reason the USA has general aviation is because ATC is provided by government and paid for from the taxes on everyone. Even if you do not use GA, everyone benefits from its existence. Transportation helps everyone. Freedom of movement is a hallmark of our society.
Politicians need to do everything they can to encourage aviation. Ground based transport is saturated, slow, and unsafe compared to aviation. Only the elevator is safer than aircraft the way we make them.
Making ATC private will have no measurable benefit to Aviation. I do understand the desire of Pres. Trump to save money, but he could start by eliminating the tea tasting board, studies into why children fall off tricycles, and all the people 30 years from retirement that get payments from the social security administration instead of getting up and going to work.
No Mr. President, user fees would destroy General Aviation. Please don't do this to us.
And this from an administration that has yet demonstrated an ability equivalent to running a 2 car funeral?
Your ADS-B will tell ATC when you fire up and taxi. Then the user fee is generated like a toll tag. A bullet for GA.
GA would have to pay in relation to the airlines ????