Comments on: ATC User Fees; It’s Crunch Time with FAA http://www.jetwhine.com/2007/04/atc-user-fees-its-crunch-time-with-faa/ Aviation buzz and bold opinion Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:29:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Jetwhine » Blog Archive » FAA Has a User-Fee Bridge for Sale http://www.jetwhine.com/2007/04/atc-user-fees-its-crunch-time-with-faa/#comment-2502 Jetwhine » Blog Archive » FAA Has a User-Fee Bridge for Sale Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:27:13 +0000 http://www.jetwhine.com/?p=125#comment-2502 [...] Like me, Henry O believes the real fight should be focused on updating the ATC system, not creating another new unmanageable bureaucracy. The new FAA/airline proposal would also create an airline dominated agency to run the new ATC system. Guess where we’ll all end up with that bunch in charge? [...] [...] Like me, Henry O believes the real fight should be focused on updating the ATC system, not creating another new unmanageable bureaucracy. The new FAA/airline proposal would also create an airline dominated agency to run the new ATC system. Guess where we’ll all end up with that bunch in charge? [...]

]]> By: Jetwhine » Blog Archive » Perfect Storm Brewing for Pilots, Airline Employees, and Passengers http://www.jetwhine.com/2007/04/atc-user-fees-its-crunch-time-with-faa/#comment-2092 Jetwhine » Blog Archive » Perfect Storm Brewing for Pilots, Airline Employees, and Passengers Wed, 11 Apr 2007 17:49:30 +0000 http://www.jetwhine.com/?p=125#comment-2092 [...] coming. There’s still time to demand action to save some of the system for business aviation. But you need to act … now! And yes, it’s your job at [...] [...] coming. There’s still time to demand action to save some of the system for business aviation. But you need to act … now! And yes, it’s your job at [...]

]]> By: Dave Koch http://www.jetwhine.com/2007/04/atc-user-fees-its-crunch-time-with-faa/#comment-1869 Dave Koch Wed, 04 Apr 2007 19:43:00 +0000 http://www.jetwhine.com/?p=125#comment-1869 Rob, I couldn't agree with you more. We all need to fight this one in every way that we can. I'm even more concerned about the ATA and FAA power grab than I am about the higher fuel taxes and user fees--and I'm very concerned about them! Rob,
I couldn’t agree with you more. We all need to fight this one in every way that we can.

I’m even more concerned about the ATA and FAA power grab than I am about the higher fuel taxes and user fees–and I’m very concerned about them!

]]> By: Robert Mark http://www.jetwhine.com/2007/04/atc-user-fees-its-crunch-time-with-faa/#comment-1759 Robert Mark Tue, 03 Apr 2007 23:55:43 +0000 http://www.jetwhine.com/?p=125#comment-1759 Is there a link you might offer to Ruth's paper on the NATCA site? My guess is that quite a few readers would like to read it. Is there a link you might offer to Ruth’s paper on the NATCA site?

My guess is that quite a few readers would like to read it.

]]> By: Elaine http://www.jetwhine.com/2007/04/atc-user-fees-its-crunch-time-with-faa/#comment-1704 Elaine Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:48:19 +0000 http://www.jetwhine.com/?p=125#comment-1704 NATCA _has_ been involved in the discussion regarding FAA funding. FAA, for the past several years, has claimed poverty as the reason for not hiring enough trainees (not yet controllers) to get ahead of the controller retirement curve. FAA's strategy has been to draw down the Aviation Trust Fund, originally designed for infrastructure improvements, by using it for operational costs. Former NATCA VP Ruth Marlin wrote a white paper at least two years ago, debunking FAA's poverty myth. Admittedly, NATCA hasn't been as active in contributing to the money debate recently. It has been distracted by its work to maintain the human capital side of the ATC system equation. NATCA's current work, though, taken in the larger view, dovetails quite nicely with work of AOPA, NBAA, PASS, etc, in fact, all of the alphabet groups, save ATA. NATCA _has_ been involved in the discussion regarding FAA funding. FAA, for the past several years, has claimed poverty as the reason for not hiring enough trainees (not yet controllers) to get ahead of the controller retirement curve. FAA’s strategy has been to draw down the Aviation Trust Fund, originally designed for infrastructure improvements, by using it for operational costs. Former NATCA VP Ruth Marlin wrote a white paper at least two years ago, debunking FAA’s poverty myth.

Admittedly, NATCA hasn’t been as active in contributing to the money debate recently. It has been distracted by its work to maintain the human capital side of the ATC system equation. NATCA’s current work, though, taken in the larger view, dovetails quite nicely with work of AOPA, NBAA, PASS, etc, in fact, all of the alphabet groups, save ATA.

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