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GrtArtiste
April 14th 07, 10:43 PM
Submitted for comment. Are there pros/cons for GA?
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GrtArtiste
Jim Macklin
April 15th 07, 02:14 AM
It is BS and half truths.  Yes, money from the government is 
used to fund RELIEVER airports to lure much of the traffic 
from the major airports to other nearby airports.  The 
corporate jets pay huge fees in fuel taxes that the airlines 
do not pay.  They do not get mail contracts.  They don't get 
most of the support the airlines get from cities trying to 
attract tourists.
Corporate aviation uses jest and many smaller aircraft to do 
business which pays taxes and fees to do their business. 
The FAA services they use are minimal and many are used only 
because they are required by law.
Airlines do not pay taxes, they just collect money from 
their passengers and send it to the government. 
Corporations pay taxes and where possible they pass along 
those as part of their cost of doing business.  But often 
they have to absorb the fees into their profit margin.  No 
profit, no business...everybody gets fired and then no need 
for airports or FAA.
A real outrage was when FAA money was used at Atlanta's main 
airport to put up a statue in the passenger lobby.
BTW, newspapers don't get much advertising revenue from 
Cessna, Beech or LearJet, so is it any wonder why the AP 
report is airline biased?
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