CNN article on problems in Air Travel, as seen by FAA
mrtravel wrote:
Gig 601XL Builder wrote:
TMOliver wrote:
I don't know if the 40% is correct, but "executive jet a/c"
certainly receive a "free ride" from the current system.
Well a Citation CJ3 burns about 111 GPH at a tax rate of $0.219 that
works out to about $24.31 per hour. While not not outrageous it
isn't free.
Do the airlines also pay this fuel tax?
No they pay fuel tax at a MUCH lower level.
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