CNN article on problems in Air Travel, as seen by FAA

John Kulp wrote:
On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:20:26 GMT, Marty Shapiro
wrote:

"Morgans" wrote in
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"Allen" wrote

AVIATION FUEL
General Aviation Fuel Aviation gasoline: $0.193/gallon
Tax Jet fuel: $0.218/gallon
Commercial Fuel Tax $0.043/gallon

Wow! I didn't know that the airlines paid almost no tax on fuel.
Do the corporate jets get the same tax break, or do they pay the
higher rate of .s28 per gallon? From your post, I take that they
do not. How about the new light jet businesses that do the taxi
type charters?

The airlines really have balls complaining about others not paying
their fair share, when they pay squat on fuel, and little on per
seat taxes. Typical of their powerful lobby.

It still ****es me off, though.

Only the airlines pay no tax for fuel. All part 91 GA operations,
which includes corporate jets pay.

I just looked up what airlines pay, and this is what it says:

Do U.S. airlines also pay fuel taxes?

At the federal level, airlines pay 4.4 cents for every gallon consumed
on a domestic flight. Of that amount, 4.3 cents goes to the Airport
and Airway Trust Fund while 0.1 cents supports the Leaking Underground
Storage Tank Fund. In addition, in most states airlines pay a flat
rate per gallon or an ad valorem sales tax on the purchase of fuel. In
California, for example, airlines pay a fuel tax in excess of 8.0
percent of the price of jet fuel. So if the price of jet fuel
purchased in California were to double, our tax would double as well,
generating substantial revenue for the state's treasury.

Based on this, I don't know where the poster got the other taxes from
if he is applying them to airlines. We all know where the 4.4 cents
per gallon goes. In a trust fund that the government routinely robs
to use for everything except what it was passed for.

OK and GA pays 19.3 cents for avgas and 21.8 cents for jet fuel. Everybody
pays the .1 cent for the LUSTF. Just to be clear 4.4 21.9

On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:22:02 -0500, "Gig 601XL Builder"
wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net wrote:


OK and GA pays 19.3 cents for avgas and 21.8 cents for jet fuel. Everybody
pays the .1 cent for the LUSTF. Just to be clear 4.4 21.9



So, then, the airlines do not pay the 21.8 cent tax?

John Kulp wrote:
On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:22:02 -0500, "Gig 601XL Builder"
wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net wrote:


OK and GA pays 19.3 cents for avgas and 21.8 cents for jet fuel.
Everybody pays the .1 cent for the LUSTF. Just to be clear 4.4 21.9



So, then, the airlines do not pay the 21.8 cent tax?

No they pay 4.4 cents.