Alliance Denounces Inclusion of User Fees in the President's Budget

The Alliance for Aviation Across America has released a letter  signed by over 100 mayors and town managers from 48 states to President Obama. The letter highlights the critical importance of general aviation to the national and local economies, and raises concerns about proposed new tax burden which would decimate small businesses and organizations around the country that depend on this important form of transportation.  The letter comes just days after the release of the President's FY 2013 budget plan, which proposed a $100 per flight fee on certain segments of general aviation. To read the full press release, click here. To learn more about the letter and find out how you can get your mayor to sign-on, click here.
 

Alliance Denounces Inclusion of User Fees in the President's Budget

The Alliance for Aviation Across America issued the following statement in response to the inclusion of a $100 per flight/user  fee tax in the President's FY2013 proposed budget plan: statement .

Alliance Applauds Final Passage of FAA Reauthorization Bill

The Alliance for Aviation Across America released the following statement in response to news that the U.S Senate this afternoon passed a four-year Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization bill. The House of Representatives approved the measure on Friday of last week: statement.

Governors from Oklahoma and New Hampshire Call on President Obama to Protect General Aviation

The Alliance for Aviation Across America announced that Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin and New Hampshire Governor John H. Lynch both recently sent letters to President Obama calling on the Administration to recognize the vital importance of general aviation for the economy and communities around the nation.  The release of the letters comes following recent reports that the Administration is likely pursuing a “user fee” tax on these aircraft, which would be extremely harmful to businesses, organizations and individuals across the country that rely on general aviation, as well as the general aviation manufacturing industry as a whole. To read the complete release and see copies of the letters, click here.