General Aviation Business Owners Blast White House User-Fee Plan

Grassroots representatives from NBAA (JetOptions is a member of the NBAA), AOPA and the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) have told U.S. lawmakers that user fees in any form would be “devastating” to the general aviation community. They were giving evidence at a hearing of the House Small Business Committee yesterday. “The costs associated with…

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NBAA Concerned About Aviation User Fees

As Congress and the White House negotiate over the nation’s deficit and debt ceiling, NBAA is concerned that aviation user fees might resurface. On Friday, JetOptions (being a member of NBAA) received a message from NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen sent to members to explain the situation, and what steps the industry must take to…

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NBAA welcomes Congress letter to White House for no user fees

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) welcomes a bipartisan letter signed by 116 members of the U.S. House of Representatives urging President Obama to keep user fees out of the administration’s fiscal year 2012 budget. Rep. Jerry Costello (D-12-IL), who serves as Ranking Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Aviation Subcommittee, and who…

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NBAA welcomes Costello’s renewed call against user fees

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) welcomed a recent call from Rep. Jerry Costello (D-12-IL) to President Barack Obama to keep user fees out of the administration’s fiscal year 2012 budget. On January 7, Costello, who serves on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued a statement urging President Obama not to include general aviation…

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