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1. 06:46 AM - FW: keep FAA air traffic control away from a fee based system (Frazier, Vincent A)
2. 02:07 PM - Rocket for sale (Tom Willey)
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| Subject: | FW: keep FAA air traffic control away from a fee based system |
--> Rocket-List message posted by: "Frazier, Vincent A" <VFrazier@usi.edu>
Guys,
Here's a copy of the note I sent to our senators and congressman. You might want
to do the same. It might help keep the Feds from dipping further into your
wallet.
You don't have to be a writer. It is enough to say:
"Please don't allow FAA air traffic control to charge user fees."
Then sign your name and address. They'll ignore your letter if it doesn't have
your name and address!!!!
Here's the email addresses:
senator@bayh.senate.gov
senator_lugar@lugar.senate.gov
John.Hostettler@mail.house.gov
Outside of Indiana can look up your senators and congressman's addresses here: http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/1411/
Email won't cost you a dime, so what are you waiting for?
Vince
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frazier, Vincent A
> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 8:34 AM
> To: Richard Lugar (E-mail)
> Subject: keep FAA air traffic control away from a fee based system
>
> Dear Senator Lugar:
>
> Please work to keep FAA air traffic control away from a fee based system. As
it is now, ATC is paid for through FAA funding, not user fees. User fees would
discourage aviation activities.
>
> Please have a look at the Canadian fee based ATC system described in the new
article below. The Canadian system certainly discourages US pilots from visiting
Canada. I know. I've been there.
>
> I have been a pilot for 20 years. We don't need user fees impeding progress
here. Aviation is a vital part of our economy. Please don't fetter it.
>
> As the article below implies, having private contractors running a control tower
or other facility is fine. As long as they don't charge user fees for their
services.
>
> Vince Frazier
> 3965 Caborn Road
> Mount Vernon, IN 47620
>
>
> From AVWeb:
>
> The Cost Of Privatization
> NAV CANADA Hikes Service Charges...
> Canadian pilots will find themselves shelling out a few more bucks every time they fly, thanks to a hike in air-navigation service charges. On Monday, NAV CANADA announced the decision to proceed with a planned 6.9-percent increase <http://www.navcanada.ca/contentEN/news/newsreleases/2003/nr0721b.asp > following a mandatory 60-day consultation period. The company says the charges will be on average only 4 percent higher than when they were first introduced in March 1999. Furthermore, NAV CANADA claims this increase was required to "deal with a revenue shortfall due to the continuing downturn in air traffic." The new charges will come into effect August 1, 2003, with annual and quarterly charges to be implemented on March 1, 2004. [more] So, how much can flyers expect to cough up? On a per-passenger basis, the increase amounts to 65 cents more per one-way ticket for a flight from Toronto to Ottawa. GA operators should visit NAV CANADA's homepage <http://www.navcanada.ca/navcanada.asp> for specific information on the increases. NAV CANADA officials claim the company has undertaken an aggressive cost-cutting plan over the last two years, saving about $75 million. This amount is in addition to the $100 million in annual cost savings and staff reductions already achieved through previous restructuring.
>
> ...While U.S. ATC Privatization Battles Looms
> While Canadians prepare to dish out extra money for their airborne needs, those living in the U.S. continue to fight against the proposition of privatizing ATC. As AVweb reported last month <http://www.avweb.com/newswire/9_25b/briefs/185189-1.html>, the White House and Congress are at odds over the upcoming FAA Reauthorization Bill <http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c108:H.R.2115:>. The administration has threatened to veto the bill if the final version contains language that would outlaw the privatization of air traffic controllers and possibly flight services and technical personnel in the system. In addition, the legislative process itself is stirring controversy and heating up the debate. Stan Soloway, president of the > Professional Services Council <http://www.pscouncil.org/>, a trade group in Arlington, Va., told Washington Technology <http://www.washingtontechnology.com/news/18_7/federal/21130-1.html>, "most senators voting for the FAA authorization amendment thought they were voting to restrict privatization of air-traffic control, when they were actually voting to restrict competition for the infrastructure that supports air-traffic control." [more] "It was never debated in committee, there was a brief discussion, and boom -- it passes. That's not a good way to make public policy," he told the paper. Legislators' efforts through A-76 -- the revised U.S. Office of Management and Budget circular on public-private competition of government jobs, federal unions and lawmakers -- to halt job competitions are "devastating to the agencies," said Soloway, whose group is working to educate members of Congress about the revised A-76 process.
>
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--> Rocket-List message posted by: Tom Willey <twilley@willeya.com>
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