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> no absolute need to consider aviation fees to be taxes and collect them through a federal agency. What if you collect too much? The fund is subject to appro
by themafia 1y ago
> no absolute need to consider aviation fees to be taxes and collect them through a federal agency.
What if you collect too much? The fund is subject to appropriations.
> financing their local ATC as they see fit
We already use mileage based overflight fees:
https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/international_aviation/overflight_fees https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/international_aviation/overf...
- throw0101a 1y ago> What if you collect too much? You lower fees the next year.
- themafia 1y agoThen if you collect too little? Where does the excess come from? Do you keep the fees high and pay that back next year? Do you account for inflation or charge points? Is there some reason you _don't_ want this system to have slightly more funding than it "needs?"
- throw0101a 1y agoNav Canada, the non-profit which runs Canada's ATC, charges user fees which they adjust every so often, but they also have buffer/contingency funds. Quarterly/annual financial reports are available at their site: * https://www.navcanada.ca/en/corporate/investor-relations/financial-information.aspx https://www.navcanada.ca/en/corporate/investor-relations/fin... * https://www.navcanada.ca/en/corporate/service-charges.aspx https://www.navcanada.ca/en/corporate/service-charges.aspx
- bobthepanda 1y agoIt is worth noting that Nav Canada also has controller shortages. Privatization is not really correlated with with better outcomes for ATC. https://globalnews.ca/news/11354998/air-traffic-controller-shortages-airport-delays/ https://globalnews.ca/news/11354998/air-traffic-controller-s...