US airlines propose departures/flight distance tax to fund FAA operations

US Air Transport Assn. pushed Congress yesterday to develop a new FAA funding system based in part on a per-passenger tax related to number of departures and distance flown, which airlines insist would be far more reliable than the current ticket price-based fee system. ATA President and CEO James...

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