Passenger airlines, which currently pay the bulk of the taxes on air travel, are looking to pass some of their tax burden to the owners of corporate jets, private jets, and local airlines, but this doesn’t fly with the Alliance for Aviation Across America, a new coalition representing the general aviation community. The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Reauthorization proposal circulating in Congress recommends a complete overhaul of the current aviation tax and fee collection systems, which would charge general aviation higher tax while lowering what passenger airlines currently pay, the Alliance says. In addition, the proposal endorses increased user fees for… Read More