GA, Airports Community Defend Small Airports
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Kerry Lynch
Kerry Lynch
General aviation and airports groups last week defended federal support of small airports after reports surfaced in USA Today and on NBC's Today Show portraying general aviation airports as underused facilities that siphon federal dollars away from large airports at the expense of airline travelers. The USA Today article, which outlines a number of arguments made in recent years by the Air Transport Association, notes that commercial travelers "subsidize" many airports they never use. The article quotes Air Transport Association President Jim May as saying, "the passengers who fly on airlines and the airlines are paying for projects at airports where we don't fly."...
GA, Airports Community Defend Small Airports
