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Too funny! Airline association claims passengers are not ATMs

by Charlie Leocha on May 22, 2009

I almost was escorted out of the House aviation subcommittee for laughing when John Meenan, executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Air Transport Association, went off the prepared statement and said, “Airports must resist treating air travelers as the equivalent of an ATM.”

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FAA reauthorization bill and airline chutzpah

by Charlie Leocha on February 17, 2009

One interesting note from the FAA reauthorization Subcommittee on Aviation hearings last week was the airlines’ response to and deep concern about possible increases in the FAA passenger facilities charge (PFC) proposed in the new legislation from $4.50 to $7 per segment. They don’t want taxes, but new fees are fine.

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