nycbusdriver
Veteran
Unable to insert link, but the IATA website says that airlines pay fees for ATC, (enroute navigation and terminal charges).
Found this on the FAA website: http://www.faa.gov/a...fices/apl/aatf/
Interesting that you were fully capable of adding a link to the FAA site, but unable to post a link to back up your argument to the IATA site. Hmmm.
If you look at the FAA site, though, there is no indication of charges for airspace use, nor air traffic control services. Here is what the FAA site says is the source of revenue for the Aviation Trust Fund:
"Trust Fund revenues are derived from excise taxes on:
- Domestic airline passenger tickets
- Domestic airline passenger flight segments
- International passenger arrivals and departures
- Air cargo waybills
- Aviation fuels
- Amounts paid for the right to provide mileage awards"