Originally Posted by
Andy
You might want to look into the Airport and Aviation Trust Fund, which gets its money from aviation taxes and funds all of those 'subsidies'. Most of the money that goes into the AATF is from taxes on airline passenger tickets.
Air travel is one of the most heavily taxed purchases one can make in the US.
The AATF also funds more than 80% of the FAA budget.
In FY2017, the AATF collected more than $15B in taxes.
But sure, stick with that 'subsidy' narrative.
Jet fuel (as is gasoline) is heavily subsidized. ATC is heavily subsidized. Airports are heavily subsidized. Aircraft actually cost about TWICE what airlines pay to buy the aircraft from Boeing/Airbus. The roads that bring in airline passengers and crew are heavily subsidized.
EVERYTHING related to transportation, worldwide, is heavily subsidized, including trucking, rail, seaports, etc., etc.