Hey Tim - not so for Jet A. Turns out the "modest" increase is from .22 cents per gallon to .36 cents. That's a 66% tax increase the last time I checked. I would hardly call that modest. The vote passed 93-0 in the Senate and everyone, including NBAA, is cheering this as a victory over user fees. While I agree this is much better than user fees (the bureaucracy alone would have been a disaster)...enough is enough already! And has anyone else noticed the new $15.00 per visit "Security Fee" that Atlantic Aviation is assessing at places like MDW?

The government, FBOs, and other entities that keep piling on new taxes and service fees can only keep drawing on the "oh, they're rich people if they can afford an jet, they won't mind" excuse so many times before people just end up closing their flight departments and selling their jets. Looks like the job market is going to stay stagnant for a while longer...