G-KEST
21st Feb 2005, 23:28
For some time there has been a working group considering a CAA-SRG proposal to eliminate cross subsidy in CAA cost recovery.
General Aviation including the small aircraft AOC companies has, apparently, been subsidised by "Heavy" AOC airlines - British Airways in particular. These "oppressed" companies have long complained at what they perceive as being financially disadvantaged while enjoying a taxation regime not available to GA. In addition the AOC companies recruit most of their flight crew from those trained in GA at the individuals own expense.
The draft final report has now been published proposing swingeing increases in charges to GA in order to eliminate the perceived cross subsidies within approximately four years. The proposals will go out to the usual list of "stakeholders" for consultation in the fairly near future and no doubt the matter will be the subject of heated debate in the various aviation forums. I do hope so since GA at the moment can ill afford a significant hike in CAA charges across the board and largely impacting on most aspects of GA. Watch this space.
Cheers,
Trapper 69
:uhoh: :mad: :mad: :mad: :suspect:
<<edit: responses happily accepted to the duplicate posting in Private Flying forum.>>
General Aviation including the small aircraft AOC companies has, apparently, been subsidised by "Heavy" AOC airlines - British Airways in particular. These "oppressed" companies have long complained at what they perceive as being financially disadvantaged while enjoying a taxation regime not available to GA. In addition the AOC companies recruit most of their flight crew from those trained in GA at the individuals own expense.
The draft final report has now been published proposing swingeing increases in charges to GA in order to eliminate the perceived cross subsidies within approximately four years. The proposals will go out to the usual list of "stakeholders" for consultation in the fairly near future and no doubt the matter will be the subject of heated debate in the various aviation forums. I do hope so since GA at the moment can ill afford a significant hike in CAA charges across the board and largely impacting on most aspects of GA. Watch this space.
Cheers,
Trapper 69
:uhoh: :mad: :mad: :mad: :suspect:
<<edit: responses happily accepted to the duplicate posting in Private Flying forum.>>