The U.S. House Transportation Committee held a hearing on Wednesday
on the status of the Airport Improvement Program. The long-standing
program delivers a minimum of $150,000 per year to every general
aviation airport. The FAA wants to eliminate that guarantee. Busier
airports would get $400,000 every year, airports with 10 to 49
aircraft based there would get $100,000, and airports smaller than
that would get no guaranteed allotment. Gerald Dillingham, of the
Government Accountability Office, told the hearing that the FAA's
proposed changes would have an "uncertain" impact on smaller
airports, which are more reliant on AIP funds. Charles Barclay,
president of the American Association of Airport Executives, told the
committee his group was "dismayed" by the proposal to cut AIP
funding, and asked for an increase instead. The complete
testimony from the hearing is available online at the House Transportation Committee Web site.
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The U.S. House Transportation Committee held a hearing on Wednesday
on the status of the Airport Improvement Program. The long-standing
program delivers a minimum of $150,000 per year to every general
aviation airport. The FAA wants to eliminate that guarantee. Busier
airports would get $400,000 every year, airports with 10 to 49
aircraft based there would get $100,000, and airports smaller than
that would get no guaranteed allotment. Gerald Dillingham, of the
Government Accountability Office, told the hearing that the FAA's
proposed changes would have an "uncertain" impact on smaller
airports, which are more reliant on AIP funds. Charles Barclay,
president of the American Association of Airport Executives, told the
committee his group was "dismayed" by the proposal to cut AIP
funding, and asked for an increase instead. The complete
testimony from the hearing is available online at the 
