Ramp and Other Fees AGAIN!

[The Other Red Baron]

That's a bit more ridiculous than I expected. I was thinking yearly changes at worst. I've never flew anywhere that charged fees so this is new to me.

[Mooneymite]

From AIN:

GAO Investigating FAA Oversight of FBOs

Following requests from House Transportation chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pennsylvania) and aviation subcommittee chairman Frank LoBiondo (R-New Jersey), the Government Accountability Office (GAO) is investigating the FAA’s oversight of FBOs to ascertain if they are conducting their businesses in accordance with or in violation of federal requirements. According to a GAO spokesman, the agency has been looking into issues related to the FAA and FBOs since earlier this year “with a target of next spring for completion.”

AOPA claims the investigation will examine how well the FAA is exercising its responsibility to oversee airports that receive Airport Improvement Program funds and the assurances that come with the grants, including the requirement that airports and businesses on them must charge only “fair, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory fees and prices.”

Over the past two years, AOPA has been asserting that FBO pricing is often unfair. “Most FBOs do a great job of providing service to pilots at reasonable costs,” the association said. “Our attention is focused on the small minority—often large-chain FBOs with a monopoly position at an airport.”

Meanwhile, NATA has rejected assertions that FBOs are unfairly profiting from allegedly excessive ramp fees and fuel pricing. “NATA is aware of the GAO study and is assisting the agency in providing a better understanding of the FBO industry,” said NATA executive v-p Tim Obitts.

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https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2018-10-26/gao-investigating-faa-oversight-fbos?utm_campaign=AIN Alerts&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=67013363&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8VzahKW1SD88U6kOv_k2bk5mSep2F3bvS2QCgxCP5ho9xhxfUr5QFO1u9AcQMDP4XUaieESzGEyF8SyaJoX7lr-T1wDw&_hsmi=67013363

[Mooneymite]

Congress taking a look:

https://www.planeandpilotmag.com/article/congress-coming-after-fbos/#.W9m7rUtKiUm

[flyboy0681]

  On 10/31/2018 at 2:27 PM, Mooneymite said:

Congress taking a look:

https://www.planeandpilotmag.com/article/congress-coming-after-fbos/#.W9m7rUtKiUm

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About freaking time. I have no faith that anything will happen, but at least it's being looked at.