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5 Implementation
Pages 19-25

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From page 19...
... is too slow to meet projected demands modernize the National Airspace System] is to find ways and funding issues are not adequately addressed.
From page 20...
... air as the JPDO projects. transportation community acting in the national inter The JPDO and the Integrated Plan should clearly and con- est cannot be thwarted by the opposition of a vocal vincingly define the problems that the air transportation sys- minority acting out of self-interest without due regard tem faces and how the changes proposed by the Integrated for the national interest.
From page 21...
... Effective systems integration requires that the program · broad support by air transportation system stakeholdmanager lead the systems integration organization in defin- ers to build the public support needed to generate and ing system goals and the path toward implementation. The sustain congressional support for aligning the federal capabilities of the Master IPT, which has been designated as budget with the Integrated Plan and for making other the JPDO's systems integrator, must be substantially en- necessary changes hanced to accomplish the above.
From page 22...
... Nevertheless, the burden of The Trust Fund's single largest source of income is a 7.5 funding development and implementation of NGATS will percent tax on airline tickets (see Figure 5-1) , so Trust Fund likely fall primarily on the Airport and Airway Trust Fund revenue is closely tied to average ticket price and airline passenger-segment fee tax 18% international departure and arrival taxes passenger ticket tax 14% 47% fuel taxes 7% freight and mail taxes 5% interest 6% other miscellaneous taxes 3% grants-in-aid to airports 28% FAA operations 43% facilities and equipment 27% research, engineering and development 1.5% payments to air carriers 0.5% FIGURE 5-1 Airport and Airway Trust Fund: income (top)
From page 23...
... In recent years, however, the airline industry has appropriations (or higher aviation tax rates, or other sources lost much of its economic vitality as intense competition of funding) will be needed to preserve the Trust Fund to the from low-cost airlines dramatically reduced average airfares extent that the substantial cost of developing and implementand curtailed airline income and profitability.
From page 24...
... Available online at . 2The basic goal of the BRAC process is to eliminate excess physical Next Generation Air Transportation System Joint Planning and Developcapacity to reduce the costs of operating, sustaining, and recapitalizing ment Office (NGATS JPDO)
From page 25...
... Available online at


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