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Aviation: The Future Is Now

Prepared for
The Congress of the United States
January 1990
by
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association

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• Executive Summary
• Introduction
• Congress and Aviation
• Public Benefit of Aviation
• Establishing Priorities
• Airways Modernization
• Space/Earth System
• Analysis of NAS Plan
• Congressional Investigation of NAS
• Airport Development
• National Airport Capital Improvement Program
• Airport Access
• Capacity Management
• Airport Capacity
• Airport Funding
• AIP Grant Formula
• Reauthorization Funding Recommendations
• Facilities and Equipment
• Airport Improvement Program
• Research, Engineering and Development
• FAA Operations and Maintenance
• The Aviation Trust Fund and Taxes
• Aviation Trust Fund
• User Taxes
• Appendix
• Attachment 1
• Attachment 2
• Attachment 3
• Attachment 4