Regional Affairs

AOPA works to save airports, eliminate use tax in Florida

While many pilots and AOPA members took in the airshow at Sun ’n Fun in Lakeland, Fla., last week, the association’s government affairs staff was hard at work, meeting with state and local officials and airport support groups. Read about the staff’s local advocacy efforts to protect New Smyrna Beach Municipal and Venice airports, along with AOPA’s continuing work to correct the use tax issue for nonresidents.

April 18, 2008