Obama sees an easy target in US aviation

Once again there is proof, if any were needed, that airlines when they start to perform well become nothing more than a taxation cash cow ready to be milked. And so it is that the White House now sees a chance to rake-in extra money from aviation. Airlines and their passengers would pay up to $32 billion in new air traffic and security fees over 10 years, and grants to big airports would fall sharply under White House budget proposals released yesterday under the banner of “deficit reduction”. The Obama administration wants major carriers, their passengers, business jets and airports