Green taxes which force up the cost of the flying are unlikely to be introduced in the US in the foreseeable future.
Silverjet president UK Andria Piekarz said that in the State of the Union address last month President Bush touched on the need for the US to start cleaning up its industry and the impact it has on the environment.
With costs constantly rising aviation could be targeted but Piekarz said Bush is unlikely to impose any taxes, keeping US flight prices down.
She said: “Environmental issues are viewed differently in the US and while the country is becoming aware that things have to be done to protect the environment, I don’t believe there will be any tax increases in the short term.”
The US refusal to tax aviation for green reasons is in direct contrast to the UK where Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown’s increase in Air Passenger Duty at the beginning of the month was billed as a green tax. The increase sparked outrage in the UK travel industry, with budget airline Ryanair placing advertisements in the national press criticising the move.
The US approach is also at odds with the EU’s drive to decrease its carbon footprint and the ensuing costs that will involve.