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Business Aviation Survey: The Results Are In!
2017
Business Aviation Survey Results:
·
275
companies were surveyed
·
57%
are experiencing an increase in flight hours
·
55%
will acquire pre-owned or refurb existing aircraft in the next 12-24 months
·
65%
report operations are not being impacted by the pilot shortage
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Business Aviation Survey Results: Copyright 2017
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Q1 - Which of the following best describes your title?
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Answers
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2017
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2016
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Owner
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18.61%
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15.91%
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Chief
Pilot
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26.64%
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28.64%
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Pilot
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8.76%
|
10.00%
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Flight
Department Manager
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20.44%
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18.64%
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Director
of Aviation
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13.87%
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13.64%
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Vice
President of Flight Operations
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4.38%
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5.91%
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Other
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7.3%
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7.27%
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Q2 - What FAR Part do you operate under?
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Answers
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2017
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2016
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Part 91
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75.09%
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65.30%
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Part 135
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5.49%
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8.68%
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Both
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16.48%
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22.83%
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Other
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2.93%
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3.20%
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Q3 - How many employees support your flight department?
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Answers
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2017
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2016
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1 - 10
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71.17%
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68.04%
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11 - 30
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16.06%
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16.89%
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31 - 50
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4.38%
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5.94%
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51 - 100
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5.47%
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6.39%
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101 -200
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.73%
|
.91%
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201 +
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2.19%
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1.83%
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Q4 - How many aircraft does your
company operate?
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Answers
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2017
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2016
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1
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42.65%
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38.71%
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2
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22.06%
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18.89%
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3 - 5
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17.65%
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20.74%
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6 - 10
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7.35%
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11.98%
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11 - 20
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6.99%
|
4.61%
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21 +
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3.31%
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5.07%
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Q5 - What types of aircraft do you operate?
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Answers
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2017
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2016
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Helicopter
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6.57%
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3.77%
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Turboprop
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22.73%
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19.42%
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Light
Jets (< 20,000 lbs.)
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18.43%
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24.35%
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Medium
Jets (20,000 - 40,000 lbs.)
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30.56%
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28.41%
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Heavy
Jets (> 40,000 lbs.)
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21.72%
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24.06%
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Q6 - Are
you seeing increased flight hours in 2017?
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|
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Answers
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2017
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2016
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Yes
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55.51%
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51.36%
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No
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44.49%
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48.64%
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Q7 - What is the estimated increase in flight hours?
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Answers
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2017
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2016
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No
Increase
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43.17%
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46.54%
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0 - 10%
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29.89%
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28.57%
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11 - 20%
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20.3%
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17.97%
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21 - 30%
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5.17%
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4.61%
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31 - 40%
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0.37%
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1.38%
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41 - 50%
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0.74%
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0.46%
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50% +
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0.37%
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0.46%
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Q8 - In the next 12-24 months, my company will:
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Answers
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2017
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2016
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Refurb
Existing Aircraft
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29.43%
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30.63%
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Acquire
New Aircraft
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17.36%
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15.32%
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Acquire
Pre-Owned Aircraft
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25.66%
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27.93%
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Other
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27.55%
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26.13%
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Q9 - Is
the reported pilot shortage impacting your operations?
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Answers
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2017
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2016
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Yes
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35.4%
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43.12%
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No
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64.6%
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56.88%
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