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NBAA: Business Aviation Slowly Comes Back to Life

The Beechcraft King Air family of aircraft is used frequently by business aviation operators. NBAA
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Key Takeaways:

  • Three months into the COVID-19 pandemic, business aviation is slowly rebounding with increasing charter activity and operators implementing new health and safety best practices.
  • Business aviation is broadly defined as the business use of aircraft, with 97% of users being small to mid-size businesses and non-profits, primarily utilizing smaller aircraft for trips under 1,000 nautical miles.
  • This sector significantly contributes to the U.S. economy, generating $219 billion annually and employing approximately 1.1 million people.
  • Companies using business aviation gain a competitive advantage, often appearing on "Best of" lists, by enhancing employee productivity, avoiding travel delays, and enabling private, efficient travel.
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Three months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Business Aviation Association reports operators are slowing coming back online as the market and economy attempts to rebound.

Dan Pimentel

Dan Pimentel is an instrument-rated private pilot and former airplane owner who has been flying since 1996. As an aviation journalist and photographer, he has covered all aspects of the general and business aviation communities for a long list of major aviation magazines, newspapers and websites. He has never met a flying machine that he didn’t like, and has written about his love of aviation for years on his Airplanista blog. For 10 years until 2019, he hosted the popular ‘Oshbash’ social media meetup events at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.

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