PANEL DISCUSSION: THE FUTURE OF LIGHT COMMERCIAL AND GENERAL AVIATION: BUSINESS AVIATION

This panel looked at the future of business aviation. Business aviation is defined as the employment of privately owned aircraft, used primarily for transporting people, at times and to locations dictated by business needs and priorities. Areas covered included the size of the business aviation market, an overview of the business aviation industry, key factors that have contributed to the decline in the use of business aviation aircraft (alternative travel, economic factors, infrastructure issues), and the business aviation outlook.

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• Authors:
  • Swanda, R
• Publication Date: 1988-2

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: p. 85-90
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Circular
  • Issue Number: 329
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0097-8515

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Business trips; Civil aviation; Competition; Economics; General aviation; Infrastructure; Market share; Small aircraft
• Uncontrolled Terms: Future growth
• Old TRIS Terms: Light commercial aviation
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00494532
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: May 31 1990 12:00AM