Bizcraft use rising despite constraints
Businesses continue to increase the use of their aircraft–even if they are not in great numbers adding to their fleets–despite operational challenges in th

Businesses continue to increase the use of their aircraft–even if they are not in great numbers adding to their fleets–despite operational challenges in the name of security and access control. Representatives from U.S. and European aviation organizations discussed these and other issues at a presentation at last month’s European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva.

Speaking about operations in the U.S., NBAA president Jack Olcott said access–to airports, airspace, crew training and other facilities–is being seriously constrained in the name of security. All business aviation wants, he emphasized, is access by “qualified cooperators” on an equal footing with the airlines. Access, he said, is essential to the continued growth of the industry.

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