Aviation Businesses can now increase website exposure via BusinessAviationTraining.com’s new directory features.

Boonton, NJ January 28, 2009

After a 6 month revamp of the website Business Aviation Training is experiencing more traffic,subscribers and overall exposure.

Businesses in the Aviation industry can now create basic directory listings, company profiles, and even blast out an Aviation Press Release to industry specific subscribers.

6 months in the making and Business Aviation Training has revamped their whole website from the front end to the back. They now offer an exclusive aviation directory to the Business Aviation industry. Listings of every area in the business aviation industry can be found in their Aviation Directory. Along with the basic listings, companies also get to create their own company profile page. This enables members to create their own page on the site that lets visitors know exactly what they are offering. The SEO benefits to this are huge!

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A top provider of aviation systems, products, and services has officially predicted that over the next ten years, new aircraft sales alone will reach the $300 billion dollar mark. Last year was the fifth year in a row that the business aviation industry expanded rather than contracted, with new aircraft manufacture and delivery up over 20% more than in 2007. It’s believed that 2009 will continue the trend.

These are record-setting sales of new aircraft, which might be surprising giving the economic crises in the world today. But the need to remain competitive in an already competitive market prompts many airlines to start replacing their fleet to woo new customers, despite the economic downturn. The age of planes plays a part, as do newer and better avionics, but many order newer, state-of-the-art planes mainly for the more spacious cabins. An increasingly global economy drives the industry, and the need to cater to its customers.

Still, if the prediction for an increase in business aviation sales in 2009 seems like mere optimism, then look at the facts. Right now, top manufacturers have a backlog equaling two to three years of standard deliveries, so just the fulfillment of those waiting orders are sure to make 2009 another record-breaker for the business aviation industry.

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A friend emailed me this great power point slide of Flight 1549. It is great to see that this didn’t end in tragedy. Kudos to Chesley B. Sullenberger III and the rest of the crew for keeping everyone safe an alive.

To save right click on link and hit save as. Hudson River Landing of Flight 1549

Also please take a look at our new Jet Chartering Services page.

In October of 2008, the TSA released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that it said would “strengthen the security of general aviation by further minimizing the vulnerability of aircraft being used as weapons or to transport dangerous materials or people.” The Large Aircraft Security Program is intended to require operators of any aircraft over 12,500 pounds maximum takeoff weight, to implement a security program that would be audited by the TSA. The proposed regulation would also require passengers on the aircraft to be verified against the governments No Fly or terrorist watch list.

At first glance, there are several issues that stand out with the proposed rulemaking. The first is large aircraft with a max takeoff weight (MTOW) of 12,500 pounds. In order to put a “Large Aircraft” of 12,500 MTOW in perspective, let’s look at the following:

A Learjet 35A has an MTOW of 17,000lbs.
A Learjet 45 has an MTOW of 20,200lbs.
A Learjet 60 has an MTOW of 23,500lbs.
A Beechjet 200 has an MTOW of 16,000lbs.
A King Air 200 has an MTOW of 12,500lbs.
A King Air 300/350 has an MTOW of 15,000lbs.
A Hawker 800 has an MTOW of 28,000lbs.
A Citation 560 has an MTOW of 16,630lbs.

Under the TSA’s proposed regulations, any flight departments operating the type of aircraft above would be required to hire a security coordinator and implement a security program. These aircraft are not often operated by large corporate flight departments, many are operated by small departments that employee 3 or 4 people. The new regulation would place a huge financial burden on these departments in order to comply.

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