Thu, May 14, 2009
Intriguing Numbers Show State of European GA Biz
The European General Aviation Manufacturers Group (EGAMA) has
issued (for the first time) a set of Key Facts & Figures
(2004-2008) for the European General Aviation Manufacturers. EGAMA
is an active grouping of ASD (AeroSpace & Defence Industries
Association of Europe).
Speaking on the fringe of European Business Aviation Conference
& Exhibition (EBACE) and commenting a key set of figures
(2004-2008), EGAMA Chairman, Olivier Villa, Senior VP Civil
Aircraft of Dassault Aviation, declared “I am very pleased to
report that the European manufacturing industry has been growing
fast in the past few years in terms of both volume and economic
importance and has continuously increased its share in the
worldwide market, making it second behind the US. At the same time
General & Business Aviation industry has been fully recognised
by the EU institutions”.
“The industry is feeling from the impact of the big
economic downturn, which is a concern for our members. Some
adjustments of work force are inevitable to compensate for the
weakness in orders” Villa added. “However, we are
massively investing in R&D to maintain our competitiveness and
to be ready to offer cuttingedge products to our
customers”.
Olivier Villa also pointed out that
EGAMA is working on a Chart for Green General & Business
Aviation providing a number of commitments from life-product cycle
to maintenance.
The shipments of general aviation airplanes by European
manufacturing industry have increased by 69% over the period
(2004-2008), reaching a record in 2007 with 1209 units. The
delivery commercial value has increased by 59% over the same period
to reach € billion 8,8 in 2008. This means that Europe
produces the equivalent of 30% of fixed-wing aircraft when compared
to the US production and
about the same as regards helicopters. The respective share of
fixed-wing aircraft deliveries and helicopters deliveries is
roughly the same over the period. However, about 2/3 of total
fixed-wing aircraft 2/2 are delivered in Europe whilst around 2/3
of the total helicopters are delivered outside Europe.
General and Business aviation offers closely tailored flexible,
door-to-door transportation for individuals, enterprises and local
communities. These are supplementary services allowing providers to
reach destinations that the airlines can not serve because of
operational restrictions or do not serve due to economic
considerations. Moreover, general and business aviation provides
high value services to the general public, including environmental
surveillance, fire-fighting, map charting and emergency medical
transportation.
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