Bizav forecast doesn't see turnaround until '06
After experiencing a meteoric rise lasting almost a full decade, business jet production this year is anticipated to decline for the third year in a row.

After experiencing a meteoric rise lasting almost a full decade, business jet production this year is anticipated to decline for the third year in a row. Those looking for a silver lining will be disappointed to learn that next year isn’t expected to be much better–nor is the year after that.

For an industry that has been battered by stock-market losses and ongoing economic malaise, the notion that the current doldrums should continue through at least 2006 comes as most unwelcome information.