FBOs
Happy Y2K12: FBOs Expect Business To Be Flat in 2012

For the FBO industry, just how good a year 2012 will be depends solely upon how much flight activity there is in the corporate and private aviation sectors. After all, parked aircraft do not use fuel nor require the services of FBO staff.

Overall for 2011, the industry saw a slight improvement over 2010. Based on TraqPak data from research provider Argus, after a sharp spike in the number of flight hours in the beginning of the year (the industry saw approximately 40,000 more business aircraft flights in March’s yearly peak of 265,000 than there were in February), activity remained consistent (at approximately 250,000 flights a month) for the remainder of last year.