Chad is the editor of AINalerts, AIN's daily business aviation newsletter, and is also the news editor at AIN Media Group.&nbsp;He has been writing about aviation, with an emphasis on business aviation, since 1994. Chad started his writing career at The Avion,&nbsp;the&nbsp;student newspaper at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, serving as editor-in-chief before graduating with a bachelor's in aeronautical science. After a stint as managing editor at Professional Pilot&nbsp;magazine, he joined&nbsp;AIN in late 1998. Chad holds a commercial pilot certificated with instrument and multi-engine ratings, and he also is a CFI/CFII. He lives and works from his home in Venice, Florida.

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Chad Trautvetter

UBS Global Research’s latest Business Jet Market Index report shows a decidedly more optimistic outlook for the industry following the U.S. election. According to the report, released on December 9, the index came in at 45, a 32-percent jump from UBS’s prior survey, “representing one of the largest sequential increases in its 13-year history.” However, the index has yet to reach or surpass 50, which would denote improving market conditions.

 


By cabin size, the light jet index is the healthiest at 49, a 14-percent rise sequentially, followed by midsize jets at 45 (up 44 percent) and large-cabin jets at 42 (up 49 percent). In addition, UBS said that the straight-up measure of absolute business conditions came in at 4.8, 12 percent higher than in September.

 


Of the market professionals who provided data for the UBS report, 47 percent indicated that customer interest had improved after the election versus 5 percent that indicated it had deteriorated. The remaining 48 percent indicated no change in interest. Customer interest scores increased in all regions: North America, which surged 32 percent; Latin America, up 24 percent; Europe, up 20 percent; Middle East, up 18 percent; and Asia, up 12 percent.

 


The new Trump Administration in the U.S. is widely seen as a positive, with 61 percent of those surveyed expecting the outcome of the U.S. presidential election to ultimately be positive for the business jet market, while 11 percent don't see a positive impact and 28 percent are uncertain.

UBS Bizjet Index Sees Post-election Surge

the index came in at 45, a 32-percent jump from UBS’s prior survey and “representing one of the largest sequential increases in its 13 year history.”

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