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Industry Leaders Optimistic about Bizav Rebound
Industry leaders say the market has been returning on leisure flying and new customers, positioning it for strength when corporate flying returns.
Industry leaders are upbeat about the prospects for business aviation given the new entrants and the fact that flight hours are climbing back even without business-focused flights. (Photo: Dassault Aviation)
Industry leaders are upbeat about the prospects for business aviation given the new entrants and the fact that flight hours are climbing back even without business-focused flights. (Photo: Dassault Aviation)

While acknowledging the difficulties and uncertainties that have come with the global Covid-19 pandemic, industry leaders are upbeat about the prospects for business aviation given the new entrants and the fact that flight hours are climbing back even without business-focused flights.

During an AIN webinar Tuesday, “A Business Aviation Update from Trusted Advisors—Separating Fact from Fiction,” Jay Mesinger, president of Mesinger Jet Sales, said it is a fact that the pandemic has changed the business aircraft market. When people started to indicate in March and April that they would not fly commercial (on airlines), there was skepticism on whether that would translate into business aircraft sales.