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JetNet: Near-term Uncertainty Clouds Industry Optimism
The upcoming U.S. elections and geopolitical conflcts serve to spur indecision
JetNet iQ survey founder Rolland Vincent
JetNet iQ survey founder Rolland Vincent led his audience through the highlights of the latest survey on Monday at NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas. © Curt Epstein/AIN

“Uncertainty is the number one word that we see,” said Rolland Vincent, JetNet iQ survey founder and the head of Rolland Vincent Associates, while describing the current industry sentiment. “We see it all over our data—what’s going on? What’s going to happen?”

Speaking on Monday morning on press day at NBAA-BACE, Vincent detailed the results of the latest JetNet iQ quarterly survey, which is in its 14th year. From its recently closed Q3 survey, the industry’s net optimism score is the lowest since the start of the Covid pandemic in Q2 2020, with North America leading the plunge. “People are very confused,” said Vincent. “Uncertainty is profound right now.”

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