SIC 4581 | NAICS 488119
The following guide to industry information, research, and analysis provides sources for industry trends and statistics, market research and analysis, financial ratios and salary surveys, and more.
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Comprehensive market research reports provide in-depth industry analysis and five-year forecasts, with special focus on the underlying structure and external forces and relationships that affect industries and their performance. Report contents include:
Aviation Business Journal
https://www.nata.aero
/ past-issues
Quarterly trade magazine features news and information for aviation services companies, with topics covered
including industry news and events, aircraft charter and management, fuel and line services, aircraft maintenance
and repair, flight training, airline services, safety and risk management,
financial and technology issues, marketing,
and human resources. Archived issues can be viewed free online.
Industry Statistics and Information
https://www.nata.aero/
Statistics section provides information on the number of fixed-base operators
(FBOs), the number of FBOs operated by airports,
and the percentage of airports with one or more FBOs and also includes
information on general aviation fuel consumption by type of fuel (e.g.,
avgas, jet fuel) and the number
of active general aviation and air taxi aircraft and hours flown
by type of engine (e.g., piston, turbine).
First Research profiles cover key aspects of an industry's size, scope, and operations and include a five-year growth forecast. Profile contents include:
Monthly trade journal features news and information for business aviation professionals, with special reports including the annual "PRASE Survey" which ranks the top U.S. fixed-base operators (FBOs) based on evaluations submitted by subscribers and also provides rankings for the best independent, small chain, and large chain FBOs in the U.S. and the top international FBOs in other global markets.
Aviation International News
https://www.ainonline.com/
Monthly trade magazine features news and information for the business
aviation industry, with FBO-focused content
including the online "FBO" news channel and the annual "FBO Survey"
which ranks fixed-base operators
in the U.S. and other regions around the world based on evaluations
submitted by subscribers.
Articles are available free online,
with free subscription available for qualified parties.
FBO Survey
https://www.ainonline.com/
Annual FBO survey ranks fixed-base operators in the U.S. and other regions
around the world based on evaluations
submitted by subscribers for FBOs that they visited or had experience
with during the prior twelve months, with each
FBO evaluated on a scale of 1 – 5 across
five service categories: line service, passenger amenities, pilot
amenities, facilities, and CSRs. Surveys are available free online.
Comprehensive study provides a detailed analysis of the FBO market on a global and regional basis, with data provided including historical and forecast revenues by type (e.g., fueling, parking, tie-down, and hangaring, aircraft rental, aircraft maintenance, flight instruction, other), application (e.g., private, general aviation), and geographic region (e.g., North America, Europe, APAC, South America, MEA).
Five-year financial statement analysis includes income statements, balance sheets, and key financial ratios, with data available by sales size range on a national, state, and metro area level.
Financial benchmarking section of these reports provides an analysis of industry profit and expenses as a percentage of revenues for companies that operate airports or flying fields and provide services such as aircraft parking, aircraft inspection and testing, ferrying aircraft between departure gates and taxiways, and maintenance, repair, and overhaul of aircraft airframes, powerplants, and components.
Annual NBAA survey provides base salary and total compensation data for aircraft maintenance and line service personnel, with survey results reported on a national, FAA region, and metropolitan area basis and job positions covered in the survey including maintenance director, maintenance manager, maintenance foreman, A&P maintenance technician, avionics technician, and line service technician.
Free online service provides salary, bonus, and hourly wage data for job positions in this sector such as operations manager, maintenance director, aircraft and powerplant mechanic, avionics technician, and line service technician, with FBOs for which salary or wage data is provided including Landmark Aviation, Pentastar Aviation, Million Air Interlink, Signature Flight Support, and Atlantic Aviation Corp.
