Business aviation contributes over $150 billion to the U.S. economy every year, and provides over 1.2 million high-wage, stable jobs. The vast majority of general aviation aircraft worldwide are manufactured, operated, serviced and maintained in the United States. Even the handful of companies that manufacture planes abroad “complete” their planes in the U.S. We install avionics, electronics, automation systems, engines, paint, interiors and other aircraft components manufactured here in the U.S. by American workers.

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Business aviation contributes $150 billion to U.S. economic output, and employs more than 1.2 million people.

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The vast majority of general aviation aircraft used for business worldwide are manufactured, operated, serviced and maintained in the United States. Even the minority of those planes manufactured outside the U.S. are often “completed,” adding avionics, electronics, automation systems, engines, paint, interiors and other aircraft components manufactured here in the U.S.

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Business aircraft manufacture is one of the remaining sources of good manufacturing jobs in this country – the kind of jobs we can keep in the U.S. in the 21st century. It is also one of the few industries still contributing to the nation’s positive balance of trade.

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Business aviation allows companies to safely transport tools and materials that cannot be carried aboard airlines, enabling them to solve urgent problems efficiently and quickly.

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The flights made by business airplanes require support. Schedulers, dispatchers, maintenance technicians, pilots, training professionals and airport employees are just a few of the many support professions involved in business aviation.

Courtesy of No Plane No Gain