Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing West Star Aviation BIZAV

摘要

In your opinion, what is the state oi the aviation maintenance industry? As everyone is aware, the economy and corporate aviation took a major downturn starting in late 2008 and continued into 2009 and 2010. We then saw an upswing in 2011 and 2012 which seems to be gaining momentum. Our pre-buy activity has increased over the past couple of years. It's obvious that aircraft buyers see the great values available in used aircraft and taking advantage of the aircraft in the used market. As a result we have an increase in interior upgrades, avionics upgrades, and exterior paint work and airframe maintenance. We feel this will continue to strengthen through 2013 and beyond. For the most part, it appears our industry is on the upswing.