Flight hours in 2009 increased by 3.1% overall, with jets accounting for an increase of 2.6%
and turboprops a decrease of 4.3%.
In calendar year 2009 the number of accidents involving business aircraft (jets and turboprops)
decreased by 27.9% (101 cf 140) from those in the previous calendar year.
Fatal accidents decreased by 34.1% over the same period.
Accidents involving jets decreased by 44.2% (24 cf 43) and turboprops 20.6% (77 cf 97).
2.0 Business Aviation Community
2.1 Number of Turbine Aircraft
The Breiling Report contains data covering a five year period for the global population and the distribution of aircraft by region. A summary of the aircraft population in 2009, the last year covered by the report, is as follows:
2009 Global Business Aircraft Population
Business Jets 17,382
Turbo Props 12,499
All Turbine Business A/C 29,881
Table 2.1a
Analysis
Business aircraft in North America represent 63.7% of the global fleet. South and Central America have approximately 11.8% and Europe 13.9% of the world’s fleet. Other regions ac-count for the remaining 10% of the fleet.
2.2 Number of Flight Hours
The 2009 summarized flight hour totals are as follows:
2009 Global BusAv Flight Hours
Business Jets 6,421,479
Turbo Props 4,796,390
All Turbine Business A/C 11,217,867
Table 2.2a Analysis
For the period 2005-2009, flying hours in North America represents 62.7% of the total, Europe 13.2%, Central/South America 11.8%, and the rest of the world 12%.
2.3 Number of Departures
The number of business aviation departures in the 2009 year is as follows:
2009 Global BusAv Departures
Business Jets 4,510,459
Turbo Props 3,229,114
All Turbine Business A/C 7,739,573
Table 2.3a
(Note: These are derived figures based on flight hours and sector durations typical for each category of jet and turboprop aircraft.)
2.4 Organization of the Community
Business Aircraft operations are classified into three (3) separate categories:
1.
Business Aviation Commercial
Aircraft flown for business purposes by an operator having a commercial operating certificate
(generally on-demand charters).
2.
Corporate
Non-commercial operations with professional crews employed to fly the aircraft.
3.
Owner Operated
Aircraft flown for business purposes by the owner of the business.
(Note : Consult IBAC for formal definitions of the three categories. Two additional classifications are included in the Breiling Report, namely Govern-ment (public operations) and Manufacturer aircraft. These are not, by their use, considered to be “business aircraft”, but are included in the data for completeness.)
3.0 Business Aircraft Global Accident Data
(5 year period 2005 – 2009)
3.1 Accidents by Operator Type
A summary of the total accidents over five (5) years by type of operator is as follows:
Accidents by O perator Type - Jet Aircraft
Business Jet Aircraft Total Accidents (5 yrs) Fatal Accidents (5 yrs) Average Total Accidents per year Average Fatal Accidents per year
Commercial 91 23 18.2 4.6
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