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12 WINGS | March/April 2015 WWW.WINGSMAGAZINE.COM

ON THE

F LY

13

Municipal

MILLION MILLION MILLION

470

Federal

170

Provincial/

Territorial

BUSINESS AVIATION AVERAGE WAGES OUTPERFORM KEY INDUSTRIAL SECTORS

BA = $640 MILLION IN TAXES

$69,000.00 $63,000.00 $58,000.00 $49,000.00 $47,000.

Business

aviation

Information &

cultural industries

Industrial

Aggregate

Construction Transportation

and warehousing

BUSINESS

AVIATION’S

ECONOMIC IMPACT IN

DIRECT

persons years

million in

DIRECT wages

billion in

DIRECT GDP

billion in DIRECT

economic output

11,

$1.

$3.

$

More

than

20%

10%

to

20%

1%

to

10%

Less

than

1%

CANADA IS HOME

TO APPROX. 1,

BUSINESS AVIATION

AIRCRAFT, INCLUDING

BOTH FIXED WING

(76%) AND ROTOR

AIRCRAFT (24%).

THE MAJORITY ARE

BASED IN QC, AB,

BC & ON

IT SUPPORTS:

The Canadian Business Aviation Association (CBAA) recently released its first

economic impact study in Canada, showing just how impactful business aviation

is in this country. The numbers are impressive and in the words of CBAA

president Rudy Toering, the information is “ground breaking.” Said Toering:

“We finally have the evidence to back our claims about business aviation’s

importance.” The data is key for the CBAA’s continued advocacy efforts and its

drive to get government to understand the industry’s impact as an economic

driver. “This study clearly shows that business aviation has a significant and

catalytic impact on our economy and jobs.”