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General Aviation Economic Footprint – Measurement

General Aviation Economic Footprint – Measurement. ATAC 2007 Annual Meeting and Tradeshow World Trade and Convention Centre, Halifax, NS November 4 th, 2007. Presentation Outline. Electronic Collection of Air Transportation Statistics (ECATS) at Transport Canada (TC)

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General Aviation Economic Footprint – Measurement

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  1. General Aviation Economic Footprint – Measurement ATAC 2007 Annual Meeting and Tradeshow World Trade and Convention Centre, Halifax, NS November 4th, 2007

  2. Presentation Outline • Electronic Collection of Air Transportation Statistics (ECATS) at Transport Canada (TC) • Phase 1 – Collecting from the commercial carriers flying within/from/to Canada • Phase 2 – Collecting data from the general aviation sector

  3. Improve level of completeness 263 carrier reporting covering more than 98 % of traffic in Canada Reduce data reporting burden and costs For airlines: minimizes effort to support data reporting improves filing efficiency For Transport Canada: no manual input as data is received in electronic format validation is automated ECATS Phase I Objectives Commercial Air Carriers 3 primary objectives for air operational transportation statistics were: • Improve timeliness of available statistics • Major Airlines: from 24 hours to 1 month • Regional/Local Airlines: within 1 month after close of quarter

  4. Benefits • Industry • Reduced reporting burden/costs • Data availability: • Electronic aggregated data available to all parties (with confidentiality provisions): • cannot derive a carrier’s market share • written permission from carrier before their data can be released to airports/CAC/ATAC • Single source of information reduces legal and other costs • Government • Timely data to help with: • policy development and decision making • monitoring financial health of carriers and the air industry • Improvement of analytical capability for programs • Example: Airport Capital Assistance Program (ACAP), airport rent payments, security charges

  5. ECATS Phase II - Scope • Data elements targeted by Phase 2 • General Aviation • Origin and Destination Passengers (O/D) • Air Cargo

  6. General Aviation - Objectives • Obtain data to help government and air transportation stakeholders: • Get an overall precise measure of the industry’s: • Importance • Contribution • Health • Operators • Better reflect and acknowledge General Aviation in: • Policy and programs developments • Planning • Help stakeholders in: • Planning (identifying opportunities, allocating resources) • Tackling issues

  7. General Aviation - Definition • General Aviation: • According to the Transport Canada Aviation Statistics Group - The operation of aircraft(s) by individuals, companies or government entities for purposes other than commercial passenger and/or cargo transport for remuneration including leisure, business, aerial work and instructional flying. • Categories to be looked at: • Corporate/Personal Business Aviation • Specialty flying (Industrial, aerial work) • Flight Training • Maintenance/ Essential services (Natural Resources, Medivac) • Private including very light jet (VLJ) • Recreational including very light jets, ultra-lights, balloons, gliders and other private planes • Government – public service, military • Experimental

  8. General Aviation - Study Stakeholder and data element universe unclear • Assessment of the GA industry to gain better understanding • LPS consulting firm: • Defining GA universe • Determining what data is available in industry • Determining technical capabilities of GA stakeholders • Roundtable discussion with the industry on March 1st, 2007 in Ottawa • Conducting environmental scan for other GA data collection projects • Consultant’s report was completed on March 31, 2007 • TC-Civil Aviation is involved in this process.

  9. General Aviation – Collection Methods • Webservices: • Direct connection between systems • No manual input necessary • TC website • Web Upload: upload of a document such as excel • Web Form: completion of a standard on-line form • Annual Airworthiness Information Report • Exploring possibility of adding a section to this pre-existing mandatory form • Organisational web page • Exploring possibility of putting form on ATAC’s website

  10. General AviationData Elements Already Collected • Flight schools data presently being collected by TC: • Number of flight schools in Canada • Location of flight schools • Number of licences issued in Canada • Hours flown to some extent • Information is used for the measure of trends

  11. General Aviation - Data Elements Proposed data elements that could be collected (data elements and frequency to be determined) • Trip information • Top 10 airports flown to • Hours flown (flight training*/other*) • Number of cycles (local/transborder) • Longest trip • Average distance • Revenue/non-revenue/total passengers/cargo on board (If applicable I.e. when flying other than training) • Fuel consumption • Expenditures ($) : • fuel/maintenance/other • Time period • Flight School Information: • Owner(s), company name, base location (airport*/city*/province*) • Activity type: • flight training, other • Aircraft Information: • make*/model* • Registration mark*/tail number • Max seats available • Maximum take-off weight * * Elements already collected in the AAIR

  12. General Aviation - Data Elements Example of data that could be collected: *All data fictional

  13. General Aviation Purpose of Data Collection • Assess the importance of each GA component • Understand the GA contribution to Canadian economy • Help the GA industry to better recognize its own contribution • Ensure GA’s prosperity by defending it in the following situations and others: • Defend at ICAO environment proposal • Protect against proposed U.S. policy which would limit entry points into the U.S. • Ensure GA maintains the access it needs to congested airports and airspace, while also ensuring that small airports have accurate data for planning operations (Small Airport Viability concerns) • Guide future policy development on GA with respect to economy, environment, safety and security.

  14. General Aviation – How to Succeed To Have a Good GA Economic Footprint – An efficient collection of reliable data is an essential first step • Keys to Success : • Collaboration from all the different GA stakeholders (government/industry/private individuals) • Submission of data to TC is free and time efficient • Sharing of information between TC and the GA industry • Privacy of data is essential at all time • Project to be completed by March 31, 2009

  15. General Aviation – Possible Reports

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  17. General Aviation – Possible Reports

  18. Questions?? Comments?? Stéphanie Di Cesare Economic Analyst Aviation Statistics (613) 991-5822 dicesas@tc.gc.ca Michel Villeneuve Chief Aviation Statistics (613) 990-3825 villenm@tc.gc.ca

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