The beginning of the of the decade of the nineties finds corporate aviation at a crossroads. Following a decline in organizational role in the 1980s, there are some signs of renewed life. This research examines the prospects for corpor ate aviation in the 1990s.
A combination of factors, but primarily increased competi tion and declining fuel costs, produced sharply lower consumer air transportation costs in the 1980s. One result of these lower air transportation costs was a decline in the use of company owned aircraft by corporations. In the changing air transportation environment, corporations found it economically advantageous to rely more heavily on commercial air transporta tion.
At the beginning of the 1990s, several factors affecting air transport are once again showing signs of change. Fuel costs are dynamic, and some analysts predict significant long term increases in the coming decade. Commercial airline ser vice deteriorations are, in some instances, being transformed
from just an irritating inconvenience for the business traveler to a source of increasing cost and lost productivity for the business traveler's organization. Airline companies claim that the service situation is improving. Some independent analysts, however, are less certain about the future of airline service levels.
This research examines the factors which will likely have the greatest effect on the use of company owned aircraft by corporation in the 1990s. The intent of the research is to answer the following question: Will the use of company owned aircraft by corporations experience significant growth in the 1990s?
The data required for the conduct of this study were obtained through a search of the relevant litertature. The findings of this literature search were then assessed qualita tively within the context of the research question concluding the problem statement.
For purposes of this research, corporate aviation is d...