JUNE 2016 | $3.50 BUSINESSINCALGARY.COM The Humble Leader Sam Kolias, recipient of the 2016 Distinguished Business Leader Award PM41126516 BOMA CALGARY NEWS - SUMMER 2016 PAGE 41 | CALGARY CHAMBER SECTION PAGE 54 ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTE // AVIATION UNDERNORTH CONSTRUCTION CALGARY LUXURY SECURED Business Aviation: High 24' Ceilings • Mezzanines • Large Electric Overhead Doors Accept No Substitute Owners’ Clubhouse • Customizable • 15 minutes from Downtown Close to Calgary International Airport and Skyservice Business Aviation BY DEBRA WARD t may sound obvious: there is no substitute for business business cycle, giving companies the ultimate advantage of aviation, but possibly not for the reasons you may think. being in the right place at the right time. Business aviation is often misunderstood to be nothing I And it pays off. A series of studies by NEXA for the U.S.’s more than an indulgence like Ferraris, Rolexes and yachts. National Business Aviation Association tracks company Nice, but not necessary. performance using a number of standard financial metrics Many airlines hope you agree – and are offering increasingly such as shareholder value and revenues. Consistently, the data luxurious first-class options to lure passengers into paying show that “companies using business aviation overwhelmingly top dollar for what is still public transport, no matter how it’s take top honors in revenue growth, innovation, employee dressed up. Despite the trappings of the new Extreme First satisfaction, and market share.” Class, with bespoke concierge service, “private” suites and Canadian corporations that use business aviation likely have the separate boarding, the reality is that your flight is still on the same type of fiscal results, a view that is supported by looking at airline’s schedule, not yours, and you are sharing your space the economic impact of Canada’s own business aviation sector. with hundreds of other people. A flight delay or cancellation The operation of business aircraft is a large and varied business – even if its not your flight or even at your airport – can delay in Canada, with many flight options. Corporations may own your travel for hours, or even days. and operate their own aircraft. They could charter planes on an The advantages of business aviation have nothing to do with as-needed basis. Or lease aircraft for longer-term use. Regardless rolling in luxury. In fact, the vast majority of the aircraft of how companies access business aircraft and flights, the and flights are the opposite of glamorous. They are simply economic impact – and downstream benefits – are huge. functional – but that functionality is the core reason why Just looking at aircraft operations, business aviation generates business aviation can never be replaced. $3.2 billion in direct economic output, with over three- It’s counter-intuitive, but business aviation is more important quarters of a billion of that – $760 million – generated directly today than it has ever been, despite the expansion of scheduled in Alberta, which also contributes $75 million in taxes. This airlines, routes and frequencies. Business aviation is driven far province is Canada’s second largest home for business aviation more by how business is conducted in the 21st century than – with 419 aircraft based here, generating $210 million in by what airlines are doing. With today’s instantaneous and wages to 2,560 Albertan pilots, engineers, dispatchers and continuous communications, ubiquitous WiFi and the ease of other aviation professionals every year. using laptops and tablets, there is no such thing as downtime: But, the economic impact of operations is only half the picture. businesses are always on-call, 24-7, serving customers, Canada is also a world leader in the manufacturing of business responding to issues or even just staying one step ahead of the aircraft and aircraft parts. Those numbers, recently released in competition. Business aviation is an extension of the 24-hour the CBAA 2016 Economic Impact of Business Aviation, solidifies Canada’s Premier Secured Storage Condominiums PHOTO COURTESY OF BOMBARDIER INC. 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Business business aviation aircraft is as close as one can be to working aviation is also a major feature in Canada’s most iconic companies from their private office. that produce aviation products for international sales, such as Business aviation’s greatest challenge is always education, and Bombardier Business Aircraft, Pratt & Whitney Canada and CAE. there is no substitute for the facts. Decision-makers, whether in As impressive as the economic impact is, there is another government, media or the private sector, too often default to what element to business aviation that is not as easy to quantify, but they think they know, instead of trying to learn about the actual arguably is as important – or even more important – than the value of this sector. The CBAA and its members are reaching out to numbers. There is no substitute for the safety and security that members of Parliament and other influential Canadians directly, to business aviation provides. share the true – and overwhelmingly positive – impacts of business aviation. It is a slow process, but we are making steady gains. Most people have heard that aviation is the safest form of travel. But there are many types of flights, and within all those forms Alberta members of the CBAA are a large part of this success of aviation, including scheduled service, the single safest form and are some of the most effective champions for business is business aviation. And, within business aviation, the country aviation in the entire country. The national association is that boasts the best safety record in the world is Canada. always pleased to recognize Alberta’s important role and this July, CBAA will be returning to the province to hold its There are a lot contributing factors. Canadian business annual convention and exhibit in Calgary, July 5-7, 2016. aviation has had a safety management system in place since Expected to attract about 700 delegates, among its draws is 2002 – in fact we were a world leader in developing this safety Canada’s largest static display of corporate and private aircraft culture. The professionalism – and training – for pilots, crew, at the diamond sponsor, Million Air, hangar at the Calgary maintenance engineers and other aviation professionals, is International Airport, and the charity golf tournament for some of the best – and most rigorous – in the world. Our Hope Air. The golf tournament is open to the public. standards are high, and so is the quality of our people. AVIATION DIRECTORY Avmax Group Inc. 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