AVweb's Question of the Week...

AVweb’s Question of the Week…

Editorial Staff

Wednesday, March 19, 2003 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

Over 700 responses were received for the previous week's question on "War's Effects On General Aviation."
The majority (42%) of respondents felt a war with Iraq would negatively impact GA, but less severely than airlines.
A significant portion (27%) anticipated the GA industry would experience another major economic downturn due to such a conflict.
Only a small minority (2%) believed a war would actually lead to an increase in GA sales.

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We received over 700 responses to our question last week on War’s Effects On General Aviation. Almost half (42 percent) of those responding felt a war with Iraq would definitely be a negative event, however, GA will fare better than the airlines. A smaller group (27 percent) indicated the GA industry will experience another large economic hit with this kind of armed conflict. Only 2 percent of those responding felt a war would actually boost GA sales.