Question of the Week: Walk a Mile in the Airplane Makers’ Shoes …

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Key Takeaways:

  • A recent poll regarding helicopter EMS procedures showed mixed opinions, with 39% advocating for enforcing existing regulations and 43% favoring stronger or new regulations.
  • The current week's topic focuses on the negative sentiment towards business jets in Washington, with major manufacturers like Cessna and Hawker actively defending their use.
  • Readers are invited to participate in a poll asking what they would do as the CEO of a bizjet manufacturer in response to the current political climate.
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This Week’s Question |Previous Week’s Answers

PREVIOUS RESULTS ***

Last week, we asked if the FAA should take a closer look at helicopter EMS procedures and perhaps create a new class of regulations.

The largest single segment of respondents (39% of you) said existing regulations are fine; they just need to be enforced – but if we group those of you who anwered with an unqualified yes and those who thought EMS regulations could be a subset of existing regulations together, then we find that even more of you (43%) are in favor of stronger regulation.

For a complete (real-time) breakdown of reader responses, click here.
(You may be asked to register and answer if you haven’t already participated in this poll.)

THIS WEEK’S QUESTION ***

There’s no question about it: Washington is down on bizjets. Now that major airplane makers like Cessna and Hawker are mounting campaigns to remind everyone why companies use them, we thought a little armchair quarterbacking might be in order. This week, we invite you to picture yourself as the head of a major airplane manufacturer, and tell us how you’d respond to the current climate:

What would you do if you were CEO of a bizjet maker?
(click to answer)


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