Beverly Regional Airport Shared 2021 And General Aviation

Press release from Beverly Regional Airport:

February 3, 2021

Let’s Review

When the world and life as we know it stopped to hit pause in 2020, most of the world’s airlines changed radically. The robust airline industry was suddenly and dramatically altered, forcing airlines to cancel a tremendous number of flights. Invariably this presented General Aviation with an opportunity.

With the backdrop of lockdown, the realities of the pandemic – tight spaces and crowds in closed, tight spaces, and significantly less flights, people still needed aviation… especially for business.

There has been a drastic increase in new clients who had never previously flown private.

In addition to the business travelers, there were people using private aviation to transport elderly parents, young children, or travel themselves without the government imposed bans that were in place on airlines.

Of course, this large increase private aviation has also led to an increase in MRO Services – meaning further growth for the industry.

Finally General Aviation Aircraft manufacturing has also experiencing growth. Read about it in our former blog post Private and Business Aviation Continues to Thrive.

The Science of the Pandemic

The other factor increasing demand and creating a lot of first time private aviation travelers was very simply the science. Flying privately compared to flying commercial was shown to be dramatically less risky in coming to in contact with an infected person. Check out our earlier blog post on Covid-19 Risks and Safety Protocols. It’s unclear as to how and when vaccination will alter the playing field, but it’s safe to say, private aviation will retain a lot of new customers.

Forecast 2021

General Aviation will continue to grow and develop in its responsiveness to meet consumer demand. We at Beverly Regional Airport are continuing to strengthen our operations as we meet customer needs and fix our eyes firmly on the future.

“From day one of this unprecedented time, we have been and remain thoroughly committed to the highest level of responsiveness and service to meet all of our customers’ needs while continually planning for an exceptional 2021 and beyond.” said Gloria Bouillion, General Manager, Beverly Regional Airport.

In addition, with the Beverly Regional Airport Master Plan well underway, BVY will have a firm grasp on how to intelligently and thoughtfully continue to soar through its next twenty years of development. Input has been solicited from based aircraft owners, tenants, and other Airport users to help establish the existing and future needs of the Airport. Please take our Master Plan Survey.

Please contact us with any and all questions you may have regarding Beverly Regional Airport. We would love to assist you in any way we can.

This press release was produced by Beverly Regional Airport. The views expressed are the author's own.