General Aviation Economic Footprint – Measurement ATAC 2007 Annual Meeting and Tradeshow World Trade and Convention Centre, Halifax, NS November 4 th, 2007

2  Electronic Collection of Air Transportation Statistics (ECATS) at Transport Canada (TC)  Phase 1 – Collecting from the commercial carriers flying within/from/to Canada  Phase 2 – Collecting data from the general aviation sector Presentation Outline

3 ECATS Phase I Objectives Commercial Air Carriers  Improve level of completeness  263 carrier reporting  covering more than 98 % of traffic in Canada  Reduce data reporting burden and costs  For airlines:  minimizes effort to support data reporting  improves filing efficiency  For Transport Canada:  no manual input as data is received in electronic format  validation is automated 3 primary objectives for air operational transportation statistics were:  Improve timeliness of available statistics  Major Airlines: from 24 hours to 1 month  Regional/Local Airlines: within 1 month after close of quarter

4  Industry  Reduced reporting burden/costs  Data availability:  Electronic aggregated data available to all parties (with confidentiality provisions):  cannot derive a carrier’s market share  written permission from carrier before their data can be released to airports/CAC/ATAC  Single source of information reduces legal and other costs  Government  Timely data to help with:  policy development and decision making  monitoring financial health of carriers and the air industry  Improvement of analytical capability for programs  Example: Airport Capital Assistance Program (ACAP), airport rent payments, security charges Benefits

5  Data elements targeted by Phase 2  General Aviation  Origin and Destination Passengers (O/D)  Air Cargo ECATS Phase II - Scope

6  Obtain data to help government and air transportation stakeholders:  Get an overall precise measure of the industry’s:  Importance  Contribution  Health  Operators  Better reflect and acknowledge General Aviation in:  Policy and programs developments  Planning  Help stakeholders in:  Planning (identifying opportunities, allocating resources)  Tackling issues General Aviation - Objectives

7  General Aviation:  According to the Transport Canada Aviation Statistics Group - The operation of aircraft(s) by individuals, companies or government entities for purposes other than commercial passenger and/or cargo transport for remuneration including leisure, business, aerial work and instructional flying.  Categories to be looked at:  Corporate/Personal Business Aviation  Specialty flying (Industrial, aerial work)  Flight Training  Maintenance/ Essential services (Natural Resources, Medivac)  Private including very light jet (VLJ)  Recreational including very light jets, ultra-lights, balloons, gliders and other private planes  Government – public service, military  Experimental General Aviation - Definition

8  Assessment of the GA industry to gain better understanding  LPS consulting firm:  Defining GA universe  Determining what data is available in industry  Determining technical capabilities of GA stakeholders  Roundtable discussion with the industry on March 1 st, 2007 in Ottawa  Conducting environmental scan for other GA data collection projects Stakeholder and data element universe unclear  Consultant’s report was completed on March 31, 2007  TC-Civil Aviation is involved in this process. General Aviation - Study

9 General Aviation – Collection Methods  Webservices :  Direct connection between systems  No manual input necessary  TC website  Web Upload: upload of a document such as excel  Web Form: completion of a standard on-line form  Annual Airworthiness Information Report  Exploring possibility of adding a section to this pre-existing mandatory form  Organisational web page  Exploring possibility of putting form on ATAC’s website

10  Flight schools data presently being collected by TC:  Number of flight schools in Canada  Location of flight schools  Number of licences issued in Canada  Hours flown to some extent  Information is used for the measure of trends General Aviation Data Elements Already Collected

11 Proposed data elements that could be collected (data elements and frequency to be determined) * Elements already collected in the AAIR  Time period  Flight School Information:  Owner(s), company name, base location (airport*/city*/province*)  Activity type:  flight training, other  Aircraft Information:  make*/model*  Registration mark*/tail number  Max seats available  Maximum take-off weight *  Trip information  Top 10 airports flown to  Hours flown (flight training*/other*)  Number of cycles (local/transborder)  Longest trip  Average distance  Revenue/non-revenue/total passengers/cargo on board (If applicable I.e. when flying other than training)  Fuel consumption  Expenditures ($) :  fuel/maintenance/other General Aviation - Data Elements

12 Example of data that could be collected: *All data fictional Time Period (from/to) 2007/01/01 – 2007/03/31 Owner(s), Company Name: John and Jane Sky, Sky Flight School and Sightseeing Location: Carp Airport, Ottawa, Ontario Activity Type SightseeingFlight training Aircraft Information Cessna 152 (C152) Registration Mark C-XXXX Max Seats Available 22 Max Take-off Weight 725 kg Top 10 Airport flown to YRP, YPQYRP, YOW, YTA, YPQ Hours Flown 2360 Cycles: Local/U.S./Total 0/10/1048/2/50 Longest trip (km) Average distance (km) Rev/Non-Rev/Total Pass. 10/0/10NA Fuel (litre) $ Spent Fuel $375$900 $ Spent maintenance $200$750 $ Spent Other $500$2,500 General Aviation - Data Elements

13  Assess the importance of each GA component  Understand the GA contribution to Canadian economy  Help the GA industry to better recognize its own contribution  Ensure GA’s prosperity by defending it in the following situations and others:  Defend at ICAO environment proposal  Protect against proposed U.S. policy which would limit entry points into the U.S.  Ensure GA maintains the access it needs to congested airports and airspace, while also ensuring that small airports have accurate data for planning operations (Small Airport Viability concerns)  Guide future policy development on GA with respect to economy, environment, safety and security. General Aviation Purpose of Data Collection

14  Keys to Success :  Collaboration from all the different GA stakeholders (government/industry/private individuals)  Submission of data to TC is free and time efficient  Sharing of information between TC and the GA industry  Privacy of data is essential at all time  Project to be completed by March 31, 2009 To Have a Good GA Economic Footprint – An efficient collection of reliable data is an essential first step General Aviation – How to Succeed

15 General Aviation – Possible Reports Flight School Fleet 5 most popular types of aircrafts Average yearly training hours flown, by aircraft, by province Cessna 152 Cessna 172 Piper Cherokee Piper Seneca Super King Air British Columbia Ontario Saskatchewan Prince Edward Island Nunavut 1,322 1,105 1, Canadian Total2,166Average1,002 Fuel consumption (gph)Annual average maintenance expenses by 5 most popular types of aircrafts Cessna 152 Cessna 172 Piper Cherokee Piper Seneca Super King Air Cessna 152 Cessna 172 Piper Cherokee Piper Seneca Super King Air 200 $2,020 $2,300 $ 1,950 $ 1,933 $ 1,822 Average12.7Average$ 2,005

16 General Aviation – Possible Reports Direct economic impact of flight schools, by province (top 5) Training flights to the US, by base province Ontario Quebec British Columbia Alberta Manitoba $200M $147M $120M $ 87M $ 80M Ontario British Columbia Quebec Alberta Nova Scotia Canadian Total$920MCanadian Total928 Average distance flown, by training flight, by province Number of training centres By airport Ontario Yukon Manitoba Quebec Newfoundland & Lab Springbank, Calgary, AB Pitt Meadows, BC Boundary Bay, BC St-Hubert, Montreal, QC Diefenbaker, Saskatoon, SK Average115Canadian Total168

17 General Aviation – Possible Reports Gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices in chained (1997) dollars, (in millions of dollars) (Source statistics Canada) * Quarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4Annually All industries All Transport. and Warehousing Air Transportation (Commercial) General Aviation Flight Schools 1,108,874 52,457 4,522 ? 1,089,695 52,792 4,626 ? 1,094,277 52,900 4,638 ? 1,097,502 52,905 4,658 ? 1,091,587 52,764 4,658 ? * Note : the gross output for for Air Transportation was determined using the volume of passenger-km and goods tonne-km multiplied by base year prices. Commercial carriers only, does not include GA

18 Questions?? Comments?? Stéphanie Di Cesare Economic Analyst Aviation Statistics (613) Michel Villeneuve Chief Aviation Statistics (613)