General Aviation: Status of the Industry, Related Infrastructure, and Safety Issues

Abstract

In response to your request to conduct a comprehensive overview of the status of general aviation, especially since the passage the General Aviation Revitalization Act (GARA), we addressed three research questions. What did key indicators in general aviation activity show in the years leading up to GARA and what have they shown since then? What funding is available for general aviation airports and is it sufficient to accommodate planned development? What are the trends in general aviation accident rates and the causes of accidents, and how have the Federal Aviation Administration(FAA) and the industry attempted to improve safety?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA393890

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Transportation
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Airframes
  • Civil Aviation
  • Commerce
  • Commercial Aviation
  • Commercial Pilots
  • Congress
  • Employment
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Flight Training
  • General Aviation Aircraft
  • Health Services
  • Jet Aircraft
  • Money
  • Personnel Management

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.