Aviação executiva: panorama sobre o segmento e sua contribuição frente à pandemia do novo Coronavírus

Abstract

This study explores the most relevant aspects of business aviation, a segment in evident growing all over the world. Considering the pandemic ruthless scenario of Covid-19, caused by the new coronavirus, world population was forced to remain in home, directly impacting the commercial aviation, which was practically interrupted. This gap left in air transport, especially in attention to the most urgent cases, made the executive air segment an alternative. In this context, the objective of this research is to demonstrate the contribution of this segment for airline sector and for world economy, highlighting, in particular, its importance for the less assisted regions. On the other hand, even with its undeniable growth, there are problems to be identified and analyzed, as: shortcomings in the crew's working hours, since, unlike regular aviation, crew members, in many situations, work with a scale dissonant from that established in Law No. 13.475/2017, known as the Aeronaut Law; the controversy related to the single pilot operation in this aviation modality; and the difficulties faced in sharing aircraft. The research is classified as basic and exploratory, based on bibliographic procedures in which is made an examination of authors such as Sampaio, who discusses “aviation fatigue”, and Levy, who exposes about the “application of single pilot operation”, in addition to so many other names. It is suggested, in conclusion, the maintenance of this line of research in order to monitor new improvements eventually implemented in executive aviation and to contribute positively to the safe growth of the segment.