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How long have you used your current
primary paint system?

56%

accommodate all the new aircraft that are
coming on the market.

don't we get it painted sooner? " So, I would
say we are swamped.

Harbour: We seem to be seeing aircraft a
lot sooner than what we normally would,
because people aren't traveling. They're like,
" Why don't we get it serviced sooner? Why

Kuhn: As far as paint, we've been quite
busy. I think at the beginning of the pandemic a lot of people were not flying. So,
they were using that time for maintenance,

21%
15%
3%

5%

<1	 1-2	3-5	6-9	10+

Years

by COVID-19. In what ways do you think
the pandemic has affected the aircraft
painting business?
Voisin: It's like once you've gone private,
there's no going back. I really wonder,
once people have that top-notch experience, that it will be hard to get back on
a commercial airline. But, I do see it as a
trend. I think that it's going to be a while
before everyone feels comfortable again.
The commercial airline industry has just
been hammered, but the business jet usage
has somewhat improved because people
are looking for options.
Traxler: At West Star, I would say in regards
to paint, we are busy, if not busier, than we
have ever been. That's mostly because you
have a lot of people, especially new buyers,
coming into the industry because they no
longer want to deal with commercial travel.
When you buy a new aircraft, you want to
personalize it to your own taste. We are
booked two months out or more for paint.
It's one of those things that we're just busier
and just trying to find ways to be able to
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of AMT_April-May2021

Editor's Takeoff
Industry Inspection
State of the Industry: Paint
Time for a Makeover: Inside the Business of Interior Refurbishment
Charged Up Down Under
Innovations in Part Sustainment
A Look Inside the 2OOOJ Series
GAMA Insight
Professionalism
ARSA Insight
Advertiser's Index
AMT_April-May2021 - 1
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AMT_April-May2021 - Editor's Takeoff
AMT_April-May2021 - 5
AMT_April-May2021 - Industry Inspection
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AMT_April-May2021 - State of the Industry: Paint
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AMT_April-May2021 - Time for a Makeover: Inside the Business of Interior Refurbishment
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AMT_April-May2021 - Charged Up Down Under
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AMT_April-May2021 - Innovations in Part Sustainment
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AMT_April-May2021 - A Look Inside the 2OOOJ Series
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AMT_April-May2021 - 44
AMT_April-May2021 - GAMA Insight
AMT_April-May2021 - Professionalism
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AMT_April-May2021 - ARSA Insight
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AMT_April-May2021 - Advertiser's Index
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