A Research Proposal for a Corporate Aviation Department

CORPORATE AVIATION PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS: 
Prepare a 5-page report designed for a company executive, proposing a corporate flight department for the company. The proposal should be professional and can include graphics and diagrams. Four references, including the textbook, are required and must be formatted in current APA format. A reference page and title page, properly cited in current APA format, must also be included. 
The company is a large engineering firm based in Lynchburg. The firm employs 300 workers, including sales and engineering staff. The sales staff averages thirty 2–3-day trips a year, with 3–5 employees on each trip. Most of the sales trips are within a 400-mile radius of Lynchburg. 
The engineering staff is involved in site inspection and pop-up troubleshooting trips. The engineer trips range from a day to 3 weeks, within the same 400 mile radius. Usually 2 engineers go on these trips about 10 times a year. The company is currently spending $180,000 a year on travel expenses. 
The report should include a description and justification for the following areas: 
- Why would the company benefit from corporate aviation? 
- Analyze current travel needs 
- Anticipate future travel needs 
- Offer a solution for the company 
- Aircraft 
- Characteristics that make that aircraft an ideal choice 
- Acquisition cost of aircraft 
- Operating costs of the aircraft 
- Flight department operations 
- How would operations be set up? 
- How to handle maintenance? 
- Contingency plans 
Be sure to not only answer each point, but also offer a justification for each point. 
Outline needed in 24 hours if possible, here is the example: 
CORPORATE AVIATION PROPOSAL OUTLINE EXAMPLE 
I. INTRODUCTION 
II. TRAVEL NEED ANALYSIS 
a. Historic Travel History 
b. Future Travel Expectations 
i. (Industry website or news article on business aviation growth)(NBAA, 2012) 
III. AIRCRAFT REQUIREMENT 
a. Aircraft Choice: Beechcraft 250 King Air 
i. Specifications 
1. (Beechcraft, 2012) 
ii. How it will meet the required mission and parameters 
b. Aircraft Capital Cost 
i. Initial Cost of acquisition (new or used) 
1. (GlobalPlaneSearch.com, 2012) 
ii. Cost of operations 
1. 10 Year cash flow? 
IV. MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENT 
a. Basic structure of the corporate flight department for the company 
i. Personnel required 
ii. Operational flow 
1. (Cannon & Richey, 2012) 
b. Cost of department operations 
i. Personnel costs 
ii. Facilities costs 
c. Compare current travel to proposed solutions 
i. Past total costs 
ii. Solution total costs 
iii. Added benefits of the corporate aircraft 
1. (Cannon & Richey, 2012) 
V. CONCLUSION 
VI. REFERENCES 
a. Cannon, J. R., & Richey, F. D. (2012). Practical applications in business aviation management. Lanham, MD: Government Institutes. 
b. NBAA. (2012). NBAA Unveils New ‘No Plane No Gain' Advertising at 2012 Convention. In National Business Aviation Association. Retrieved from http://www(dot)nbaa(dot)org/news/pr/2012/20121030-101.php. 
c. Beechcraft. (2012). Beechcraft King Air 250 Turboprop: Overview. In Hawker Beechcraft. Retrieved from http://www(dot)hawkerbeechcraft(dot)com/beechcraft/king_air_250/. 
d. GlobalPlaneSearch.com. (2012). Beech King Air 250 Business/VIP Airplanes for Sale. In Global Plane Search. Retrieved from http://www(dot)globalplanesearch(dot)com/beech/vip/turboprops/twin/king_air_250.htm