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Repair Station Information

Personnel

Enter number of staff in each category

Avionics Bench Technicians

Installers, Line Maintenance Technicians

Instrument Technicians

Supervisors, Administration, Sales, Clerical, Owners

Total

Shop Rates

Enter rate charged to customers for all that apply

Avionics Service

CAD $ per hour

Installation

CAD $ per hour

Engineering

CAD $ per hour

Instrument Repair

CAD $ per hour

Do you plan to increase your shop rates within the next 12 months?

If yes, by what percentage?

Type of Aircraft Maintained

Check all that apply

Pistons

Turboprops

Jets

Rotorcraft

Employee Pay

Starting Pay

For a new hire with 0-2 years experience.

Bench Tech

CAD $ per hour

Install/Line Maintenance Tech

CAD $ per hour

Instrument Tech

CAD $ per hour

Top Pay

For your most experienced technicians.

Bench Tech

CAD $ per hour

Install/Line Maintenance Tech

CAD $ per hour

Instrument Tech

CAD $ per hour

Avionics or Instrument Shop Manager’s Salary

Do not include owner’s salary unless owner also serves as accountable manager.

Salary Range:

Employee Benefits

Please indicate with a yes or no which of the following benefits your company offers to its employees.

Life Insurance for employee

Retirement Plan for employee

Incentive Pay (cash bonus, profit sharing)

Employee Flight Training (50% or more reimbursement)

Does your organization have in place policies and programs that promote the representation and participation of different groups of individuals (e.g. age, race, gender)

Between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023, have employees received or will they receive a pay raise?

If yes, what is the expected or actual average annual percentage of the raise?

Between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023, have employees received or will they receive incentive pay?

If yes, what is the expected or actual average annual dollar value of the incentive?

Employee History

How many years on average have your technicians worked for your company?

years

How many years on average have your technicians worked in the industry?

years

Business Outlook

Within the next 12 months, do you expect your business to:

Please explain why you expect your business to increase, decrease or remain the same in the next 12 months.

What percentage of your business is:

Business Aviation

Commercial Aviation

Experimental

General Aviation

Rotorcraft

When you find technicians for your business, where are they typically coming from?

Which of the following is your primary method to recruit qualified technicians for your company?

Finding qualified technicians for my business is:

How many of the following does your business plan to hire in the year?

Avionics Installation Technician

Avionics Service Technician

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