JSSI Index: Bizav Flying Up 4.3 Percent in 3Q
Flying soared in Africa and Central America—up 12.5 percent and 12.9 percent, respectively—while North America saw a 1.7-percent gain.
Textron Aviation delivered 41 business jets in the third quarter, up from 37 in the same period ago. The Citation M2 (pictured) and Latitude accounted for these gains, said Textron chairman, president and CEO Scott Donnelly. (Photo: Textron Aviation)
Textron Aviation delivered 41 business jets in the third quarter, up from 37 in the same period ago. The Citation M2 (pictured) and Latitude accounted for these gains, said Textron chairman, president and CEO Scott Donnelly. (Photo: Textron Aviation)

Business jet flight hours worldwide were up 4.3 percent in the third quarter and have reached 80.7 percent of the sector’s 2008 peak, according to the latest quarterly index, published yesterday, from Jet Support Services (JSSI). Year-over-year business jet flying is up in the light and midsize segments, climbing 8.2 percent and 3.7 percent, respectively, while large-cabin jet activity slid by 5 percent. Helicopter flying fell by 15 percent.