Argus: Expect More Mild Growth for U.S. Bizav Flying
Business aircraft flight activity in the U.S., Canada, and the Caribbean increased by a moderate 0.9 percent last year, compared with 4.8 percent in 2017.
Midsize jets led in overall growth of business aircraft flight activity last year in the U.S., Canada, and the Caribbean, according to Argus International. And the Cessna Citation Excel/XLS/XLS+ certainly excelled in this aircraft category, with the type logging 166,883 flights last year in the region. (Photo: Textron Aviation)
Midsize jets led in overall growth of business aircraft flight activity last year in the U.S., Canada, and the Caribbean, according to Argus International. And the Cessna Citation Excel/XLS/XLS+ certainly excelled in this aircraft category, with the type logging 166,883 flights last year in the region. (Photo: Textron Aviation)

Business aircraft flight activity in the U.S., Canada, and the Caribbean increased by a moderate 0.9 percent last year, while flight hours rose 0.7 percent in the same year-on-year period, according to Argus International’s 2018 Annual Business Aviation Review. This compares with year-over-year increases in flight activity of 4.8 percent in 2017 and 8.1 percent in 2016.