Chad is the editor of AINalerts, AIN's daily business aviation newsletter, and is also the news editor at AIN Media Group.&nbsp;He has been writing about aviation, with an emphasis on business aviation, since 1994. Chad started his writing career at The Avion,&nbsp;the&nbsp;student newspaper at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, serving as editor-in-chief before graduating with a bachelor's in aeronautical science. After a stint as managing editor at Professional Pilot&nbsp;magazine, he joined&nbsp;AIN in late 1998. Chad holds a commercial pilot certificated with instrument and multi-engine ratings, and he also is a CFI/CFII. He lives and works from his home in Venice, Florida.

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Business aviation flight activity last year in the U.S., Canada, and Caribbean increased 0.9 percent year-over-year, matching the growth rate from 2018 and eclipsing three million flights for the third consecutive year, according to the Argus Traqpak 2019 annual business aviation review. The company’s analysts believe 2020 will be another year of positive growth, forecasting that year-over-year flight activity will rise during each month in the first half: February, up 8.2 percent; March, 5.6 percent; April, 3.9 percent; May, 3.5 percent; and June, 5.1 percent. January logged a 0.7 percent year-over-year increase.

 


Flight activity was positive for most of 2019 and picked up steam later in the year, rising from 0.3 percent growth in the first half to 1.4 percent in the second half, Argus said. In fact, it added, the fourth quarter experienced the strongest year-on-year rise in flying, up 1.5 percent from fourth-quarter 2018.

 


By operator, fractional activity soared 5.9 percent year-over-year in 2019, followed by Part 91 with a 0.7 percent gain. Part 135 flying declined 0.6 percent last year.

 


Aircraft segments were mixed last year, with midsize and light jet activity up 3.1 percent and 0.6 percent, respectively, while large-cabin jet and turboprop flying down 0.1 percent and 0.5 percent, respectively.

Argus: Bizav Flying Had Another Good Year

Business aviation flight activity last year in the U.S., Canada, and Caribbean increased 0.9 percent year-over-year, matching the growth rate from 2018.

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