Global Bizav Activity Up 22% in First Half of Year
The latest statistics from industry data tracker WingX Advance show global business jet demand is up over pre-pandemic numbers.
North American business jet activity increased by 20 percent year-over-year in the first half of 2022, according to data from WingX Advance. (Photo: Curt Epstein/AIN)
North American business jet activity increased by 20 percent year-over-year in the first half of 2022, according to data from WingX Advance. (Photo: Curt Epstein/AIN)

For the first half of 2022, Business aviation activity was up by 22 percent over the same period last year, according to statistics released this morning by industry data tracker WingX Advance.  During the first six months of this year, the Hamburg, Germany-based company noted that there were 2.7 million flights globally, with business jet activity in particular up 27 percent year-over-year and 21 percent above pre-pandemic 2019 totals. This is in comparison to commercial airline service, which is still down by nearly 30 percent versus 2019.