Matt Thurber, editor-in-chief at AIN Media Group, has been flying since 1975 and writing about aviation since 1978 and now has the best job in the world, running editorial operations for Aviation International News, Business Jet Traveler, and FutureFlight.aero. In addition to working as an A&amp;P mechanic on everything from Piper Cubs to turboprops, Matt taught flying at his father’s flight school in Plymouth, Mass., in the early 1980s, flew for an aircraft owner/pilot, and for two summer seasons hunted swordfish near the George’s Banks off the East Coast from a Piper Super Cub. An ATP certificated fixed-wing pilot and CFII and commercial helicopter pilot, Matt is type-rated in the Citation 500 and Gulfstream V/550. Based in the Pacific Northwest, Matt and his team cover the entire aviation scene including business aircraft, helicopters, avionics, safety, manufacturing, charter, fractionals, technology, air transport, advanced air mobility, defense, and other subjects of interest to AIN, BJT, and FutureFlight readers.

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A look at business aviation operations in Brazil during the past few years shows some significant growth, according to statistics from WingX Advance. In 2021, business aviation jets and turboprops&nbsp;flew roughly double the number of operations in pre-pandemic&nbsp;2019—52,895 versus 26,390. Business jets alone flew 34,062 operations in 2021, up significantly from&nbsp;20,940 in 2019.

 


However, according to WingX managing director&nbsp;Richard Koe, “the growth in flights needs to be tempered with the increased coverage we are getting as ADS-B networks expand.”&nbsp;As more aircraft become ADS-B Out equipped, their easier tracking means the number of operations grows, thanks to more accurate measurement of their activities.

 


“For example,” Koe explained, "the approximate density increase of receivers was up 78 percent in 2022 versus comparable 2019 for South America. So it´s not ‘pure’ growth, albeit, still growth in total activity versus 2019. Which would not surprise us, given that airline capacity was severely restricted during Covid, bringing wealthier customers to business aviation.”

 


Year-to-date, 2022 business aviation activity in Brazil is up 174 percent compared to the same period in 2019. This year is off to a strong start with 38,574 business aviation operations in Brazil, up from 28,040 in the same period in 2021—a 38 percent increase.

Brazil Business Aviation Traffic Growing

Compared to 2019, 2020, and 2021, business aviation activity in Brazil is on a huge upswing.

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