Aircraft
Bizav Flying Soars To New High in 2022, Says WingX
Business aircraft flying last year reached a new record but is expected to cool off a bit in 2023, according to WingX Advance.
business jet on takeoff from Teterboro Airport in New Jersey
Teterboro Airport in New Jersey regained its status as the busiest business aviation airport in 2022, according to data from WingX Advance. (Photo: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey—Teterboro Airport Website)

Despite the post-Covid bounce in business aircraft flight activity waning over the latter half of 2022—with December down 2 percent from a year ago—WingX Advance said it was still a record year. The more than 5.5 million business aircraft flights recorded globally by WingX last year was 10 percent higher year-over-year, 53 percent above 2020 levels, and 14.4 percent above 2019.

At 2.8 million flights, North America accounted for about half of this traffic last year. Business aviation flying in this region was up 11 percent from 2021, 65 percent above 2020, and 18 percent above three years ago.