Bizav Ops Dip Further in North America, Europe in April
Business aviation activity dipped by 7.7 in North America and 16.7 percent in Europe in April, leading to a global decline of 6.9 percent, Argus said.
Dassault Falcon 900EX in flight overhead
In Europe, large-cabin jet operations led the decrease in flight activity, plunging 36.9 percent year-over-year in April. (Photo: aeroprints.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons)

Global business aircraft flight activity declined by 6.9 percent in April over the same month in 2022, results that were driven by a 7.7 percent year-over-year decrease in North America and a 16.7 percent drop in Europe, according to Argus International’s latest TraqPak report.

In North America, fractional activity logged the only yearly increase in April, up 8.1 percent. Part 91 was down across all four aircraft segments in the month for a combined decline of 6.3 percent while Part 135 operations continued its slide, down by 15 percent. The Part 91 market has essentially recovered to 2019 levels, where it was only 0.3 percent off in April 2023 compared with the pre-pandemic April, said Travis Kuhn, senior v-p of market intelligence for Argus, adding that the dynamics of business travel appears to have shifted, tempering growth.

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