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Wheels Up Remains Atop U.S. Operator Pack by Flight Hours

Company logged 70,258 hours in first half

Wheels Up King Air — With 70,253 hours flown in the first half, Wheels Up flew 30,000 more hours than the second most active operator, Executive Jet Management. (Photo: Wheels Up)

By Kerry Lynch • Editor, AIN monthly magazine

August 11, 2023

Wheels Up remained the dominant U.S. Part 135 operator in the first half, according to Argus International’s 2023 Mid-Year Business Aviation report, but it joined the majority of the top operators in seeing its activity slide from the previous year. Overall Part 135 flight activity in the U.S. dropped 10 percent year-over-year during the first six months—the largest decline of any business aviation operating sector. In all, 18 of the top 25 carriers saw declines in flight hours.

Wheels Up remained atop of the pack with 70,258 hours logged through the end of June, besting the next closest operator, Executive Jet Management (EJM), by more than 30,000 hours. (EJM posted 39,117 hours in the period). But along with having the most hours, Wheels Up also experienced among the largest declines in the first half, falling 12,225 hours from a year ago.

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