Business aviation flight activity in the North American and European markets continued a downward trend in July but flourished so much in other parts of the world that operations ended up 0.9% globally year over year (YOY), according to the latest report from Argus International. Argus TraqPak data shows North American activity slid by 0.3% YOY while in Europe, flights were down 6.2%.
In North America, turboprop flying ended on the positive side, up 1.1%, thanks to a 7% gain in fractional flying and a 4.7% increase in Part 135 flights in that aircraft category. Likewise, mid-cabin flights strengthened by 2.8% as fractional flights surged by 13.9% with those aircraft. However, flight activity involving large cabins plunged 8.9% YOY, and small cabins dipped by 0.5%, even though fractional flying was up 7.1% and 16.5% in those aircraft categories, respectively.
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