Aircraft
2025 Bizav Market Going Out Like a Lion
Flight hours are up, orders are strong, and preowned sales stablized
Cessna Citation Latitude
Jets such as this Cessna Citation Latitude are selling well, both in new and preowned markets. © Textron

The business aviation sector is finishing out one of its strongest years in decades as new deliveries and backlogs flourish, flight hours show no sign of easing, and the preowned market remains strong, but rationalized. And importantly, the industry has weathered through the turmoil that threatened to chill the market in the first quarter in the face of tariffs.

In October, aviation data and safety specialist Argus reported that business aviation flight activity had soared 5.3% year over year (YOY), making it the second-highest month since January 2007, when Argus began tracking business aircraft utilization. That month also marked the sixth positive month in a row in Europe, up 3.1%.

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