Aircraft
Business Aircraft OEMs Fight for Market Share in Europe
Textron Aviation leads European business aviation market share despite popularity of heavy jets
JetNet data published by the EBAA
JetNet data published by the EBAA showing the 3,982 business aircraft based in Europe at the end of February. © JetNet for EBAA

Despite heavy jets comprising the largest portion of the European fleet, Textron Aviation has accounted for the largest market share of the nearly 4,000 business aircraft in the region.

According to JetNet data published by the EBAA, there were 3,982 business aircraft based in Europe at the end of February. The largest contingent of these (1,042 aircraft and 26.1% of the total) were heavy jets, followed by light jets (1,013/25.5%), single turboprops (787/19.8%), twin turboprops (585/14.8%), midsize jets (471/11.9%), and so-called bizliners (84/2.1%).