August Bizjet Activity Robust, but Decreasing

Despite overall growth, bizjet travel is slowing as summer ends, according to new data from WingX and FAA.

Wednesday, September 07, 2022 at 04:35 PM ET

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The Cessna Citation Latitude is one of the jets that have seen the largest increase in fleet size this year. [Courtesy: Textron Aviation]

Key Takeaways:

Business aviation activity, while still elevated from pre-pandemic levels, is showing signs of a slowdown with August marking the second consecutive month of decline at major U.S. business aviation airports.
North America, especially the U.S., has seen record business jet flight activity year-to-date, though Canada and Mexico have not yet surpassed their pre-pandemic levels.
Mid-size jets, particularly the Bombardier Challenger 300/350, Embraer Phenom 300, and Cessna Citation Latitude/Excel, are popular choices, leading in usage and fleet growth.

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Business aviation activity is starting to see a slowdown from pandemic highs, according to a recent report by WingX.

Although business and private jet travel remains 20 percent higher than where it was last year, WingX suggests that things might taper off soon. “The big question is whether flight demand can weather the start of autumn and [a] swiftly deteriorating economic outlook in the next few months,” the bulletin said.