Business Jet Activity Declines in April Compared With Last Year

In a new report, WingX looks at jet traffic across the U.S. and worldwide

Jonathan Welsh

Thursday, April 20, 2023 at 03:47 PM ET

Verified

A new report indicates a decline in business jet activity this year. [Credit: Shutterstock]

Key Takeaways:

Business jet flight activity has seen a global decline this month compared to last year, with overall operations down 4% in Week 15 and 9% over the last four weeks.
North America experienced a notable drop in activity, down 5% in Week 15 and 11% over the past four weeks, with significant decreases in the U.S. (11%) and Canada (23%).
This downward trend is widespread, affecting major business aviation airports and most aircraft types, though the Embraer Phenom 300 bucked the trend among the top three busiest aircraft.

See a mistake? Contact us.

Business jet flights have declined across the globe this month compared with the same period last year, according to a report from industry-tracking company WingX.

In North America, flight activity during the 15th week of the year totaled 56,798 sectors flown by business jets, which is down 5 percent compared with the same period in 2022. During the last four weeks, activity has been 11 percent below last year’s level. Also during week 15, operations under Parts 135 and 91K declined 9 percent from a year earlier, the WingX report said.