Chad is the editor of AINalerts, AIN's daily business aviation newsletter, and is also the news editor at AIN Media Group.&nbsp;He has been writing about aviation, with an emphasis on business aviation, since 1994. Chad started his writing career at The Avion,&nbsp;the&nbsp;student newspaper at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, serving as editor-in-chief before graduating with a bachelor's in aeronautical science. After a stint as managing editor at Professional Pilot&nbsp;magazine, he joined&nbsp;AIN in late 1998. Chad holds a commercial pilot certificated with instrument and multi-engine ratings, and he also is a CFI/CFII. He lives and works from his home in Venice, Florida.

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Chad Trautvetter

Business-aircraft flying in the U.S. and Canada recorded its 14th consecutive monthly increase in January, rising 0.3 percent year-over-year despite snowstorms that disrupted traffic in the Northeast, according to TraqPak data released yesterday by aviation services company Argus. The company is projecting that flying this month will improve by 0.9 percent from last February.

 


Following recent trends, activity at Part 91 and Part 135 operators climbed last month, this time by 0.3 percent and 1 percent, respectively. Fractional flying dropped 1.9 percent from a year ago, as midsize and large-cabin flying in this category continued to plummet.

 


Flight activity was mixed by aircraft category. Turboprops and large-cabin jets logged respective gains of 0.9 percent and 2.5 percent, while light and midsize jet flying were down by 0.3 percent and 1 percent, respectively.

 


In individual segments, fractional light-jet activity recorded the only double-digit advance last month, rising 11.7 percent. Meanwhile, fractional large-cabin jets logged the largest drop, falling 8.4 percent.

 


Argus TraqPak data provides “serial-number-specific aircraft arrival and departure information on all IFR flights in the U.S. and Canada.”

Argus: Bizav Traffic Climbs for 14th Consecutive Month

Company is projecting that flying this month in North America will improve by 0.9 percent from last February.

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