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

Global business aircraft flight activity last month fell 3.2 percent year-over-year as traffic in North America and Europe dipped while the rest of the world saw a 22.6 percent surge, according to TraqPak data released yesterday by Argus International. Flights in North America and Europe were down 4.9 percent and 10 percent, respectively, from October 2021. For this month, Argus analysts are predicting a 1.4 percent decrease in North American flight activity, with Europe estimated to descend 11.1 percent year-over-year.

 


“October’s flight activity landscape is indicative of transition. On one side of the coin, we’re up double digits from October 2019, and on the other side we’re down from last year’s all-time high,” said Argus senior v-p of market intelligence Travis Kuhn. “Additionally, Europe is slowing but it is actually following more of its normal pre-Covid trend, so it is too early to tell if other factors are influencing the flight activity volume on the continent. In the short term, we expect to see some additional declines primarily related to seasonal adjustments in activity.”

 


In North America, Part 135 charter activity led the decline, with traffic down 10.6 percent from a year ago. Part 91 flying dipped 1.7 percent, while fractional activity rose by 0.2 percent. By aircraft category, midsize jets were at the forefront of the erosion in this region, falling 6.2 percent year-over-year, followed by turboprops (-5.2 percent), light jets (-4.8 percent), and large-cabin jets (-1.8 percent).

 


Globally, midsize jets took the brunt of the activity declines, dropping 15.8 percent in Europe—the highest of any aircraft category—and recorded the only loss in the rest of the world, falling 0.9 percent.

Global Business Aircraft Flying Activity Falls in October, According to Argus International

Global business aircraft flight activity dropped in October as traffic slowed in North America and Europe.

Argus: Global Bizav Flying Activity Stumbles in October

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