While North American private flights in January slowed down from December, they were still well ahead of previous highs. What’s more, Argus Traqpak sees no letup.
January flights were 22.7% ahead of 2021 and 9.3% up from 2022.
All categories showed growth. Part 135 operators saw a gain of 23.2% compared to Part 91 at 22.6% and fractional (Part 91k) up 21.1%.
Large cabin charter jets saw flying 48.2% ahead of January 2021 and large cabin activity was up 39% overall.
Turboprops were up 12.5%, lowest, while light jets increased flying 22.7%. Midsize jets were up 25.8%.
“Overall activity in North America and Globally cooled from December to January but activity still remained up sharply from January 2021. The monthly change can be attributed to a slight drop in leisure demand during what is normally a quiet month on the calendar. All in all business aviation remains very strong as we move through 2022,” says Travis Kuhn, Argus vice president.
Traqpak analysts estimate there will be a 21.7% increase in overall North American flight activity year over year in February 2022. Traffic is estimated to be up 7.1% from February 2020.
