ARGUS TRAQPak expects June flying increase after May gain

North American private jet flight activity in June is expected to increase 1.1% year-over-year, according to the latest forecast from ARGUS TRAQPak.

That follows a 0.9% increase in May 2025.

The May increase was four times higher than the ARGUS forecast of 0.2% growth and continues what has been an upward trend for private flying in 2025.

ARGUS Senior Vice President Travis Kuhn tells Private Jet Card Comparisons, “Business aviation activity continues to remain resilient in the midst of economic uncertainty.”

He adds, “Activity in North America is looking strong heading into summer, and we got an added bonus of positive activity in Europe for May.”

Looking ahead, Kuhn says, “June looks like more blue skies, but, as always, we will monitor.”

ARGUS TRAQPak May 2025

Behind the year-over-year increase in May, only Part 91K showed a rise.

The fractional operators experienced a 6.8% increase in flight activity.

Large cabin flying, up 23.8%, offset an 8.9% drop with fractional turboprop flights.

Small cabin jets posted a 15.9% gain while Midsize jets were up 2.6% year-over-year.

Part 135 charter operators saw a 0.8% drop compared to May 2024.

Turboprop flying was up 1.6%, as was Midsize flying, up 0.1%.

However, Small Jet flying (-5.4%) and Large Jet (1.1%) were both in the red.

Part 91 flying was down 0.2% compared to the same period last year.

Small Jets (+1.3%) and Turboprops (+1.0%) saw gains.

Midsize Jets (-3.5%) and Large Jets (-0.5%) saw drops.

Overall, Small Jets saw the most significant year-over-year increase in May, up 1.9%.

Large Cabin Jets posted a 1.7% year-over-year gain, according to ARGUS TRAQPak data.

Turboprops were up 0.8%.

However, Midsize Jets saw a 0.1% decrease.