After a 4.3% YoY increase in July, private jets in North America are expected to see a 3.5% YoY gain in August.
Last month, private jet flight activity in North America recorded yet another year-over-year increase.
According to ARGUS TRAQPak analysts, private jet flights in North America increased by about 4.3% compared to July 2026.
This was a major step up from the 2.2% YoY trend that was recorded in June.
In 2026, each of the seven months has recorded year-over-year increases.
ARGUS analysts correctly predicted this 4.3% trend.
Additionally, ARGUS expects this year-over-year growth to continue in August.
The analysts predict a 3.5% year-over-year increase in August.
Travis Kuhn, Senior Vice President at ARGUS, spoke with Private Jet Card Comparisons.
He stated:
‘July was positive for much of the globe, minus large cabin Part 91 and European activity. Aside from that, the industry is in a very healthy position as we move firmly into the 2nd half of 2026.’
Overall, private jets in North America recorded an approximate 4.3% year-over-year increase.
Overall, the aviation industry was led by year-over-year increases across all major categories in July.
The turboprop segment had the largest jump, recording 4.7% more flights than last year.
Additionally, both small and midsize cabin jets recorded year-over-year jumps just above 4%.
The large cabin jet had the smallest increase, yet still recorded about 3.7% more flights than last July.
On a month-to-month comparison, July saw about 4.2% more flights than June.
This came out to about 80 more flights per day on average.
Additionally, each major operational category saw month-over-month increases.
Part 135 operations saw 5.2% more flights, Part 91 was up by about 4.7%, and Fractional flights saw about a 1.3% gain.
Much of North America saw month-over-month increases, but the largest gain was in New England, where flights were 26.3% higher than in June.
The Northwest region also saw a 21.4% jump, while Canada saw a 8.5% month-over-month increase.
Meanwhile, the Southeastern US and the Caribbean each saw month-over-month decreases.
The industry that saw the largest year-over-year gain was the Fractional industry.
Compared to last July, fractional operations increased by about 10% over the past month.
This was largely driven by the large-cabin jet market, which saw a 20.4% year-over-year increase.
Even so, the midsize cabin jet market also saw a double-digit increase of about 10.2%.
The small cabin jet segment recorded about 8.1% more flights, while the turboprop market only recorded 2.7% more flights compared to last July.
The Part 135 industry also saw a year-over-year jump, recording about 4.8% more flights.
The segment that saw the largest increase was the midsize cabin jet market, which saw about 7.7% more flights.
Additionally, the large-cabin jet market saw a significant increase of about 5.5%.
Both the turboprop and small-cabin-jet segments saw slight year-over-year increases, each recording 2.5% and 4.1%, respectively.
Part 91 flights saw the smallest year-over-year increase, yet still recorded about 1.4% more flights.
The turboprop segment saw the largest jump, recording 6.7% more flights.
The small-cabin jet segment also saw a year-over-year increase, with about 2.8% more flights.
However, both the midsize cabin and large cabin jet segments saw year-over-year decreases. The midsize market saw the largest decrease of about 7.3%.
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