Part 135 charter flights Archives

Charter/Fractional private jet market share grows to 54.3%

March 1, 2022March 2, 2022by Doug Gollan

Part 135 and 91k operators in North America – shared jets – clocked a record 2,699,184 flight hours in 2021, a 64% increase from 2020 and 24% above 2019, according to Argus TraqPak.

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The charter market for private jets is changing – Here’s how

December 9, 2021December 9, 2021by Doug Gollan

Charter brokers are navigating new rules of engagement for sourcing your private charter flights. It impacts what you pay and how you fly

Brokers who sell on-demand private jet charter flights say it’s not just availability and price that’s an issue. Record demand has changed the ways jet owners and the operators who manage their aircraft and sell charter flights are working.

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Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2021 – Week 47

December 2, 2021December 12, 2021by Doug Gollan

U.S. private jet flights for Thanksgiving was up 26% compared to 2019 as Florida fractional, charter flights spiked 73%

The Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S. revealed interesting twists on how private jet flying is evolving. While global private jet flights for Week 47 were 22% above 2019 levels, they were down 11% from Week 46, according to WingX data.

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Charter, Fractional jet flights gain over private flying

August 3, 2021December 12, 2021by Doug Gollan8 Comments

Part 135 charter and Part 91K fractional flying surged to 54.3% of all North American private aviation flight hours during the first half of 2021

The share of flight hours operated under Part 91 – non-commercial flights conducted for the aircraft owner – continued its decade-long decline during the first half of 2021.

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