US business aviation increases in February

By Helen Norman15th March 20161 Min Read

The ARGUS TRAQPak report has revealed that IFR flights in the USA, Canada and the Caribbean increased by 6.9% in February 2016 compared with the same month last year and business aviation activity was up by 3.3%, when taking into consideration the extra day in February 2016 caused by the leap year.

Part 91 flights saw an increase of 8.6% while Part 135 operations rose by 6% in February 2016 compared with February 2015. The fractional market reported an increase of 2.4% and flight activity by aircraft category was positive across the board: turboprops rose by 9.%, large cabin increased by 7.5%, small cabin by 7.2% and mid-size aircraft grew by 3.7% in February 2016 compared with the same month in the previous year.

ARGUS predicts that business aviation activity will increase by 2.2% in March 2016 compared with March 2015, and there will be a 4% increase overall in the first quarter of 2016.

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Helen Norman

Helen has worked for UKi Media & Events for nearly a decade. She joined the company as assistant editor on Passenger Terminal World and since progressed to become editor of five publications, covering everything from aviation, logistics and e-commerce to meteorology. She has a love for travel and property and has redeveloped three houses in three years. When she’s not editing magazines, she’s running around after her two boys and their partner in crime, Pete the pug.