Cincinnati, Ohio, May 12, 2016
ARGUS TRAQPak data is aircraft flight number specific arrival and departure information on all IFR flights in the US (including Alaska and Hawaii), the Caribbean and Canada. Note: for purposes of this report, FAR Part 135 flight data represents all flight activity of aircraft on a Part 135 charter certificate regardless of individual flight mission (excluding cargo, scheduled Part 135, and fractional operators). The tables below reflect business aircraft activity data for April 1-30, 2016 vs. March 1-31, 2016 and April 1-30, 2016 vs. April 1-30, 2015 respectively. A copy of this report can be found at TRAQPak Business Aircraft Activity Reports.
April 2016 flight activity cools after 13 months of gains, down 0.6% from April 2015 … April business aviation flight activity posted its usual month over month decrease from March, down 4.7%. Results by operational category were all in the red for the month, as fractional operators posted the largest monthly decline, down 6.9%. The Part 135 & Part 91 markets recorded monthly decreases of 4.9% & 4.2% respectively. Looking at the aircraft categories, the top and bottom of the market posted the largest drop, with turboprops & large cabin jets down 5.1% & 6.0% respectively. The small & mid-size cabin markets posted decreases of 4.0% & 4.4%, in that order. The largest monthly change, for an individual segment, occurred in the fractional large cabin segment, down 8.8% from March.
Reviewing year over year flight activity (April 2016 vs. April 2015), TRAQPak data indicates that April 2016 posted a slight decrease of 0.6%; snapping a 13th month streak of continuous year over year increases. The results by operational category were mixed with the Part 91 market recording the only year over year increase, up 0.3%. The Part 135 market posted a slight decrease, off 0.5% from April 2015. The Fractional market saw red for the month, posting a decrease of 4.7%. Flight activity for the aircraft categories was more negative than positive, with large cabin aircraft recording the only year over year increase, up 1.4%. Small cabin & turboprop aircraft posted slight decreases, down 0.2% & 0.4% respectively. Mid-size cabin aircraft recorded the largest year over year decrease, down 2.1% from April 2015. The largest year over year gain for an individual segment occurred in the fractional large cabin segment, which saw an increase of 8.3%.
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