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Charter demand, pricing movement and the economics of the private aviation market.

A Flexjet Gulfstream G650, N657FX, parked side-on and empty on the ramp at Frederick Municipal Airport under a heavy grey sky.

13 AUG 2026AnalysisMarketNETJETS4 minEditor-reviewed

Deliveries are outrunning flight activity, and the gap is the story

GAMA reported business jet deliveries up around 15% in the first quarter of 2026. Flight activity has been growing at a third of that rate. The gap is mostly a lag — but a fleet growing faster than its utilisation eventually shows up somewhere.

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13 AUG 2026NewsMarket4 min
Business aviation flew more in July — everywhere except Europe
ARGUS put global business aviation activity up 5.6% year on year in July 2026. The headline hides a split: North America drove the increase while Europe recorded its first annual decline in fourteen months.
By Nick Davis

Market

Deliveries are outrunning flight activity, and the gap is the story

Business aviation flew more in July — everywhere except Europe