Record October pushes flight activity higher for 11th month in a row

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Key Takeaways:

  • Business aircraft activity in October 2014 increased by 8.0% compared to September 2014, following a typical seasonal trend.
  • Year-over-year, October 2014 flight activity rose 3.2% from October 2013, marking the 11th consecutive month of growth.
  • October 2014 was the busiest single month for business aircraft activity since October 2008, with a projected 3.9% year-over-year increase for November 2014.
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Cincinnati, Ohio, November 11, 2014 ARGUS TRAQPak data is serial-number specific aircraft arrival and departure information on all IFR flights in the US (including Alaska and Hawaii) and Canada. The business aircraft activity data is for October 1-31, 2014 vs. September 1-30, 2014 and October 1-31, 2014 vs. October 1-31, 2013 respectively. October flight activity followed the usual trend and posted a significant increase from September to finish the period up 8.0% overall.

Reviewing year-over-year flight activity (October 2014 vs. October 2013); TRAQPak data indicates that October 2014 posted a flight activity increase for the 11th month in a row, up 3.2%. This increase makes October 2014 the busiest single month since October 2008. TRAQPak analysts estimate there will be a 3.9% increase in overall flight activity year over year in November 2014.

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