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Private jets can cut health risks — but add reputational ones

01 March 2021

Florida sets the flying standard while Europe is way down

22 February 2021

According to WingX's weekly Global Market Tracker, cargo activity continues to increase YOY. European activity is weakest, with commercial airline activity down by 68 per cent in February and business aviation flights sliding by 22 per cent. Business aviation trends continue to diverge widely from region to region, with North America 10 per cent below YOY, Asia just one per cent under, flights in Africa down by eight per cent and activity up in South America and Oceania.

While commercial planes stay still, private jets fly high

13 February 2021

Richard Koe, the managing director of WingX, said the private jet sector – also referred to as business aviation – offered “an on-call and convenient means of connectivity, essential as gaps appear in the scheduled networks.”

Bizav Traffic Fumbles for Big Game in Tampa

11 February 2021

WingX noted that last year, 80 percent of the visitors arrived from out of state, with 250 international arrivals, 100 of which were large jets. This year, more than half of the arrivals came from within Florida.

The pandemic has hurt corporate jets less than commercial ones

11 February 2021

The number of flights undertaken by scheduled airlines was down by 49% in 2020 on a year earlier whereas business flights were down by only 24%, according to WingX, a private-aviation data firm.

Rival bidders join forces to acquire Signature Aviation

08 February 2021

According to aviation data specialist WINGX, the number of business jets in operation globally was down just 9 per cent year on year in January, versus a 50 per cent year-on-year decline for passenger aircraft.

Bill Gates Joins Private-Equity Firms in $4.7 Billion Deal for Private-Jet Company

05 February 2021

Private-jet travel is booming amid travel restrictions and flight groundings for commercial airlines

Knight Frank World Wealth Report

28 January 2021

Meanwhile, some 5,000 private jets from around 85 different countries land in Barcelona in a typical year, up from fewer than 4,500 five years ago, according to data from aviation analyst Wing X.

Wealthy UK flyers opt for private jets to evade Covid lockdowns

21 January 2021

While the number of commercial flights from the UK has dropped by three-quarters since the start of the pandemic, private flights are down only 42% compared with 2019, according to the aviation consultancy WingX.

Private Jet Flights Are Included In New U.S. COVID-19 Testing Requirements

13 January 2021

Over the holidays, international private jet flights had been picking up. Flights from the U.S. to Antigua jumped 70%, while Turks and Caicos flights increased 41%, Saint Martin saw a 32% jump, and Mexico flights surged 17%, according to data from WingX.

UK Operators Stalled by Brexit Blocks on Market Access

08 January 2021

BBGA is encouraging DfT negotiators to prioritize securing bilateral agreements with 10 EU states in the hope that others may follow suit. According to data from analysts WingX, the most significant states for commercial business aircraft operations would include Germany, France, Spain, and Italy.

Business jet usage closes gap on pre-pandemic rates in December

08 January 2021

Improving flight activity has historically been an indicator of future demand that translates to production jobs in Wichita.

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