Utilization Change For Top Business Operators - Q4 2024

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Hourly flown figures for the leading business aviation carriers – extracted from Aviation Week Network’s Tracked Aircraft Utilization data – show that NetJets, Flexjet, VistaJet, Wheels Up and FlyExclusive all experienced a Q4 2024 utilization totals superior to the same period of 2023. All five carriers have also experienced results in the quarter above Q4 2019 levels.
Significantly larger in fleet size to the other featured operators, NetJets cumulated just over 180,000 hrs. during the period, having flown more than 55,000 hrs per month consistently since February 2024. The leading business carrier had reached a record high of just over 60,000 hrs. in the months of March, May, October and December 2024.

 
Antoine Fafard

Antoine works as an analyst with the Aviation Week Network, focusing on commercial fleets and MRO.