![]() ![]() The Challenger 300 has a large cabin and is high-performing. It entered commercial service in January 2004. It was a “clean sheet” design, assembled in Bombardier’s Learjet plant at Wichita Mid-Continent airport, Kansas. The jet was renamed in September 2002 after much debate about which category (Learjet, Challenger, or Global) the new aircraft fit into. The project was launched at the Paris Air Show on July 13, 1999, at which time it was called the Bombardier Continental. Outside of North America and Europe, business jet sectors ended May 2023 11% ahead of last May, 75% ahead of 2019.īrazil, the busiest market saw triple digit growth compared to May four years ago, 6% ahead of last year.Ĭhina saw 79% growth compared to May 2022, although still 18% below pre-pandemic May 2019.Ĭontrast Australia and the United Arab Emirates, two markets to see declines compared to last year, sectors down 5% and 2% retrospectively.Bombardier’s Challenger 300 aircraft was the first in the super-midsize business jet category to challenge the standard with its clean sheet design. The Middle East up 13% compared to last week, 5% ahead of 2022. South America up 4% compared to last week, 28% ahead of 2022. In Week 22, business jet departures from Africa are on par with the previous week, 23% ahead of 2022.Īsia down 5% compared to last week, 8% ahead of 2022. London was the top departure city for Bizjets in May, departures down 10% compared to last year. Milan Linate bucked the trend, departures grew 1% compared to May last year. All of the top 5 busiest bizjet airports in Europe in May saw departures fall behind May 2022, although all but London Luton saw activity ahead of May 2019. In addition, business jet departures from Germany fell 1% compared to May 2019. Most top markets saw double digit declines compared to last year, namely the United Kingdom, Spain and Switzerland. ![]() In Week 22 of 2023, European business jet sectors grew 3% compared to the previous week, 14% behind the same dates in 2022.įor the month of May, European business jet sectors fell 11% compared to May last year, still 7% ahead of May 2019.įrance was the busiest market in May with almost 8,500 business jet departures, 13% fewer than May 2022, 7% ahead of 2019.ĭomestic flights made up 34% of the French bizjet market in May, sectors were 15% below May 2022 and 1% below May 2019. Almost a third of regional business jet departures in May came from Private Flight Departments, sectors up 5% compared to last year, 37% ahead of 2019.Ĭorporate Flight Departments saw activity drop 12% compared to last year, 1% below 2019.īranded Charter sectors have fallen compared to last year, sectors down 20%, still 7% ahead of May 2019. The Embraer Phenom was the second busiest type, sectors 4% ahead of last year, 52% ahead of 2019.Ĭessna Citation Excel XLS departures dropped 13% compared to May 2022, although stayed 3% ahead of May 2019. The Bombardier Challenger 300/350 was the most flown business jet type in North America in May, although departures were down 4% compared to May 2022, 19% ahead of 2019. Focussing on the Caribbean, the bizjet trend was 6% below May last year, but still 20% ahead of 2019. Mexico and Canada saw activity finish 5% and 2% ahead of May 2022 respectively. Ninety two percent of departures in the region were from the United States, these departures down 7% compared to May last year, 16% ahead of 2019. In Week 22 business jet sectors in North America fell 3% compared to the previous week, on par with the same dates in 2022.įor the full month of May 2023, bizjet sectors fell 6% behind May 2022, 18% ahead of pre-pandemic 2019. Scheduled airline activity in May rebounded 10% compared to May last year, still 13% behind 2019.įocussing on the top 5 airlines (Southwest, American, Delta, Ryanair, United) sectors were 12% ahead of May last year, 7% ahead of pre-pandemic 2019. ![]()
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