Business jet arrivals, departures rise in January

The Federal Aviation Administration’s latest report on business jet operations showed improvement in January 2017.

The monthly Business Jet Report said domestic operations – arrivals and departures – increased 2.57 percent year over year while international fell 3.36 percent.

Total worldwide business jet operations increased 1.57 percent year over year.

During the period, three of the top 5 most utilized jets were the Cessna Citation Excel, XLS+, Hawker 800 and Beechcraft Beechjet, the report said.

This story was originally published February 28, 2017 at 11:00 AM with the headline "Business jet arrivals, departures rise in January."