Business aviation activity slips in July

Business aviation flight activity in the U.S. dipped 2 percent in July, according to a TraqPak report from aviation data firm Argus International.

Argus said the decline was led by private business aviation operations, which fell 5 percent compared with the same month last year. Fractional operations saw a 2.7 percent increase and on-demand charter inched higher in the year-over-year period by 0.5 percent.

Despite the “unexpected” July drop, Argus analysts estimate there will be a 4.5 percent increase in overall flight activity in August.

Argus’ analysis is based on all instrument flight rules flights in the U.S., Canada and Caribbean.

This story was originally published August 16, 2016 at 10:31 AM with the headline "Business aviation activity slips in July."