Small Jet, Turboprop Utilization Completed Recovery To Pre-COVID-19 Levels

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Worldwide turboprop utilization in July reached its highest levels so far in 2020, with 85,574 multi-engine flight hours and 61,510 single-engine flight hours, according to Aviation Week Intelligence Network flight tracking data. 

 

Business jet utilization, meanwhile, was higher in July than in April and May, but hours have not returned to levels found earlier in the year.

 

According to WingX, business aviation is coming back the strongest in Europe, with July-August trends up to 89% of comparative 2019 activity.