New Year's Eve could see a record 9.4 percent year-over-year increase in business aviation activity in the U.S, to 4,879 flights, according to Argus's Traqpak Aircraft Activity Report (Booth 2674). However, the Christmas period as a whole could see a slight decline of 0.6 percent, Argus said in its 2018 Business Aircraft Activity Forecast. For the Thanksgiving period (November 19 to 26), the busiest day is likely to be November 25, with the total anticipated to reach 10,591 flights.
Looking at the forecast for the fourth quarter, Argus (Booth 2674) predicts a total 791,882 flights, up 2.1 percent from the same period in 2017, with all three months increasing year-over-year: October, at 280,480 flights; November, 265,108; and December, 246,294.
