Aviation Recovery at 50%
Numbers are at their highest since beginning of downturn.
"For the last several days, we've seen worldwide air traffic volume hover at 50% of where it was this time last year. This is the highest we've seen it since the beginning of the downturn." -Daniel Baker, CEO, FlightAware
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United States Business Aviation Traffic
Year-Over-Year
| Quick Stats: United States Business Aviation Traffic 2020: 8,770 Flights/Day 2019: 9,694 Flights/Day Year-over-year change (as of August 9): -9.53%
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| *All year prior dates are adjusted to reflect the same day of the week. Business Aviation: Any general aviation flights that are not commercial or cargo airlines. The FAA refers to these as Part 91 or 135 traffic. |
United States Commercial Airline Traffic
Year-Over-Year
| Quick Stats: United States Commercial Airline Traffic 2020: 15,600 Flights/Day 2019: 29,149 Flights/Day Year-over-year change (as of August 9): -46.48%
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| *All year prior dates are adjusted to reflect the same day of the week. |
Worldwide Commercial Airline Traffic
Year-Over-Year
| Quick Stats: Worldwide Commercial Aviation 2020: 54,308 Flights/Day 2019: 104,132 Flights/Day Year-over-year change (as of August 9): -47.85%
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| *All year prior dates are adjusted to reflect the same day of the week. |
Commercial Airline Traffic - Europe
Year-Over-Year
| Quick Stats: Commercial Aviation - Europe 2020: 13,557 Flights/Day 2019: 28,638 Flights/Day Year-over-year change (as of August 9): -52.66%
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| *All year prior dates are adjusted to reflect the same day of the week. |
Commercial Airline Traffic - China
Year-Over-Year
| Quick Stats: Commercial Aviation - China 2020: 12,126 Flights/Day 2019: 14,242 Flights/Day Year-over-year change (as of August 9): -14.86%
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| *All year prior dates are adjusted to reflect the same day of the week. Commercial Airline: Any passenger airline flights. The FAA refers to this as Part 121 traffic. The airline numbers shown in this report do not include canceled flights. |
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