Daily Insight Digest
Friday, April 24, 2026
Houston Q1 Business Jet Movements Grow Steadily +3.6% to 25,332 — Operator Competitive Landscape Reshuffled
Houston four-airport (KHOU / KIAH / KSGR / KDWH) Q1 2026 business jet movements at 25,332, +3.58% YoY (+875); arrival growth (+4.5%) above departure (+2.7%) — indicating Houston's appeal as destinatio...
Manila Business Jet Movements Q1 Show Sharp Decline; BAAFEx 2027 Singapore Show Faces APAC Demand Divergence Challenge
RPLL (Manila) Q1 2026 business jet movements declined significantly YoY (AviGo data shows large magnitude, but need to consider whether Q1 2025 had special events inflating the base). Departure routes...
Vista Fleet Structure Shifts: Legacy 650 Movements Grow Notably; Challenger 350 Share Declines
Vista Q1 2026 Top 5 type combined movements ~7,508, essentially flat YoY, but internal structure clearly shifted: Legacy 650 movements grew notably, narrowing the gap with Challenger 350 substantially...
Piaggio Avanti NX Wins Launch Order; Global ~126-Aircraft In-Service Fleet Shows Low Utilization
Piaggio received Avanti NX launch orders at Aero Friedrichshafen in April 2026 (buyer and quantity undisclosed). The type is the modernized P180 Avanti, pushed by new owner Turkey's Baykar Technologie...
Cirrus Vision Jet Capacity Sold Out for Two Years; European Demand Strong but 106-Annual-Delivery Faces Bottleneck
Cirrus CEO Zean Nielsen confirmed at Aero Friedrichshafen in April 2026 that Vision Jet capacity is sold out for ~2 years, with record 2025 deliveries of 106 Vision Jets and 691 SR series. European de...
Pilatus Invests $50M in Colorado Delivery Centre; US Fleet Surges 25% but Per-Aircraft Utilization Down 18%
Pilatus broke ground on a $50M delivery centre at Colorado KBJC in April 2026; same period Cutter Aviation opened a Pilatus authorized service centre at the same airport. AviGo data shows US PC-12/PC-...
Guadalajara Business Jet Annual Movements Show Notable Growth but Recent Quarter Sees Pullback; Universal FBO Opens Pre-World Cup Betting on Rebound
MMGL airport April 2025 – March 2026 business jet movements grew +8.5% YoY (12,707 → 13,791), but starting December 2025 saw negative YoY signs — growth momentum weakened (note: seasonal factors may a...