Daily Insight Digest
Saturday, May 9, 2026
Brazil Business Jet Flow São Paulo Dual-Airport Divergence: Congonhas −16%, Jacarepaguá +10%
January 1 – May 8, 2026, SBSP (Congonhas) business jet movements at 4,501 — YoY −16.3%; decline magnitude expanded month by month to early-May −37.6%. SBJD (Jacarepaguá) 4,766 — YoY +10.3%; January–Ma...
Florida FBO Hangar Building Wave: Tampa Exec Business Jet Movements +8–11%; Sheltair Dual-Airport Expansion Bets on Demand
Tampa Executive Airport (KVDF) is experiencing hangar building boom; multi-project combined adds 42,000 sq ft space. Sheltair in same period advancing hangar expansion at KECP (Panama City Beach). Avi...
Masters Tournament Week KAGS GA Movements Notably Climb; Miami and West Palm Beach Contribute Prominently
2025 Masters tournament (April 5–13), KAGS movements reached substantial level; landings exceeded takeoffs — reflecting early-event concentrated arrival characteristic. Note: Avi-Go data recorded move...
Entebbe Business Jet Movements Sharp Decline; East Africa Hub Landscape Faces Change
HUEN (Entebbe) January 1 – May 8, 2026 business jet movements at just 107 vs. 583 in same period of 2025 — notable decline. 2025 HUEN movements were far above HRYR (Kigali)'s 74; 2026 gap sharply narr...
PC-24 Active Fleet Surges 66% in One Year to 272 Aircraft; Military and Civilian Dual-Line Expansion Accelerates Penetration
Avi-Go data shows PC-24 global active fleet grew from 164 in same period of 2025 to 272 in 2026 (+65.9%). Civilian side, UK flight volume +42.4%, Italy +33.5% — European weight continues rising; Brazi...
Tokyo Business Jet Flow Haneda −16% Narita +15%; Top Operators Accelerate Narita Shift
January 1 – May 8, 2026, RJTT (Haneda) business jet movements at 1,007 — YoY −15.7%; RJAA (Narita) 822 — YoY +15.3%; two airports combined slight −4.1%. VistaJet Haneda departures fell from 62 to 55 (...
Punta Cana Airport Bans Third-Party Ground Handling but Business Jet Movements Actually Grew 42% — Monopoly Model Did Not Suppress Demand
MDPC fully banned third-party ground service operators in May 2026; all business jet ground handling must be uniformly provided by airport internal team. Industry broadly worried about service quality...