Business Aviation Week 5–11 October 2026: Teterboro Leads as the Preowned Market Tightens

A firmer week, unevenly spread

A weekly business aviation flight-tracking bulletin counted 74,683 flights worldwide for 5–11 October 2026, up 2.44% week over week. The gain was not uniform: each region had hubs moving sharply in both directions.

Hubs: Teterboro, Le Bourget, Seletar

In the Americas, New York’s Teterboro (KTEB) led with 3,579 movements — +1.68% on the week and +27.14% on the same week last year. Denver gained 19.86% week over week, while Washington declined 11.82%.

In EMEA, Paris Le Bourget (LFPB) topped the region with 1,312 movements (+1.47% WoW, +7.72% YoY). Milan grew 22.01% year over year; Nice fell 14.36% week over week. In APAC, Singapore Seletar (WSSL) led with 274 movements (+31.73% WoW, −6.16% YoY), and Pune and Seoul posted the strongest weekly gains at 80.56% each.

Routes, operators and aircraft

The busiest city pairs were Dallas ⇄ Houston with 220 flights (−0.90% WoW, +19.57% YoY), London ⇄ Paris with 156 (+25.81% WoW, +5.41% YoY) and Jakarta ⇄ Singapore with 39 (−9.30% WoW, −4.88% YoY).

NetJets Aviation, Inc. flew 9,409 flights in the Americas (+1.31% WoW); NetJets Europe flew 1,455 in EMEA (−9.74%); Vista Jet Ltd led APAC with 128 (+29.29%). By flight hours, the Challenger 300 Series (300/350/3500) logged 9,280.52 in the Americas, the Citation Excel/XLS/XLS+ 1,755.00 in EMEA and the Global 6000 534.16 in APAC.

The fastest-growing city pairs were East Farmingdale ⇄ New York (+260.00% WoW), Düsseldorf ⇄ Stuttgart (+142.86%) and Bangalore ⇄ Mumbai (+187.50%). Cairo was EMEA’s fastest-growing departure city (+158.82%). Single-lane percentage swings like these can reverse quickly from one week to the next.

Preowned market: fewer deals, fewer jets coming to market

AircraftPost (AIN Media Group), carried by NBAA Daily on 12 October, reported business jet transactions down 2.5% year over year in the first three quarters of 2026, with the number of aircraft entering the market down 7%. Separately, Amstat’s Q3 update (NBAA Daily, 13 October) noted tighter supply and rising prices for heavy and super-midsize jets, but “softer transaction activity” in other categories.

At the top end of the market, industry headlines add context: Vista Global is shifting from acquisitions toward organic growth as demand for long-range charter strengthens, and Dassault’s Falcon 10X second prototype has flown.

Desk takeaway

Busier hubs mean more repositioning sectors, so empty-leg availability tends to follow the movement: watch the New York, Paris and Texas corridors in particular. With fewer heavy and super-midsize jets changing hands, long-range charter is worth booking early. Track live options on our empty-leg board, set empty-leg alerts and follow weekly data in Market Intelligence.

Verified data & source

Every quantitative statement below comes from one of three separately cited sources. Weekly activity figures (total flights, busiest airports, city pairs, operators, aircraft flight hours and fastest-growing trends) are from a weekly business aviation flight-tracking bulletin covering 5–11 October 2026. Preowned transaction figures are from AircraftPost (AIN Media Group) as carried by NBAA Daily on 12 October 2026. The Amstat Q3 preowned market read is qualitative, as carried by NBAA Daily on 13 October 2026. Industry headlines (Vista Global, Falcon 10X) are qualitative context from a weekly industry news briefing. Week-over-week (WoW) and year-over-year (YoY) changes are reported exactly as published; no totals or blended percentages are derived.

Key verified statements (Weekly business aviation flight-tracking bulletin, 5–11 October 2026; AIN — AircraftPost (NBAA Daily, 12 October 2026) and Amstat Q3 preowned update (NBAA Daily, 13 October 2026)):

• Business aviation recorded 74,683 flights worldwide in the week of 5–11 October 2026, up 2.44% week over week (weekly business aviation flight-tracking bulletin, 5–11 October 2026).
• New York (KTEB) was the busiest business aviation airport in the Americas in the week of 5–11 October 2026, with 3,579 movements (+1.68% week over week, +27.14% year over year) (weekly business aviation flight-tracking bulletin, 5–11 October 2026).
• Denver business aviation activity gained 19.86% week over week in the week of 5–11 October 2026 (weekly business aviation flight-tracking bulletin, 5–11 October 2026).
• Washington business aviation activity declined 11.82% week over week in the week of 5–11 October 2026 (weekly business aviation flight-tracking bulletin, 5–11 October 2026).
• Paris (LFPB) was the busiest business aviation airport in EMEA in the week of 5–11 October 2026, with 1,312 movements (+1.47% week over week, +7.72% year over year) (weekly business aviation flight-tracking bulletin, 5–11 October 2026).
• Milan business aviation activity grew 22.01% year over year in the week of 5–11 October 2026 (weekly business aviation flight-tracking bulletin, 5–11 October 2026).
• Nice business aviation activity fell 14.36% week over week in the week of 5–11 October 2026 (weekly business aviation flight-tracking bulletin, 5–11 October 2026).
• Singapore (WSSL) was the busiest business aviation airport in APAC in the week of 5–11 October 2026, with 274 movements (+31.73% week over week, −6.16% year over year) (weekly business aviation flight-tracking bulletin, 5–11 October 2026).
• Pune and Seoul posted the strongest weekly gains in APAC business aviation activity in the week of 5–11 October 2026, at 80.56% each (weekly business aviation flight-tracking bulletin, 5–11 October 2026).
• Dallas ⇄ Houston was the most active business aviation city pair in the Americas in the week of 5–11 October 2026, with 220 flights (−0.90% week over week, +19.57% year over year) (weekly business aviation flight-tracking bulletin, 5–11 October 2026).
• London ⇄ Paris was the most active business aviation city pair in EMEA in the week of 5–11 October 2026, with 156 flights (+25.81% week over week, +5.41% year over year) (weekly business aviation flight-tracking bulletin, 5–11 October 2026).
• Jakarta ⇄ Singapore was the most active business aviation city pair in APAC in the week of 5–11 October 2026, with 39 flights (−9.30% week over week, −4.88% year over year) (weekly business aviation flight-tracking bulletin, 5–11 October 2026).
• NetJets Aviation, Inc. was the top business aviation operator by flight volume in the Americas in the week of 5–11 October 2026, with 9,409 flights (+1.31% week over week) (weekly business aviation flight-tracking bulletin, 5–11 October 2026).
• NetJets Europe was the top business aviation operator by flight volume in EMEA in the week of 5–11 October 2026, with 1,455 flights (−9.74% week over week) (weekly business aviation flight-tracking bulletin, 5–11 October 2026).
• Vista Jet Ltd was the top business aviation operator by flight volume in APAC in the week of 5–11 October 2026, with 128 flights (+29.29% week over week) (weekly business aviation flight-tracking bulletin, 5–11 October 2026).
• The Challenger 300 Series (300/350/3500) was the top aircraft model by flight hours in the Americas in the week of 5–11 October 2026, with 9,280.52 flight hours (weekly business aviation flight-tracking bulletin, 5–11 October 2026).
• The Citation Excel/XLS/XLS+ was the top aircraft model by flight hours in EMEA in the week of 5–11 October 2026, with 1,755.00 flight hours (weekly business aviation flight-tracking bulletin, 5–11 October 2026).
• The Global 6000 was the top aircraft model by flight hours in APAC in the week of 5–11 October 2026, with 534.16 flight hours (weekly business aviation flight-tracking bulletin, 5–11 October 2026).
• East Farmingdale ⇄ New York was the fastest-growing business aviation city pair in the Americas in the week of 5–11 October 2026, up 260.00% week over week (weekly business aviation flight-tracking bulletin, 5–11 October 2026).
• Düsseldorf ⇄ Stuttgart was the fastest-growing business aviation city pair in EMEA in the week of 5–11 October 2026, up 142.86% week over week (weekly business aviation flight-tracking bulletin, 5–11 October 2026).
• Bangalore ⇄ Mumbai was the fastest-growing business aviation city pair in APAC in the week of 5–11 October 2026, up 187.50% week over week (weekly business aviation flight-tracking bulletin, 5–11 October 2026).
• Cairo was the fastest-growing business aviation departure city in EMEA in the week of 5–11 October 2026, up 158.82% week over week (weekly business aviation flight-tracking bulletin, 5–11 October 2026).
• Business jet transactions were down 2.5% year over year in the first three quarters of 2026, according to AircraftPost (AIN / AircraftPost via NBAA Daily, 12 October 2026).
• The number of business jets entering the market slid 7% in the first three quarters of 2026, according to AircraftPost (AIN / AircraftPost via NBAA Daily, 12 October 2026).
• Amstat's Q3 2026 preowned market update noted tighter supply and rising prices for heavy- and super-midsize business jets, but “softer transaction activity” for other categories (AIN / Amstat via NBAA Daily, 13 October 2026).
• Vista Global is shifting its focus from acquisitions toward organic growth as demand for long-range private jet charter strengthens (industry news briefing, week of 5–11 October 2026).
• Dassault's Falcon 10X second prototype took flight, another development milestone for its next-generation flagship business jet (industry news briefing, week of 5–11 October 2026).

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