Europe: Top 10 Aircraft Models by Flights

44. Europe: Top 10 Aircraft Models by Flights Monthly Flight Volume with MoM Comparison | March 2026 30,977 Top 10 Total March Flights 15,238 Previous Month February Flights +103.22% Average MoM Strong Recovery Cessna Top Brand

4 Models in Top 10 # Aircraft Model Flights Prev MoM 1 Phenom 300 5,424 2,413 +124.78% 2 Citation Excel/XLS/XLS+ 5,078 2,867 +77.12% 3 Challenger 300 Series Series 3,818 1,552 +146.01% 4 Pilatus PC-24 3,602 1,983 +81.64% 5

Citation Latitude 3,344 1,463 +128.57% 6 Citation CJ2 2,870 1,361 +110.87% 7 Legacy 600 Series Series 1,898 858 +121.21% 8 Citation Mustang 1,761 879 +100.34% 9 Challenger 600 Series Series 1,721 934 +84.26% 10 Falcon 2000 Series

1,461 928 +57.44% Continued Winter Decline: The EU Top 10 models show an average MoM decline of -9.53%, with all models declining. Legacy 600 Series (-28.05%) and Challenger 600 Series (-17.75%) saw the steepest drops, while Falcon 2000 Series (-3.13%) was the most resilient.

Citation Excel Holds #1: The Citation Excel/XLS/XLS+ maintains its #1 position with 2,859 flights despite a -4.80% decline. This midsize jet's continued leadership in Europe reflects its versatility for intra-European charter and corporate operations.

Falcon 2000 Most Stable: Falcon 2000 Series showed the smallest decline at -3.13%, ranking #8 with 928 flights. Dassault's flagship midsize platform continues to show resilient demand patterns in its home European market.

Legacy 600 Steepest Drop: Legacy 600 Series experienced the largest decline at -28.05%, dropping to #10 with 844 flights. The shorter February month and seasonal patterns particularly impacted this large-cabin segment in European operations.