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41. Europe: Average Monthly Flight Hours Top 10 Aircraft Models by Per-Aircraft Flight Hours | April 2026 73.76h Highest Hours Citation VI 42.03h Top 10 Average Monthly Hours 2.34x Gap Ratio #1 vs #10 Cessna Top Brand 5 Models in Top 10

Rank Aircraft Model Flight Hours Hours #1 Citation VI 73.76h #2 Citation Latitude 49.21h #3 Phenom 300 43.53h #4 Citation III 40.89h #5 Challenger 850 37.3h #6 Citation CJ2 37.22h #7 Boeing 757 BBJ 36.14h #8 Citation Excel/XLS/XLS+

35.74h #9 Pilatus PC-24 35.05h #10 Gulfstream G100 31.49h Citation VI Leads: The Citation VI leads Europe in April with 73.76 hours/month, followed by Citation Latitude at 49.21h and Phenom 300 at 43.53h. This reflects deployment patterns and concentrated utilization on the most-active aircraft in the regional Top 10.

Top 10 Composition: The Europe ranking shows aircraft ranging from 73.76h (#1) to 31.49h (#10), with the 2.34x gap ratio indicating concentrated utilization across leading models. Cessna Dominance: Cessna places 5 models in the Top 10, demonstrating its strong presence in Europe fleet utilization. The Top 10 average of 42.03h reflects the regional intensity of deployment for high-utilization aircraft.

Mission Profile: The Top 10 reveals diverse aircraft categories serving different mission profiles — from VIP airliner conversions to super-midsize charter aircraft. April's softer broader fleet activity affected utilization rankings, with the most actively deployed aircraft maintaining their positions.

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