North America: Top 10 Aircraft Models by Flights

43. North America: Top 10 Aircraft Models by Flights Monthly Flight Volume with MoM Comparison | May 2026 141,786 Top 10 Total May Flights 103,897 Previous Month April Flights +38.64% Average MoM Strong Rebound Cessna Top Brand

4 Models in Top 10 # Aircraft Model Flights Prev MoM 1 Phenom 300 31,518 20,355 +54.84% 2 Challenger 300 Series(300/350/3500) 24,772 19,164 +29.26% 3 Citation Excel/XLS/XLS+ 19,379 13,996 +38.46% 4 Citation Latitude 17,707

14,700 +20.46% 5 Citation CJ3 12,899 10,257 +25.76% 6 Challenger 600 Series(600/601/604/605/650) 9,613 7,454 +28.96% 7 Citation Longitude 7,033 4,451 +58.01% 8 Hawker 800 Series 6,717 5,284 +27.12% 9 Learjet 40/45 Series 6,109

4,821 +26.72% 10 Praetor 500 6,039 3,415 +76.84% Phenom 300 Leads North America: The Phenom 300 tops North America with 31,518 flights in May, overtaking the Challenger 300 Series (24,772) on a +54.84% MoM surge. May's broad rebound lifted every Top 10 model, with light and super-midsize jets leading the recovery from the spring lull.

May Rebound: North America's average MoM of +38.64% reflects the broad May rebound. The Praetor 500 surged most (+76.84%), the Citation Longitude +58.01%, and the Phenom 300 +54.84%, while even the slowest gainer (Citation Latitude) rose +20.46% — a uniformly strong recovery across the Top 10.

Cessna Dominance: Cessna places 4 models in the Top 10 (Citation Excel/XLS/XLS+, Latitude, CJ3, Longitude), demonstrating the brand's strong presence in North America. The Top 10 captured 141,786 flights in May, up from 103,897 in April.

Structural Demand: The Top 10 ranking confirms durable structural demand for super-midsize and light-jet segments. Models with concentrated charter/fractional deployment — Phenom 300, Challenger 300 Series, Citation Excel/XLS — posted the strongest absolute volumes as May activity rebounded sharply.