Asian Sky Quarterly

Discover Asia-Pacific’s Q4 Mood & Intentions: Analysis of responses to our famous Mood & Intentions survey showed that the optimism levels in the surveyed area increased to 79.5% from 77.2% in the previous quarter. However Greater China, Southeast & Northeast Asia experienced a decline in economic optimism.
Market Spotlight – Leonardo AW139: There were 312 AW139s in operation in the Asia-Pacific region at the end of 2024, including 242 in civil and parapublic roles. Asia-Pacific accounted for 26.0% of the global fleet, behind Europe (28.0%) and ahead of the Middle East (18.0%). Australia had the largest fleet of active AW139s at the end of Q4 2024 with a fleet of 75, operating in a variety of missions including EMS, SAR and offshore support.
Business Jet Flight Activity: The total business aircraft flights departing from the Asia-Pacific region in the fourth quarter was 31,995 flights, a strong recovery of 12.9% from the previous quarter.
Market Trends in Business Jets: The global pre-owned business jet inventory value dropped 10.0% bringing it down to approximately USD 8.67 billion from USD 10 billion when compared to the previous quarter.